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Never let it be said that we don’t work as a team at Brit European! Pictured is our Compliance Director Tracey Waring – getting stuck in at our new site!  

It’s always nice to start the weekend with a feel-good story! Each week the Brit European family have a “dress down” day and make a donation to the pot – and then we get the opportunity to give this money to charities chosen by the staff!   This time around we have two very worthy…

The latest update on our new home! The weather has remained largely favourable, (until the last couple of days!) so all has been progressing nearly as planned, albeit a little delay on the concreting commencing! The initial concerns we had regarding Openreach & SPEN (power) did prove challenging, but with some “involvement” they are now…

We all know someone who enters every competition they can find, from Spot the Ball to the weekly crossword. We’ve all been asked at some time to “support us and vote” by someone. We’re not like that here at Brit European.  The sweetest of all victories has to be the one you didn’t go looking…

At a time when there is a well-documented national shortage of skilled HGV drivers, one company is breaking the mould and taking the initiative to train its own candidates in-house Brit European has been around for almost 100 years, but that does not mean it is shy to undertake new innovative ventures to create solutions. One…

All is progressing as planned (due to the continued good weather!) At this time we still expect us to be able to take possession of the east side of the site (where the office and maintenance canopy is located) in Jan 2023.  Even without the full area of the site being completed, the amount of…

‘That’s a big hole and some serious kit!” Work has started in earnest for the new home of Brit European in Middlewich Cheshire. The purpose designed site utilises a range of environmental technologies and innovations both in construction and operation to make it carbon neutral. Construction includes the latest ground stabilisation technology to avoid unnecessary…

Hauliers operating in London can now make the total cost of ownership of an electric 3.5-tonner viable, it has been claimed. Paul Sanders, MD of AllPorts Group, said its first electric Citiloaders will go live in September with operators replacing ICE equivalents. Paul said: “They can carry four to six pallets, depending upon weight, so…

Industry leaders in haulage, including RHA members, have launched a cross-industry action group focused on the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The new HGVzero taskforce will bring together some of Europe’s largest hauliers including XPO Logistics, Eddie Stobart and others, to accelerate the decarbonisation of their fleets across the continent. Within the first six months of…