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FTS Hatswell was formed in November 2002 by the merger of two long established transport companies, Flintshire Transport Services and Hatswell International, to create the largest and most efficient transport company in the area.
The merger was a seamless and natural progression after the two companies had worked together for a number of years - in many cases servicing the same clients. Both companies had been heavily involved in international transport, but now concentrate mainly on UK distribution for their blue chip clients. The merger created a perfect synergy marrying together Flintshires' expertise in temperature controlled distribution with Hatswells mainly curtainside fleet. The time since the merger has been spent replacing the fleet and investing in IT to enable us to gain new contracts.
During 2003 FTS Hatswell became members of the Pall-ex network and opened our ambient storage facility on Deeside Industrial Park, so enabling us to provide the complete logistics solutions for our customers.
The heart of any logistics company are the staff, and to ensure that our staff remain the best in the business we have established, together with PRL Training, our own in house training company, PRL Training Flintshire Ltd. This enables us to train not only our own staff, but also to give comprehensive training to newcomers to the industry. This new training centre has received accreditation from City & Guilds and Skills for Logistics.
The combined fleet now exceeds 100 vehicles and we can deliver your goods in a range of trucks from Transit vans to 44 t articulated units.
We use the latest technology to manage our fleet and make sure your goods get to their destination on time. During 2002 we joined the Pall-Ex network and are franchisees for the Chester / North Wales area.
Here are some of the faces behind the company
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Colin Broster is an experienced Class 1 driver having worked for Iceland Foods and xxxx for 20 years before setting up FTS and taking the office job. Colin is responsible for all the accounts and administration parts of the business. |
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Like Colin, David Rothwell worked for Iceland Foods as a class 1 HGV driver and set up FTS with Colin. He now looks after all fleet operations and planning for the combined fleet |
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Alan Worral is our longest serving Operations manager and has been with us since XXXX |
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With the contiunued expansion at FTS Hatswell we have recently added another Operations Manager. Keith Mitchell joined us in 2004 and comes to us with over 15 years experience in distribution. |
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Our admin team Angela Morris, Wendy Rothwell and Janice Pearson |
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and finally, Karen Broster, who has taken over responsibilty for the running of our new driver training division. |
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