Back in top gear!Byline: JEZ JEZ Joint Engagement Zone DAVISON A MIDDLESBROUGH courier and storage firm that was in danger of going out of business three years ago has taken over an overnight delivery franchise operation. Rapid Response Transport, which operates two warehouses at Riverside Park Riverside Park refers to several locations:
But now Rapid is ready to recruit another three to four staff after taking on the Tees Valley franchise for parcel carrier XDP XDP Extra Device Port (telephone systems) XDP Extended Data Processing XDP Xml Data Package XDP Xerox Document Print XDP Xml Document Processor Express. XDP specialises in the transportation of large, unwieldy items and has more than 60 depots across the UK. Rapid is responsible for the TS and DL postcode postcode Noun a system of letters and numbers used to aid the sorting of mail Noun 1. postcode - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail postal code, ZIP code, ZIP areas and hopes the move will add 20-30% to its pounds 600,000 turnover. It's a far cry from the company's low point in 2006. Graeme Heward, who founded the firm with his wife Michelle ten years ago, said: "It (moving into food transportation) was an absolute nightmare. It nearly pulled us down. We lost about pounds 100,000 after being promised work that didn't materialise." Three years on, and the firm distributes anything from solicitors' letters and eBay items to large loads of up to 40 pallets. Graeme and Michelle have ploughed around pounds 100,000 of their life savings into the business since starting it from a back bedroom in Nunthorpe. CAPTION(S): ROAD TO SUCCESS: Graeme Heward, of Rapid Response Transport, which is on the up |
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