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Europa seeks more school leaver recruits

Europa Worldwide Group is to relaunch its Career Development Programme for school leavers. Following the launch of its RAPID programme in early 2019, Europa visited over 40 schools around the UK, meeting over 700 interested students. Hundreds of applications were whittled down to the RAPID Recruits of 2019, with individuals placed in its Road and Air & Sea divisions. Now, Europa is again looking for young people from across the country for ... [+]

Europa marks the Millennium

Europa Worldwide Group has recruited its 1000th employee – customs declarant Caolan Watts-Adams, at its newly created Customs Department in Dartford. The new team has been developed as part of the logistics firm's Brexit preparations, with 16 people so far employed to manage the import customs clearance process for consignments ... [+]

Europa helps deliver beds to Africa

Europa Warehouse has helped its customer, care equipment maker Accora deliver a charity donation of 160 new beds from Milton Keynes to Hull on behalf of Jacobs Well Care Centre. The donated beds are being sent to remote locations around the world, including Africa and will be used in hospitals ... [+]

Europa Road team moves to Corby

The Europa Road team has moved from Northampton has moved to the company’s new £60 million logistics facility in Corby. The nine-strong group  are part of Europa's national road freight operation. Branch manager, Mitch Clarke (pictured, right, with Europa Group chief Andrew Baxter) has recently hired two more members of staff.  ... [+]

Europa goes with the flow

Europa Road is offering Europa Flow, a new service to avoid delays caused by the need to contact importers and collect VAT and duty prior to delivery, after Brexit. Europa acts as an EU Global VAT representative for its customers, zero rating EU import VAT and billing duty and fees ... [+]

Europa appoints customs and contact centre chiefs

Europa Worldwide Group has appointed Lieven Hendrickx (pictured) as head of its customs team. A Belgian national, Hendrickx has worked for a number of leading logistics operators over the last 30 years in continental Europe and the Middle East and was most employed by business consultancy Deloitte. He will initially be ... [+]

Europa turnover tops £200m in 2019

Europa Worldwide Group saw 16.5% growth in its results for the the year ending 31 December 2019, with turnover up £29m to a record £205 million. The groupage operator and forwarder said it had succeeded in achieving the target it set 12 months ago to exceed the £200million mark. Net profit ... [+]

Europa defies the virus to open new warehouse

Europa Warehouse has moved into its new £60m third party logistics site at in Corby on schedule, despite the Covid-19 crisis. Located on a 25-acre site at Midlands Logistics Park, the ground floor of the new Corby warehouse is equivalent to seven football pitches with 715,000sq ft dedicated to logistics and ... [+]

Europa hits the heights with Linde

Linde Material Handling is to supply materials handling equipment for Europa Warehouse new £60m warehouse in Corby, Northants. The new site at Midlands Logistics Park will double Europa Warehouse’s logistics portfolio and is being built 18 metres high with three mezzanine floors. Racking is on nine levels and utilises the latest handling ... [+]

Europa appoints head of sales

Europa Contact Centre has appointed John Cole as head of sales, its first major appointment since the business came into being last year following the acquisition of Menzies Response in 2019. He brings 15 years of experience working across a range of outsourced contact centres, including his previous role as ... [+]