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Focusing on a new route

A CAN-DO attitude has helped the enterprising Haines family create a thriving one-stop shop through its Route 1 services. The recent sale of its successful mailing operation, which started some 35 years ago by Richard and Viv Haines, has allowed the family time to focus on the other businesses within the group and take the Route 1 brand on a very exciting journey.

A move to new premises at Spinney View on Northampton’s Round Spinney Industrial Estate promises to give the family more opportunities to focus on their key services – couriers, recruitment, storage and fulfilment.

Route 1 Express can provide a courier to handle the smallest time critical package to a multi-pallet ready to go, including same-day delivery including delivery of chilled and frozen food.

Route 1 Recruitment supplies staff in the food industry, logistics, warehouse and driving sectors.

Route 1 Fulfilment is there for clients who require storage, pick and pack, fulfilment and any type of hand assembly that may be required, working to need exacting standards.

The Route 1 businesses, which all come under the Haines Holding group, started seven years ago when director Jade Haines saw a need for a courier service. As the business opportunities continued to grow, she was joined by husband Lee, who is Group Commercial Director and the in-laws, father-in-law Richard is the Group Managing Director.

Jade said: “We are proud that we are a family-run, independent business which means we can take decisions to meet the requests of different clients very quickly and we like to work closely with our clients. These partnerships mean we can listen and overcome problems to help them grow their businesses.”

The appointment of a new sales manager, Brendan Flanagan, promises to bring other opportunities to Route 1.

“Our can-do attitude and hands on approach has meant that when we get an enquiry, we might not offer the service but can look at ways of making it happen and find a bespoke solution that will work for the client. We have a really good team working with us and it makes all the difference,” said Jade, who takes pride in seeing the company’s fleet of vans delivering across the United Kingdom and Europe.

“Our large fleet of dedicated couriers means we can collect urgent consignments and get them moving quickly to wherever they need to go. Our ad hoc express delivery service is popular with the sectors including banking, electronics, telecommunications, advertising, marketing, legal and pharmaceutical industries.”

For Route 1 Express call 01604 586954; for Route 1 Recruitment call 01604 586950 and for Route 1 Fulfilment call 01604 801777 or visit www.route1express.co.uk

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