The Dumfries depot trailer park has now been sold to DGHP for housing but we retain ownership of the offices and warehouses on the opposite side of the road.

We have agreed a 2 year lease with DGHP allowing us to continue to use the trailer park as normal throughout the next two years which could yet be extended further. We are actively looking for a suitable new location close to the M74 but at this stage we have not secured a new site.

We also moved our Dumfries warehouse back to where we began in a WW11 hanger in Catherinefield industrial Estate. The warehouse team have been working hard and the warehouse is fully functioning as usual for all storage and distribution needs.

We now operate the Pall-Ex hub in Warrington, servicing the 19 Pall-Ex members across the North of England and Scotland. The well positioned site is five minutes from J20 of the M6, 12 minutes from the M62, and replaces Pall-Ex’s previous facility in Carlisle.

The modern hub offers 30,000 square feet of warehousing space, two acres of available parking for lorries, and is expected to see a 400 percent increase in pallets moving through the north. Pall-Ex managing director Kevin Buchanan said:

“This new northern hub will allow Pall-Ex to process a much larger volume of freight benefiting the entire network, as well as the north of the UK. Trunks from our northern depots will be processed through the Northern Hub, resulting in reduced travelling costs and improved operational efficiencies. It’s testament to the strong, growing and supportive freight network that Pall-Ex is.”

Pall-Ex is one of the UK’s leading pallet networks, with over 100 member depots and handles around 10,000 pallets per night. As full members, Currie can divert the distribution of quarter, half and full pallets through Pall-Ex’s palletised freight distribution network.

With modern hubs in Ellistown, Leicestershire and at Currie’s Warrington site, Pall-Ex is the only pallet network to boast ISO 14001 accreditation. Currie’s selective use of the network avoids running uneconomically, whilst maintaining the highest standards of customer service.

Stephen Turner, managing director of Currie, said:

“Taking responsibility of Pall-Ex’s northern hub will allow us greater capability to transport freight across the north of the UK, and will have a positive impact on a continued quality service throughout the country.”

We are not just a haulier. “Solutions” stands for the complete package we can offer customers – transport, warehousing, stock holding, stock management, order picking and packing, returns management and cross docking services throughout the UK and Europe.

Throughout Currie European’s 40 years experience of working in the transport industry we have developed an understanding of the issues our customers face when holding and distributing goods. Therefore; we have developed several services that are easily adapted to best suit individual business needs.

We work with a number of industries from manufacture, retail, drinks and construction to woods and agriculture.

By changing our branding to Currie Solutions, we are changing our philosophy from a transport company to a business solutions partner.

Currie European Transport Ltd is still our registered name and a major part of the business. Currie Solutions allows us to fulfil all small, medium and large businesses logistic requirements.