Tradeteam crowned European champions

Feb. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- The UK’s leading drinks logistics company Tradeteam has been crowned European Transport Company of the Year.

Tradeteam were voted overwhelming winners at the Truck Europe Awards, beating five other shortlisted hauliers from Romania, Germany, Sweden, Belgium and Holland to the title.

Following a successful final award pitch Tradeteam’s Managing Director Gavin Murdoch and Customer Services Director Ed Coppinger collected the prestigious award in front of hundreds of transport professionals in Brussels.

The coveted accolade follows a string of recent domestic industry honours including Motor Transport’s Haulier of the Year and Customer Care award and GreenFleet’s Private Sector Fleet Operator of the Year.

Tradeteam were among 12 operators originally nominated for the European Transport Company of the Year award judged by industry experts, truck manufacturers and leading logistics magazine editors from across the continent.

Tradeteam’s second round submission received high praise and on the night the distribution giant was ranked highest for customer service and financial stability with one judge declaring them ‘a clear winner’.

Gavin Murdoch Tradeteam’s Managing Director said: “We are absolutely thrilled to receive this pan-European honour. To be recognised for our excellence in road transport management nationally and now internationally is an exceptional achievement.

“The company has worked tirelessly over the past few years to ensure that we are providing the best possible customer service and that we are consistently exceeding our customer’s expectations. We have taken a proactive stance to regularly assessing their requirements and to developing new and innovative services.

“I’d like to congratulate all our staff, this award is testament to their dedication, commitment and teamwork which has helped make Tradeteam the best in the business.”

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Issued on behalf of Tradeteam by Adessi. For more information contact Beth Leonard on (0113) 256 9999 or beth.leonard@adessi.co.uk

Notes to editors:
Tradeteam is part of the world’s largest logistics company – DHL.  Employing over 2,400 people with 600 vehicles, the business is the number 1 drinks logistics supplier in the UK with a turnover in excess of £160m, delivering to more than 30,000 ‘on trade’ outlets each week and more than 7,000 primary (off-trade) trips each month.  Tradeteam picks 50 million items per year at 99.88% accuracy.  Customers include Molson Coors, Anheuser-Busch Inbev and JD Wetherspoon.

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Tradeteam is part of the world’s largest logistics company, DHL, and is the UK’s number one drinks supplier with a turnover of £160m +. It was formed in 1995 with the sole aim of offering brewers, drinks’ brand owners & retailers tailored services.