Based at Hatton Cross, next to London Heathrow Airport, CCL is an independent and neutral 3PL (Third Party Logistic) service provider and customs clearance specialist. The aim of our dedicated team members ~ with over 50 years’ freight forwarding, courier and customs experience between them ~ is to deliver reliable, accurate, consistent and professional services to our clients:
Calor Gas is a subsidiary of the Dutch multinational company SHV. It is the UK market leader in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) which is used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles.
We have more than 1300 permanent employees and over 77 years of experience of not only serving a wide variety of markets such as heating, catering, agriculture and transport, but also supporting the local areas and the rural communities we serve.
In 2011 the company was awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard for reducing our carbon footprint and for our commitment to on-going reductions.
UKWA represents the third party logistics (3PL) sector. A 3PL company provides many types of logistics services for use by its customers in the supply chain. They include warehousing, storage, pick and pack and transport.
UKWA has over 650 member companies, who operate 10 million square metres of warehousing from over 2000 depots across the country. In addition to representing the views of it members, UKWA promotes best practice, develops training qualifications, and supports member companies in the development of their businesses.
TIR is a training company helping people whose work revolves around all aspects of transporting goods. TIR’s services range from teaching people how to drive trucks right up to senior managers who need to pass written transport exams, assisting them all to improve their career prospects.
The company also has a high tech simulator where drivers can improve their skills in conditions such as snow and ice that would be difficult to do in “real life.”
People trained by TIR have gone on to work in many industries and are responsible for delivering goods all over the country.
Logistics means getting the right thing to the right place at the right time.
The Logistics Guild is a shared network of resource that enables anyone that works in logistics to share ideas, whilst gaining support, guidance and access to training opportunities, career development and jobs.
Membership of the Logistics Guild is open to anyone that works in any aspect of the handling, movement or storage of goods or materials, or if they provide logistics services, are members of professional logistics organisations or are studying at schools, colleges or universities that offer a logistics qualification.
The RBS group is a large international banking and financial services company. From its headquarters in Edinburgh, the Group serves over 30 million customers in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia.
In the UK, RBS Inspiring Enterprise aims to encourage a more entrepreneurial culture among young people and women. From the classroom to the boardroom, RBS is inspiring and enabling enterprise at every stage of the journey. Inspiring Enterprise draws together the work that RBS do, including the work with partners and charities, to help people explore and develop their enterprise potential.”
XPO Logistics is a top ten global logistics provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. The company operates as a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets in 32 countries, with 1,505 locations and more than 97,000 employees. XPO uses its network to help more than 50,000 customers manage their goods more efficiently throughout their supply chains.
XPO’s corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Conn., USA, and its European headquarters is in Lyon, France. The company conducts the majority of its European operations through its subsidiary, XPO Logistics Europe. europe.xpo.com
M&S was founded 129 years ago and has 776 UK stores and 420 international stores and nine dedicated international websites in over 50 territories in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Marks & Spencer is an international, multi-channel retailer selling high quality, great value clothing and home products and outstanding quality food.
30 million customers visit M&S stores and M&S.com every week and the company employs 81,000 people across the globe. For more information please visit www.marksandspencer.com/corporate.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is the global professional membership organisation which welcomes everyone in logistics, supply chains and all transport. We promote excellence in all professional sectors including Supply Chain, Rail, Bus and Coach, Ports Maritime and Waterways, Aviation, Freight Forwarding, Transport Planning, Active Travel and Travel Planning. One of our roles is to promote the many and varied career pathways that exist in the exciting world of logistics and transport.
Getting people and products to the right place at the right time in good condition and at an acceptable cost is the challenge for all logistics and transport professionals.
To find out more please visit: www.ciltuk.org.uk
At CHEP we have one goal: Building better supply chains together, by helping our customers to store, protect and move their products in a cost effective, safe and environmentally sound way. Our solutions are based on returnable and reusable pooled equipment.
We offer concrete ways to help our customers make their supply chain operations leaner, greener and safer. This means that our customers can grow their income, become more competitive and focus on what they do best, systematically reducing their supply chain costs.
To find out more please visit: www.chep.com