Chiltern Transport & Warehousing Ltd are delighted to announce the addition of our new site in Leighton Buzzard. This gives the company additional parking space for our modern fleet and adds a further 2000 pallet spaces of racked storage to support our customer base.
After 10 years as an award-winning Pallet Network member, Chiltern Transport has changed its pallet network operations to Palletforce, based in Burton On Trent. It is never an easy decision to change pallet network providers as a full member, particularly after 10 years of sustained growth but the operational efficiencies of joining Palletforce were too good to pass up.
By joining Palletforce, Chiltern Transport now only covers the LU postcode area as opposed to the HP, LU and WD areas vastly reducing the area covered therefore reducing fuel usage and minimising dead mileage. An overwhelming majority of the pallet network customers are LU based so this allows Chiltern Transport to focus more on those customers and ensure collections are made on time, every time. Chiltern Transport had been working towards and committed to this change for nearly a year and now the day has come we have been hitting 100% service KPIs from day one!
July 2022.
Another way Chiltern Transport supports the local community –
On Sunday the 24th of July 2022, Bedford had its yearly Bedford River Festival. Chiltern Transport & Warehousing Ltd supplied one of their refrigeration trailers to be used for a very important task; which was to keep the beer nice and cold!
July 2022.
Supporting the Local Community:
On Saturday the 9th of July, Tring had it’s yearly summer carnival. Chiltern Transport & Warehousing Ltd supplied four vehicles to the Tring Carnival for: Tring Radio, Tring Boot Camp, Tring Music Partnership and Court Youth Partnership. This is the fifth year running commencing our long-time association with Tring Together and look forward to doing it all again in 2023!
Thanks, from the sponsors: Tring Summer Carnival – Thanks from Sponsors
March 2021.
We are pleased to be able to support continued investment into the company with the addition of new tractor units. These have been fitted with all the latest safety and camera technology, which complies with the new government guidelines on Direct Vision Standards.
The Direct Vision Standards (DVS) approach came into force to reduce the amount of road accidents. The scheme requires all HGV’s over 12 tonnes, who wish to operate within Greater London, to have a safety permit. These HGV’s will be given a rating between zero and five stars, all dependent on the level of direct vision a driver has through the windows of their cab. This scheme has been enforced to minimise HGV blind spots, which contributes to many of the collisions and major injuries on our roads.
February 2021.
We are delighted to announce our partnership with Rennie Grove Hospice by supporting their online department with the donation of packaging materials.
Rennie Grove’s online hub in Berkhamstead has seen a large increase in their online sales, particularly since their stores have been closed due to Covid-19. For us to assist and help in this venture has allowed Rennie Grove Hospice to package and send out their online sales all over the world. As there are no packaging costs for the charity, it allows them to increase their income to continue their good work and reach their goals.
Overall, we are beyond delighted with this and cannot wait to see this partnership progress. Please take the time and have a look at the Rennie Grove Hospice website to learn about what this amazing charity does on a day to day basis and how you too can get involved.
2020.
Alongside many other UK companies, we are taking active steps to ensure that our business continues as normal in the run-up to Brexit.
At this time, working alongside UPN we have put in place processes and procedures that will be adopted, in order to carry on trading within the EU and Northern Ireland from 1st January 2021, to ensure a smooth transition of freight post Brexit.
Please find below a guide on these procedures.
September 2020.
Today we welcomed back our newly refurbished Aisle Master, forklift truck. We are committed to continuing our investment within the business to make our services the most modern and up to date for all our Clients.
The safety of our employees, visitors and contractors is Chiltern Transport’s overriding priority. We acknowledge that employers have a vital role to play by taking extreme and careful action to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Workers are advised to maintain good hygiene standards around the workplace and on site by following the advice from the World Health Organisation and Public Health England, which is the guidance we have given to all our employees.
That being said, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to reduce the potential risk of exposure to our workforce and visitors, our procedures require all visitors to the site, including contractors carrying out jobs on site, to complete a screening questionnaire at the beginning of their visit.
We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation very carefully, as the safety of all members of staff, visitors and contractors, on our site is our absolute priority.
September 2019.
2019 was a monumental year for us here at Chiltern Transport, it was the year we celebrated 30 years of trading. Established in 1989 by Keith Croker, as a one man operation, now employing over 40 members of staff and operating up to 20 vehicles, ranging from 18 to 44 tonnes.
That being said, staff at Chiltern Transport celebrated with a surprise party for Keith. All members of staff contributed to this event, with many arriving as early as 8 am to set up. Director, Iain Hamilton, presented Keith with a replica model of a Chiltern Transport trailer to show their continued support for him and the company. Keith stated the past 30 years could only have been achieved with the support he was given from all staff members, with them embracing the company ethic of understanding our customer needs, continued development of our services and embracing the ISO management systems as well as our environmental and health and safety beliefs.
