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Important Considerations When Buying A Pallet
The Right Size Pallet One of the biggest considerations that need to be made is how big the pallet needs to be. Get a pallet too big is a waste and getting a pallet too small it won’t fit your...
View ArticleWhat Is A Freight Forwarder? Do I Need One?
What Is A Freight Forwarder? Do I Need One? Lots of business’ in the UK import and export. Foreign markets provide opportunities to make lots of money, but it may seem daunting. There is a lot of...
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BIFA Takes Control of the Brexit Bus
Yesterday, Theresa May invoked Article 50, which means the formal process of the UK leaving the EU has begun. The outcome of Brexit will have a heavy impact on the way the industry operates....
View ArticleFirst “Silk Road” Freight Train From London Heads to China
Three months ago on 18th January, the first freight service from China to the UK arrived in London as part of the revival of the ancient “Silk Road”. Yesterday, a train loaded with British goods had...
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Top 10 Countries With The Highest Trade Tariffs
The growth of globalisation over the past 50 years is something the world has never seen before. Globalisation has sourced from the developments of our technology, to be more specific our way of...
View ArticleProtectionism Policies from France Are Causing Friction
The French government has taken the decision to charge a €40 fee for every foreign worker operating in France on a temporary basis, for foreign companies. This charge looks to come into place on the 1...
View ArticleEU Looks To Limit Low Wages For Foreign Truckers
Yesterday, the EU proposed to limit the days in which foreign drivers can drive across Europe on lower wages. Richer EU countries like France and Germany have complained competitors from Eastern Europe...
View ArticleEspace XL’s Most Challenging Projects
Over the years our Espace XL service has taken charge of many abnormal projects. Here are some of the most challenging projects that we have dealt with. The post Espace XL’s Most Challenging Projects...
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Are Driverless Trucks All They Are Cracked Up To Be?
Driverless trucks are the future which is coming ever closer. Driver-less cars are starting to gain traction. It’s inevitable that in the next 20 years we will see the technology move onto trucks....
View ArticleHow To Find The Best Freight Forwarder
Finding the best freight forwarder isn’t hard if you know what to look out for. There are a few key points to look out for: RESEARCH It’s important that you are clear on what actually is a freight...
View ArticleEmployee ownership the way forward for Espace
Last year we finalised the transfer of ownership of Espace to our employees An Employee Ownership Trust was created with all current employees qualifying as beneficiaries of the Trust and its annual...
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Espace Acquires Westhaven Worldwide Logistics
On 3rd May 2018, Espace acquired the assets and staff of Westhaven Worldwide Logistics (WWL) in Solihull, Birmingham. WWL are a specialist sea and air freight forwarding company who are members of...
View ArticleThe Biggest Risks Facing The Freight Industry
Technology Technology has changed the way we work in such short period of time; for the most part for the better. Technologies like GPS mapping have helped drivers create more efficient routes which...
View ArticleClean Air Zones… Toxic For The Freight Industry?
What are these proposed Clean Air Zones? Birmingham City Council defined a Clear Air Zone as “an area where a targeted action is taken to improve air quality. Clean Air Zones aim to reduce all types of...
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The Weirdest Illegal Imports Laws
Whilst most imports bans make a whole lot of sense when it comes to things like weapons and drugs. Other import bans can be a little harder to understand and come across as somewhat bizarre. Below are...
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Brexit Update
BREXIT UPDATE 28th February 2019 No doubt you will have had a barrage of emails from freight forwarders over the last few months telling you what steps you need to take now in the event of a ‘No Deal’...
View ArticleBrexit Update – Postponed VAT Accounting for imports
Postponed VAT In the event of a no deal Brexit the UK government have announced they will introduce Postponed VAT Accounting (PVA) for both EU and non-EU imports by UK registered businesses. This will...
View ArticleIn The Papers – Espace Creates Jobs Through Growth
Due to our rapid growth over the last 12 months, Espace have been making waves in the press. Read this extract from an article in the Express and Star: Freight forwarding company Espace Europe has...
View ArticleEuropean Truck Driver Shortage Update
Best estimates put a figure of 20% of tractor units standing empty all over Europe. Why? We simply haven’t got enough European HGV drivers. In the U.K and Germany alone, a shortage of 300,000 HGV...
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How To Move An Abnormal Load
Do you have an abnormal load that needs moving? Here at Espace we have experience organising the movement of all sorts of things from the urgent to the downright strange. Here are some of our...
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