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AUG 2009 | LLOYD FRASER GOES MULTIMODAL

Since the successful renewal of its transport contract with FOCUS in 2008, the Lloyd Fraser Group has undertaken a number of initiatives with a definite bias towards ‘green’ logistics. The first of the new initiatives has been the introduction of a rail freight trial for the movement of containers between Felixstowe and the Tamworth rail terminal.

Conducted in partnership with the train operator Roadways Container Logistics, containers of FOCUS product are collected at Felixstowe docks, loaded onto a freight train, and then delivered to Tamworth.

“This has allowed us to ‘smooth’ container collection and thus improve inbound activity at the Tamworth warehouse”, comments Adrian Rea, Lloyd Fraser General Manager for the FOCUS contract.

“An added benefit has been an improvement in driver utilisation so in addition to the obvious ‘green’ benefit of removing road journeys we have also seen considerable savings against our road transport budget”.

With the potential to move 60 loads per week, and the corresponding reduction in road transport miles, this represents a fantastic first step into the world of multimodal freight operations for Lloyd Fraser.

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