Pioneering logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, has invested further extended its network, with its first sales branch in Gatwick to accommodate its growing national and international footprint.
The new sales office, at Gatwick Airport Manor Royal, is ideally placed for businesses in the greater London area looking for local road freight services.
This brings Europa’s growing sales network to 18 sites following the successful opening of three new branches in Cardiff, Cambridge and Liverpool in 2022.
Over the past 12 months Europa Worldwide Group has invested more than £3m increasing its UK European road freight sales network through its Europa Road division providing road freight services for import and export to and from Europe.
The global operator, which continues to set the pace in the market, recently reported a record turnover of £316m for the last 12 months.[1] It has ambitious plans for continued investment, despite the economic situation, and believes improving logistics capacity and capabilities for a growing number of local businesses will help them navigate a changing marketplace.
Europa chose the location after a substantial amount of research into areas of the country with growth potential specifically those with business that export to Europe. Europa’s closest site to Gatwick in the Southwest is in Southampton.
The new branch announcement comes at a time when research by Transport Intelligence, has revealed that the European road freight market will expand by 1.1 percent in 2023. In real terms this means it will reach a market value of more than €389.3 billion.
Europa already has a hugely success sales road freight branch at Heathrow, which, like this new site also serves cargo customers.
The new Gatwick team of five headed is led by Branch Manager Carys Shears who has been and joins the new branch with eight years management experience with Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer.
She commented: “I’m delighted to be leading this great new team here at the Gatwick branch.
This is a really exciting step forward as we continue to increase our UK footprint. The recent announcement of investment into national infrastructure in and around the Gatwick area will be of huge benefit to our customers, and I am looking forward to being part of the Europa’s continued success.”
Adrian Redmile, Branch Network and Sales Director comments: “We’d like to welcome Carys and the rest of the Gatwick team to the Europa network. We recognise that physical presence within an area helps to solidify good customer service and create loyalty, both of which are vital to the daily operating processes at Europa Road. Having a fantastic local team in Gatwick means we will be able to support the area’s growing supply chain’s import and export needs – specifically on our pan European daily services.”
The last few years has been one of major investment and growth for Europa Road which has seen Europa Road invest over £5m in Europa Flow – an innovative product which successfully allows goods to move quickly and efficiently between the UK and EU with minimal delays.
Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse, and has featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for the third time. The Group employs over 1,300 people and has expanded internationally into the Middle East and Asia, with new sites in Hong Kong, China and the UAE.
Europa Road kicks off 2023 with sales network expansion
16 Jan 23
Pioneering logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, has invested further extended its network, with its first sales branch in Gatwick to accommodate its growing national and international footprint.