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JT ERN BRS Clearfreight iri g house service, ch d last September, inase the original subtra ted freight business by )er ent in its first year CC.' ding to Geoff Bishop, .ke ng director, Southern ish Road Services Ltd at a in ✓ on Wednesday, the The of branches offering ser ice has increased from o2 .s bility to match cusLers general haulage loads par -loads with hauliers' re apacity has increased mber of participating rat rs from 1,000 to 1,420. les ribing the success to r Bishop said that when arf eight was launched two sti ns required answering: th ✓ it was acceptable to ulage industry; and et er private operators ild be convinced of the efi s of the scheme.
Af er one year, we were ig ted that both parties Te oted very heavily in DU of the scheme, as can 3ee by the results. We are :o raged by its success. 'is akes us believe there is th ✓ potential for Cleargh , the next step perhaps ng an international e." said Mr Bishop.
Bishop announced that Southern BRS had recently acquired N. Francis and Company, an old-established warehouse, break bulk and distribution company in Kentish Town, London.
Operating as a parcels and freight collection company within the GLC area before acquisition, the parcels business would now be handled by Roadline and the six-acre modern premises operated by Southern BRS as a North London Freight Centre.