European Haulage Company Efret reports a net increase for 2012, despite a number of industry barriers.
Jeff Duval, Efret CEO talks about
2012 and gives insight into the ever evolving European Freight Transportation Industry:
“The industry has seen huge rises in taxes and further restrictions on driving
regulations imposed on the EU Transportation Industry. This has meant wafer
thin profit margins and a challenging working environment.”
Jeff continues: “Though it has
been a tough year, Efret is known for agility and fast responses to challenging
situations. This has been a trump card for 2012’s successes, coupled with a
strong capital base. Having a strong base gives us the means to remain
steadfast during adversity, and react swiftly to changing situations.”
“We remain a customer facing
organisation, which has enabled us to establish strong relationships with our
customers. We apply imagination and innovation to all our contracts and will
always go the extra mile. Our industry is fundamentally built on communication
and we have fully embraced and welcome the ‘new world’. We deliver a
multi-lingual customer focused service, which is managed from a single location
in the UK.”
“A fundamental concern which we
have observed is many of our peers remain aversive towards ecommerce. We are
proudly floating our sails into the warm wind emanating from Palo Alto. We work
with one of the biggest ecommerce providers, so we welcome ecommerce as a
valued addition to the transportation industry customer base”.
“We believe that having an open book approach
leads to success in the long-terms, in all areas of our business. Many of the
larger contractors continue not to engage with their suppliers and remain, some
would say, ‘dismissive’. Our belief is that cognizance of one’s weakness can be
leveraged into a strength. We believe in an open and transparent relationship
with our clients and suppliers.”
“All these factors have been a
pivotal part of our successes, not only in 2012, but since we first started as
a company. They are foundation by which Efret was conceived and are still true
today.”
