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Business is Booming for Sheffield Based Logistics Company

Europa Road, a division of leading independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, is celebrating a year of triumph and expansion at its Sheffield branch, based at Broadfield Close.

In the past 12 months, the branch has doubled its number of staff and seen an impressive increase in sales and consignments.

Opened in September 2018, the Sheffield site was part of Europa’s strategic growth plan, expanding the business’s Northern network and ensuring it had a presence in all UK regions. Headed up by Branch Manager, Nathan Lynn – who has worked for Europa for seven years - the Broadfield Close operation has seen growth specifically with a 30 per cent increase in the number of consignments over the past 12 months.

The team of 11 are part of Europa’s national road freight operation, offering comprehensive import and export solutions across Europe. The Sheffield branch is also home to Europa Road’s non-network solution, a new department that focuses on the growth of import, export and cross-trade Full and Part loads.

Nathan said: “We’re delighted with how business is going here at our branch in Sheffield. Since opening in the Steel City less than two years ago, we have gone from strength to strength, expanding our team and increasing our profits.

“We service clients in a wide array of sectors but have a specialism in automotive and rail – highlighted by some serious contractual wins recently. This year, we signed a two-year contract extension with our biggest customer, worth £1m, which was a brilliant testament to the team and their dedication and hard work.

“We are currently performing well, despite various hurdles over the past year and of course the huge impact of Covid-19 which is effecting businesses the world over. Our local account managers in Sheffield are all now working remotely, and the transit team and drivers are all working safely. So, we’re operating service pretty much as normal to help keep our customers operating, and their goods moving.

“We still have ambitious plans for the next year, to grow our team and continue to build our customer base, strengthening our position as the number one choice of logistics provider for businesses in South Yorkshire.”

Sales and Branch Network Director at Europa, Dionne Redpath, added: “The Sheffield team has a great work ethic, building solid customer relationships with their friendly and focused approach. The results they’re achieving reflect the extremely high level of service and care they give to our customers. Our reputation and presence in the area continues to grow at great pace with more-and-more customers joining us each week. It’s a really exciting time.

“The recent introduction of a brand-new non-network solutions team to the Sheffield branch has proven to be a great opportunity for both departments, working together to drive the growth of Europa Road.”

Europa Worldwide Group is a specialist road, air & sea, warehouse and showfreight operator employing people across its 16 sites in the UK, as well as Hong Kong and Belgium, with representation in 100 countries.
The business has a turnover of £180m, is included in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 companies for 2019 and is currently working on building its largest ‘best in class’ £60m warehouse facility to date in Corby, Northants.

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