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Welcome to the place where we share our thoughts on the freight industry
Our experienced team will be posting important information, comment on the present and future as well as tips on how to get the best from your freight partner.
Thanks for reading – The Espace Team
Exactly Why Are Freight Costs Rising?
Prices continue to go up meaning rising freight costs Transport and freight costs have been steadily increasing over the past few years and even more so in the last 12 months, leaving many people wondering why. Various factors have contributed to rising transport and...
What is happening with the Northern Ireland Protocol?
A red lane and green lane? Brexit finally done? VAT changes? A lot has happened in the past 48 hours with the Prime Minister looking to reach an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol. This new agreement has been dubbed “The Windsor Framework” but what does this...
Five helpful ways to boost your export trade
Looking to export more in 2023? Unsure what to do? The UK economy is increasing it's focus on exporting goods with lots of business to be won, here are some helpful ways to boost your export trade. 1. Make exporting key to your business strategy If you commit to...
How has a senior British F1 team dealt with moving automotive goods since Brexit?
How has a senior British F1 team dealt with moving time critical automotive goods in the past few years since Brexit?Brexit brought major problems for a senior British F1 team. Well used to global shipping and using ATA Carnet to move equipment around the world,...
The importance of re-opening the European market
Winter is upon us, both in a physical and financial sense. With frost laying heavy on the grass in the mornings, car windows to scrape before the commute to work or school run, this can be a very difficult time of year. We are in the depths of winter in a financial...
Espace are back on the Awards trail
Espace Europe has been shortlisted as finalists in 2 of BIFA’s award categories; European Logistics and Staff Development. For the European Logistics award great emphasis was placed on how freight companies had prepared for Brexit to ensure continuation of service and...
Potential Disruption at French Ports
We have experienced many disruptions by French fisherman at French ports over the years causing havoc to the European road freight industry. Over the last few days, the news headlines have been focusing on the UK / French political relationship and the threat of...
Employee Ownership Day 2021
Our new offices in Burntwood were officially opened on Friday 25th June 2021 on our annual Employee Ownership Day. We were delighted to welcome Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant visited us at Burntwood Business Park to perform the ceremony. It was a fantastic day with...
Construction Logistics – 3000 tonnes to Germany
A UK based mezzanine flooring company appointed Espace as their preferred construction logistics provider in January 2019 and we're proud to have developed a strong partnership providing high levels of service. This project for a major e-commerce player was very...
COVID-19 – Predicting The Effects on The European Road Freight Market
European road freight market could face 21% drop for the big 5 due to COVID-19 If lock down measures were to continue in the UK, Italy, Spain, France and Germany for most of 2020, we could experience a drop of over 20% in freight levels for the big 5 European...