Freight firm supports enterprising Shropshire students
More than 200 young entrepreneurs from a Shropshire school will be given the chance to bid for business stardom, thanks to a firm of international freight forwarders.
Global Freight helps craftsman tune in to a new market
A craftsman who makes handmade and bespoke oak guitar stands and racks is hitting the right notes in a global market after launching into overseas trade with the support of a Shropshire shipping specialist.
Increased support for manufacturers
Award-winning shipping company Global Freight is reaping the benefits of a strategic move to increase support for the growing regional manufacturing sector.
Call for support in autumn statement
A Shropshire shipping expert is calling on the Chancellor to include more support to help small and medium-sized businesses trade internationally in his autumn statement later this month.
Shipping specialist sponsor dyslexia award
A Shropshire freight forwarder has thrown its support behind an awards scheme that will celebrate the achievements of people with dyslexia.
International shipping specialist joins forces with Tigers
An international shipping specialist has scored a new three-year sponsorship deal with leading Shropshire ice hockey team, Telford Tigers. Telford’s Global Freight signed the agreement ahead of the start of the 2016-17 season, which will see the team battle it out against teams from across the country in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. As […]
Global Freight reports leap in shipped goods
Goods worth more than £24 million were moved around the globe by Global Freight in the last year. Nicole Gunter, an international trade expert who heads up Telford-based Global Freight, said the firm moved nearly double the value of goods in 2015 than it moved three years ago, attributing the rise to the expansion of the […]
Global Freight appoints its first apprentice
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed our first ever apprentice. Eighteen-year-old Joanna Jago has taken up the role of apprentice Freight Forwarder at our Telford headquarters. The former Thomas Telford School student will work within our existing customer service team, supporting new and existing customers to move products around the world via land, sea, […]
SMEs need further support to boost exports
The UK is missing out on growth through exports with the vast majority of small and medium-sized businesses failing to take advantage of markets overseas, according to a Shropshire international trade expert. While SMEs account for over 99 per cent of all UK businesses and 60 per cent of private sector employment, they account for […]
Global Freight furnishes a solution for Azerbaijan project
Award-winning Global Freight has successfully completed a major project for London-based “R Interiors” that involved the careful transportation of over half a million pounds worth of furniture to the Azerbaijan capital, Baku. From the contract start autumn last year, Telford-based Global Freight quickly worked with R Interiors to define the parameters of the project which included […]