The Newcastle branch of Europa Road, a division of independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, is celebrating a record year in its 22-year history.
It’s a double celebration as the Europa team is also celebrating its second anniversary at its offices in Monkton Business Park, South Tyneside. The record breaking performance, which has seen turnover increase five-fold in two years, means the team is looking to expand in 2017 with at least three vacancies in Sales and Customer Service.
Its recent success has been fuelled by optimism and confidence among local businesses which has seen a raft of new business wins for the Europa team. In particular, companies in the automotive sector and manufacturing are using the logistics provider to ship goods to and from mainland Europe with Germany and Eastern Europe being among the largest export markets.
Mat Jobson, Branch Manager at Newcastle, said: “The local economy we serve appears to be buoyant and this is reflected in our recent success. The automotive supply chain in the North East is hugely important to our business especially supporting tier 1 and tier 2 component suppliers who need their products delivered efficiently and cost effectively. This year has been our best yet in terms of turnover and consignment numbers; it’s great news in what is Europa’s 50th year of trading. It’s a great milestone.”
Mat is very upbeat about business’s performance in 2017. Europa has already secured new contracts with three major clients until the end of next year.
“We have laid the foundations for future growth. Our ability to offer flexible logistics solutions thanks to our daily departures to mainland Europe, combined with a same day collection service means we are stealing a march on our competitors. Despite warnings over Brexit, we certainly haven’t seen any decline in volumes here in Newcastle, and in fact I believe 2017 will be an even stronger year for us.”
Europa Worldwide Group is owned by Andrew Baxter who acquired the business in 2013. As part of his plans for investment in the North, Newcastle is a key business area for growth.
Dionne Redpath, Branch Network and Sales Director commented: “Our business in the North East continues to flourish as a direct result of the team’s passion and dedication. Mat has a proven track record in the industry sectors synonymous with the region and is putting that to great use with some exciting results. His team work hard to ensure our customers’ requirements are always met and they place a very high value on exceptional customer service which I believe is at the heart of their continued success. Customers in the region truly feel well looked after and that makes us extremely proud. We’re really looking forward to expanding the team and helping more local businesses to succeed and grow in 2017.”
Europa Worldwide Group employs 600 people across 11 sites in the UK plus Hong Kong and is represented in 100 countries.
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