UPN strengthens the board and announces four new depots
UPN has announced the opening of four new UK depots, together with the appointment of Glenn Boldy as Network Service Director, following increased market demand after the launch of its real-time IT system.
Since UPN was launched six years ago, it has focused hard on delivering quality, confident in the knowledge that this would ensure it could build a quality network and help it to attract the highest quality staff.
Glenn’s role will involve him working closely with all UPN depots in the UK, to ensure that they continually improve service levels and efficiency. He has been working closely with UPN over recent months to help it roll out its new real-time XDA based signature capture system. This allows customers to be able to view an electronic signature on the central UPN website within seconds of delivery, wherever the pallet is being sent in the UK.
The solution was developed in-house by UPN, working with development tools from Microsoft, utilizing the latest .NET framework and standard XDAs.
Glenn explains his decision to join UPN:
“I have worked in the logistics sector for many years and have been involved in setting up, developing and selling haulage companies in the past. The palletized freight sector has seen high levels of growth over the last decade. My role is to ensure that UPN and its depots continue to exploit new ways of delivering services that will enable UPN to continue to stand apart from the crowd. I have spent the last few months helping the business implement a new real time signature capture system. The business is looking to open around 20 more depots over the next two years as freight throughput increases. There are some great new services coming along the pipeline and UPN has a fantastic story to tell. I am delighted to join the board.”
At the same time, UPN has also announced the opening of four new UK depots, as follows:
Pallet Route Solutions has joined the UPN network, providing service to clients in the Lincoln area, having worked with another pallet network in the past.
T & R Phillips has joined the UPN network to provide pallet collection and delivery services to companies in the SA, CF and NP postcode areas, managed by its two offices in Swansea and Cardiff. Ian Phillips, General Manager, explains. “We have worked with palletised networks in the past and are totally familiar with the concept. Following a review of our business, we decided to look again at the market and assess our situation. We felt that UPN stood out against the rest because of its focus on quality and the way that it uses IT to help make life easier for us and our customers.” T&R Phillips was established in 1938 and provides complete transport and warehousing solutions across both sites. The business also offers a complete range of commercial vehicle repair services from Swansea.
CJ Edwards has joined the UPN network to provide service to clients in the London area, south of the M4.
