Anglia Freight, a family-run Suffolk logistics business, welcomed senior representatives of Palletline plc and The HazChem Network to launch their new £0.5million cross dock investment on Saturday 17 September. The new cross dock facility at their Mid Suffolk Business Park warehouse near Eye enables the company to continue the rapid growth it has seen over recent years and further improves services, quality and safety.
Douglas Shawcross, Managing Director of Anglia Freight, commented, “Having operated our pallet handling and delivery service from Suffolk for over 20 years, this is an exciting expansion for us. The new cross dock facility will allow us to rapidly unload deliveries and load items straight on to other vehicles in a covered, dry environment. This quicker and safer process improves the speed and quality of service for our customers and significantly increases the volume of pallets that Anglia Freight can handle.”
Anglia Freight are one of the region’s leading logistics companies and work with businesses across the east of England to manage their demanding delivery requirements, moving freight by road, sea and air across the UK and around the globe. The new cross dock facility provides a 17,000 sq ft covered loading and unloading area connected to the warehouse, and includes low energy lighting and solar power generation.
The opening was performed by Amy Liston of Palletline plc and Nada Marinovic of The HazChem Network, in front of around 100 members of the Anglia Freight team and their families. Anglia Freight have been a member of the Palletline hub based palletised distribution system since 1995. They joined The HazChem Network, a dedicated hazardous substance pallet distribution network, in 1997.
Amy Liston, Head of Commercial Development for Palletline plc, said “Anglia Freight are a true example of a traditional Palletline member, with their leadership having helped to shape our network. I wish them all congratulations on the opening of this new cross dock facility, helping them go from strength to strength.”
Nada Marinovic, Sales Director for The HazChem Network, added “I was delighted to be asked to help open this excellent cross dock facility, as it’s incredibly important that companies like Anglia Freight are protecting clients’ hazardous substance consignments in this way.”
This expansion has been supported by New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership through the Growing Business Fund. Douglas Shawcross concluded: “Our ethos is continued investment for continued improvement. Our ongoing investment in service and quality for our customers has seen a huge growth in our business in the last few years and with the support of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership we are sure our new cross dock facility will support our continued expansion.”
