The figure is one of those highlighted by the firm as it marks a ‘Decade of Growth’ since Baxter took over.
Back in August 2013, the company employed 400 people across nine UK branches and one international site in Hong Kong. Today, the business turns over £302m, an increase of 400 per cent and employs more than 1,400 people across 30 sites globally.
A number of developments were key to this growth, as Andrew Baxter has been communicating to the press.
This includes the company’s £30m 1Hub facility in Dartford. Today over 40,000 consignments pass through the terminal each month.
“Building Dartford’s £30m 1Hub from the ground up was just the start. Before this, our distribution system had longer transit times, higher costs and no track and trace capabilities. After its completion in 2015, we centralised our road freight service offering, by going from two hubs to one. This operation provided more daily direct services to Europe than any other carrier, and all from the UK’s largest groupage hub, the 1Hub,” says Baxter.
In 2018 the company acquired Continental Cargo Carriers to boost its European presence with groupage services in Oostende, Belgium, and a new site in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Moreover, the company opened a £60m “state-of-the-art” 3PL facility in Corby three years ago.
“Completing work in Corby – during a pandemic, no less! – was certainly a milestone for us,” comments Baxter. “The 100,000-pallet storage facility doubled our warehouse portfolio and gave us the capacity to provide a range of value-added capabilities, from e-commerce fulfilment and pick and pack, to critical parts management. A year later, to future-proof our warehouse offerings, we invested a further £11m in a cutting-edge automation system.”
The company has also been highly vocal about the success of its Europa Flow DDP customs product, which it introduced in 2021.
The logistics company’s, Europa Air & Sea division has undergone changes too, as Baxter explains:
“Europa Air & Sea has gone through a landmark period of change. Since its launch as a separate division in 2015, the team has expanded, attracting new talent from office locations in Dubai and Shanghai in 2022, and in Shenzhen and Delhi this year. Moreover, our dedicated air and sea freight specialists have contributed to our growth in turnover to £302m, as well as being pivotal in increasing our influence in new, exciting markets.”