PalletFORCE sponsors Transport Award

PalletFORCE has sponsored the Transport Policy and Planning Award at the recent CILT Annual Awards for Excellence.

CILT, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK, is the pre-eminent independent professional body for individuals associated with logistics, supply chains and all transport throughout their careers. The Annual Awards presented to individuals and organisations that can demonstrate achievement in logistics and transport that encourage best practice and the highest standards of excellence in the industry

PalletFORCE selected its chosen category because it chimes with the Network’s commitment to sound transport planning, as Business Development Director Alan Cooke explains. “The whole ethos of a palletised distribution network is to deliver greater efficiencies into the supply chain. The Transport Policy and Planning Award is geared towards rewarding initiatives that demonstrate similar thinking, so it was a natural fit.”

Alan Cooke joined PalletFORCE Shareholder Members and customers at the awards dinner held on the 11th October 2007 at the London Marriott Hotel. He also presented the Award to the winner, PD Ports, for its proposal to develop a new £300m deep sea container terminal on the south side of the River Tees, an ambitious project which will bring significant benefits to the UK economy. The terminal known as The Northern Gateway Container Terminal will provide quicker access to the North and Scotland, reducing lorry miles per container by an average of 70 miles equating to 70 million lorry miles in the UK by 2020.

“This plan represents a comprehensive means of improving the UK’s logistical efficiency and will be a real boon to the transport industry,” comments Alan Cooke. “We are sure that PalletFORCE’s Members will be amongst the many hauliers who will benefit from it.”