Davies Turner boosts services to Romania and Bulgaria
Ahead of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU in January 2007, Davies Turner is boosting the freight forwarding services that it offers to shippers between the UK and those two countries.In addition to full- and part-loads on demand, Davies Turner is boosting its scheduled direct groupage services to offer twice-weekly departures every Tuesday and Friday.
From January, the company will offer guaranteed next-day deliveries throughout both countries from arrival at its main distribution hubs in each country.
“We anticipate that the countries' accession to the EU will speed up border crossings, and the ending of customs clearance delays will certainly lead to an overall improvement in transit times,” pointed out Philip Stephenson, joint managing director of Davies Turner.
According to Stephenson, the UK is among the most important trading partners of both Romania and Bulgaria, and the company believes EU accession will provide further opportunities for two-way trade.
Davies Turner has long served Bulgaria and Romania in co-operation with its strategic partner in Central Europe – Gebrüder Weiss, which has its own consolidation facilities in Romania and Bulgaria. In addition to its trailer services with Romania and Bulgaria, Davies Turner works with the Gebrüder Weiss Group throughout Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Exports and imports throughout the UK and Ireland are handled through Davies Turner's nationwide branch network, complete with customs approved warehousing, overnight feeder services and local delivery vehicles.
The company also offers a complete range of full load and groupage services between the UK and the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, and these operations connect with Davies Turner's network of overseas partners around the world.
Through its subsidiary, Davies Turner Air Cargo, the company also offers the full multi-modal choice by providing airfreight services between the UK and Romania / Bulgaria.