TPN Ireland builds up for expansion
Ireland takes to new pallet network services, as self-proclaimed market leader looks for larger premises after 12 months. IT investment to follow next year.
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Hopes for pallet growth; but fear over rates.
Far from reaching their peak, pallet networks still have much traffic to go after. The sector needs to talk up inherent efficiencies more strongly, TPN chairman argues. Pallet networks “have a very large market still to attack”, says Richard Eldred, chairman and co-founder of The Pallet Network. A study this year had shown that the market share of all networks was 4.8% and revenues total GBP528m in 2004; but forecast an increase to 13.5% market share and revenues of GBP1.65bn in 2008. He told the UK Express Delivery conference organised by Triangle in Birmingham last week that reports of complaints from some large distribution contractors that customers are becoming too demanding on timed deliveries is “great news for networks”. Network members have a great story to tell about how the networks have taken the cost out of pallet distribution and been able to pass on much of that to customers; they should be even more pro-active in telling that story, he said.
Read MoreFortec licencees
It’s been a while in coming but Fortec says its pallet service to Europe brings a genuinely new service to the export market as well as to the network’s members.
Fortec, the pallet network owned by French giant Geodis, was launching its new pan-European link to its licensees at a conference on Wednesday this week. Managing director Rod Abrahams, speaking to Motor Transport in advance of the conference, said the Fortexport service will be unique in offering daily departures plus guaranteed delivery times, for example: 48 hours to Germany, Benelux and the northern half of France; 72 hours to the rest of France and parts of Italy.
Read MorePalletline strengthens management team
Palletline has strengthened its management team with three key appointments:
Colin Enticott is promoted into a new role as general manager operations. Enticott has been with Palletline for five years.
Clive Brooks steps up to another new role as national service development manager. Brooks has previous general management experience at Europa, a Palletline member, and almost twenty years’ experience of depot operations.
Mark Warwick moves from regional service development manager to general manager London.
Palletline enters alliance with Hazchem Network
Palletline has entered into a strategic alliance with the Hazchem Network. This will enable its members to remain at the forefront of the industry by joining the first system dedicated exclusively to the distribution of palletised ADR.
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