Europa Worldwide Group’s Birmingham Branch sees 60% increase in exports

Europa Worldwide Group’s Birmingham branch has seen a strong start to 2017 with exports per week up by 60% compared to this time last year. The Birmingham team of the Europa Road division reported that its average number of European export groupage consignments was 187 per week in January 2016, compared to an average of over 300 per week already in 2017.

Branch manager Dave Hodgson commented: “We’re delighted to report a 60% increase in groupage export averages per week compared to 2016, setting a really strong foundation for further growth in 2017. The [West Midlands] region is buoyant and trade is consistent – we certainly haven’t noticed a negative impact after the Brexit vote.

“Our growth in export numbers is largely down to new business wins. We’ve already attracted almost 30 new accounts since January 1st this year, which comes off the back of record booking numbers in the second half of 2016.

“The Europa Road team at Birmingham is the strongest it has ever been, with a core set of 12 sales people who are incredibly passionate about Europa, our values and our service offering. Combined with a £2m investment to date in our innovative and bespoke IT system Leonardo, which was launched last year, our talented team is leading the way by strengthening existing partnerships across Europe and growing new ones.”

The Birmingham team said that most popular destinations for West Midlands customers are the Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia, France and Poland and its largest customer base is in the automotive sector.

Branch Network and Sales Director at Europa Worldwide Group Dionne Redpath added: “Our West Midlands base plays a vital role in the overall growth of the business due to its key strategic position. We aim to be the market leader for the distribution of goods between the UK and Europe by 2018 – an ambitious goal which we are well on track to achieve.”