SPEED to market is key to the success of the Knights of Old Group’s Ireland Express daily UK-Ireland-Europe service. Its dedicated European operations team have extensive knowledge of working with large volumes of freight, into and out of Ireland, through the UK, into Europe and across the world. The offering is a regular, reliable and competitive service with daily departures from the group’s main depots.
Knights of Old Group’s Ireland Express customers benefit from scale that the group can offer, combined with the highly bespoke levels of service that only individual operators can deliver.
The United Kingdom is Ireland’s top trading partner for imports. 29.6% of all Irish imports are from the UK. The United Kingdom is also Ireland’s second largest trading partner for exports, with 12.7% of all exports going to the UK.
BRC GLOBAL STANDARD FOR STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION
The UK is the largest consumer of Ireland’s food and drinks exports. Exports to the UK include: dairy products, ingredients, meat products, prepared consumer foods and edible horticulture and cereal. Knights of Old Group’s BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution; ensures product integrity is upheld throughout the food and drink supply chain.
PHARMACEUTICALS
With Ireland serving as the European headquarters for a number of US pharmaceutical firms, Ireland’s top export, globally and to the UK, is pharmaceuticals. Knights of Old Group’s Ireland Express provide smart solutions to the stringent pharmaceutical sector.
FORS
FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) and CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety) have become fundamental requirements of many leading companies. Ensuring FORS best practice standards and legal compliance is vital to the Knights of Old Group’s FORS Silver offering.
Knights of Old Group’s Ireland Express service offers overnight palletised distribution throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe via an extensive fleet of vehicles and partners. With the options of next day or economy services, late cut-off times, time specific deliveries, a dedicated customer service management team and 24/7 service, any requirements can be delivered.