FPS Edition - 5th/6th April 2006

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Welcome to the UK's fastest growing logistics company

Hello, my name is Peter Larner and I am the Managing Director of the fastest growing logistics company in the UK.  And I would like to introduce you to the team that made that achievement possible.

 

Suckling Transport has specialized in the distribution of fuel for 20 years.  It works for 50 different customers, including Shell and ConocoPhillips.  The company operates a fleet of more than 100 tanker vehicles from 17 operating centres around the UK.

At 11 of those locations we offer a spot hire service through our innovative TankShare scheme. 

 

This provides an option of both full and part load deliveries at a published pence per litre tariff.

Placing an order is simple and there is no need to enter into a contract.

 

Bridging product to inland fuel distribution terminals has become a popular part of the TankShare service, with over one million litres of distillate being delivered by Suckling Transport every day.  A large number of FPS members are TankShare customers.

 

A new full load rate tariff is available with alternative rates from different locations.

Mick Smith - General Manager

Mick Smith joined Suckling Transport as a Transport Manager in 1992 and was promoted to the position of General Manager in 2001.  He holds a Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage and qualified as a Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor in 2002.

 

As one of three Regional Business Managers, Mick looks after the Company’s operating centres at West Thurrock, Coryton, West  London, Buncefield,  Immingham Jarrow, Bramhall and Stanlow.

 

Mick is responsible for producing the company’s Annual DGSA report.

Transport Manager - Shell Contract

Whilst certain managers have specific responsibility for some contracts, or indeed regions of the UK, there is a strong team ethos at Suckling Transport.

Transport Manager Keiron Ellsley has had two spells with Suckling Transport and now has responsibility for the company’s contract with Shell.

 

Keiron leads a team of 4 Despatch Supervisors – Mick McCreadie, Dave Lane, Laurence Mills and Sukh Gill – who provide customer and driver support whenever vehicles are operational.

 

Transport Manager - ConocoPhillips Contract

Dan Bauckham only joined the company in 2005 but has already become a key team member.  He is yet another of the Company’s CPC holders.

Dan’s main responsibility is for the Company’s contract with ConocoPhillips and looks after the vehicles and drivers based at Coryton and West London.

Transport Manager - TankShare

Daren Howe is the Transport Manager who looks after the Company’s TankShare operations in England and Wales.  He joined the company in 2005 with a wealth of experience in fuel distribution.

With such a wide customer base to keep happy, Daren gets great support from Mick Townsend, John Brown and Michelle Pitt, who makes up the head office Operations team.

 

Compliance

Perry Southgate, Allan Butcher, Phil Pinnington, Debbie Anderson, Pat Hollands, Jackie Knight and Lindsay Quinton form Suckling Transport’s Compliance team.

Allan and Debbie oversee the Company’s vehicle servicing and maintenance requirements; Perry looks after Quality and Procurement issues, and Phil manages Health, Safety, Security and the Environment.

Pat, Jackie and Lindsay provide the support, whilst ensuring the Company is compliant with Drivers’ hours and records regulations and Working Time Directive rules.

Human Resouces

Human Resources Manager, Nikki Pacey, with the support of Sarah Bateman and Ann Chapman, looks after recruitment, training and payroll.

 

With 250 employees and a variety of pay and pension arrangements to administer, Nikki’s team is kept very busy.

 

The maintenance of personnel and training records are of paramount importance to the efficient running of the Company.

Admin & Accounts

Financial Controller, Alan Dodson, heads up a dedicated team to look after the accounts functions of the Company.

Jo Tew, Nicola Cecil and Ian Scrogie ensure accurate production of invoices and accounts. 

Whilst Managing Director’s Secretary Sue Brennan has her hands full producing customer service graphs and maintaining a variety of databases.  Sue is also responsible for producing the quarterly News Bulletin.

Scotland

Alex McPhee is the Regional Business Manager for Scotland.  Based at the BP Terminal at Grangemouth where he operates more than 30 vehicles, Alex also looks after term hire resources at Aberdeen and Inverness.

Scotland has been the fastest growing region of the UK for Suckling Transport, and particularly for the TankShare service.

Alex in one of seven certificates of Professional Competenance holders, who help give Suckling Transport the wealth of transport experience it needs to service the requirements of its customers.

Orders can be placed direct with our Scotland office at Grangemouth on 01324-482250.

South West & Wales

Brian Rowell is the Regional Business manager for the South West and Wales.  Brian is based at the Esso Terminal at Hythe and is responsible for the operating centres at Plymouth, Avonmouth, Westerleigh, Kingsbury, Cardiff and Pembroke.

Brian operates a spot hire TankShare service from Hythe, Westerleigh and Kingsbury.

 

 Transport Manager's in the Field

The Regional Business Managers are supported by two-regionally-based Transport Managers.

 

John Allen who is based at Westerleigh, near Bristol, manages vehicles on contract to

ConocoPhillips and Petroplus Marketing, as well as the TankShare spot hire operations.

John McKeown, is based at Immingham and looks after TankShare operations at Stanlow,

Kingsbury, Bramhall and Jarrow

 

Find out more .........

Find out more about Suckling Transport by visiting their website on www.suckling.co.uk.


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