Freight Services Expansion

European Transportation Company Efret is expanding their freight services team with the recruitment of a Junior Freight Organiser.

The freight services team liaise with international customers and suppliers on a day-to-day basis and are responsible for load planning and delivery management for a wide mix of clients. Efret's clients range from leading ecommerce providers, through to automotive and industrial. This requires an enormous array of management skills and planning, which will be a key element in the new Junior Freight Organiser job role.

Due to the company's expansion across Europe the successful candidate will need to be fluent in Polish and have a good command of French and English. Previous experience of European Road Freight is advantageous, as the role will require working alongside a busy freight management team, at the company's head office in Christchurch, UK.

Dennis Eagle Contract Renewal

Haulage Company, Efret successfully secured a contract with Europe's largest refuse collection vehicle manufacturer, Dennis Eagle in January 2013. The haulage contract is to undertake Interco Transportation Transfers between Dennis Eagle's Barcelona and Warwick factories.

Jeff Duval, Efret CEO, comments: "We are specialist in this particular European Transport transit route, which allowed us to offer a cost effective operation. Our ability to respond quickly to customers' needs is a key component of our success. Latterly, there has been the unusual requirement to transport large refuse vehicle bodies, which are out of the normal gauge. This required specialist flat trailers and a rethink of haulage logistics. We also have a dedicated Freight Services Key Account Manager in Gerona, Les Carrington, who is responsible for managing all Dennis Eagle's commercial and operational expectations. They are a great client to have on board and we are thrilled to have secured further work for 2013 and beyond."

Efret Expand Operations In Belgium

Despite its modest size, there is a lot more to Belgium than Moules Frites,  Beer and Chocolate (not bad attributes anyway...) The country has historically been a cauldron for many industries as a result of the natural bonhomie and industrious nature of its citizens. Moreover, being geographically and culturally at the crossroads of various European traditions, Belgium has been able to attract inbound investment from many World Leaders in the automotive, e-commerce, electronics and petrochemical fields. It isn't by chance that the European Union chose Brussels as its headquarters.

These are the principal reasons why European Transport specialist Efret (nominally a British freight services company) has chosen to anchor its centre of gravity around Benelux. As Efret's largest European Transport operational hub is thirty minutes from the Franco-Belgian border, this allows for customers based in Belgium to have easy access to Efret's JiT Transportation services throughout Europe.

Jeff Duval, Efret CEO, comments: "There is huge potential for expansion within Belgium and the country will continue to be a key focus for Efret's freight services business moving forward."

Efret Continue to 'Buck' Industry Trends

With the economic situation continuing to challenge many companies within the EU haulage industry, one company is 'bucking' the trend.  

European Haulage company Efret has reported a doubling of sales at their midyear review compared to the same period last year. This is a direct result of continued investment in freight services  e-management systems and operational efficiencies allowing the company to operate at a lower cost base than average.

The company experienced a strong finish to 2012 despite the rises in taxes and further restrictions being made on the EU Transportation Industry. Lessons learnt from 2012 continue to take precedence in 2013 with further radical enhancements being made within Freight Services Efret proprietary ERP efret.aXs.

Jeff Duval, Efret CEO, comments: "Plans are afoot to consolidate and enhance these new patterns over Q4/13 and beyond. We continue to operate within a very tough economic environment, so further investment will need to be made in ensuring our freight operations remain agile and responsive."

Efret Expands Their Direct Fleet

Due to growing client demand European Transport European Transportspecialist, Efret has commissioned a new batch of the latest generation Krone Mega Trailers, which are due for delivery this coming September.

Efret who specialise in european haulage has partnered with SMTS for the procurement and management of their direct freight services fleets, which allows for a one-stop-solution for their freight fleet maintenance. The Krone mega trailers are offering enhanced load efficiency for customers, with more volume and space.

Alain Jestin, Chief Operating Officer, comments: "Our Alliance Partnerships are still an integral part of Efret's business. However, there was a clear need to further enhance our direct freight services fleet for key customers. The mega trailers are designed for the automotive industry, so they are a perfect match for our automotive clients, as well as offering better freight services load efficiency for our other european haulage clients."

Efret Invest In E-Management Systems

European Haulage Company Efret has invested in the development of their E-Management Systems. 

Haulage company, Efret, announced in late July that their in-house software team had been tasked with delivering further automation within the proprietary efret.aXs © management system. As the European Haulage Company continues to grow, there is an ever growing demand to ensure e-management systems remain efficient and robust. In striving to achieve this aim, an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) suite is being tested, as well as direct data download from Efret’s largest customer’s ERP.

Alain Jestin, Chief Operating Officer commented: “Ensuring that our freight services remain agile and robust is one of Efret’s main business aims. The Efret Alliance requires working with a number of freight partners. The aim is for all data to be transparent and intuitive to enhance the ease of freight services management and cost analysis.”

AT&T Disaster Recovery Exercise In Amsterdam

AT&T Business Continuity Services & Network Disaster Recovery Division contacted European Transport Company, Efret in March 2013, to undertake a disaster recovery exercise, from the UK to Amsterdam.

AT&T under take regular drills globally, to simulate different recovery scenarios. This includes preparing and responding to real-time threats, such as natural disasters, security breaches and network attacks.

The Amsterdam drill was carried out in June 2013, and involved coordinating a one day transit of AT&T equipment trailers, from Poole (UK) to Amsterdam.

Freight Services Company, Efret achieved the one day transit turnaround, with absolutely no issue.  With extensive experience managing time sensitive deliveries, Efret was able to demonstrate their expertise with managing a project of this nature. They designed a special route for the 420 mile journey, and managed all communications from their UK based control centre.

Alain Jestin, Efret's Chief Operating Officer commented: "Nothing is left to chance. We took on the Amsterdam exercise knowing we could achieve the results the client required. Then we went to work to make it happen. One of our core values is 'agility'. We are agile and responsive in our operations, which allow for us to respond quickly to changing circumstances. This is a key component to any freight company dealing with disaster recovery."

AT&T has invested $600 million in its entire Network Disaster Recovery programme, and run field exercises three or four times a year. They have invested $16 million of this investment to the international markets and in recent years exercises have been held in the UK & Germany.

Due to Efret's performance on the Amsterdam exercise, they are hoping to be awarded further drills, which are scheduled for next year.