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7th September 2017 | News & Community
At the beginning of August Gerard Culbertson, depot principal at Linkline Express Services (D29) and his son Liam embarked upon a week-long cycle challenge alongside the Birmingham Irish Cycle Appeal (BICA) in aid of a number of worthy causes. The duo endured a 533mile cycle ride, spanning over six and a half days across the Wild Atlantic Way. The ride began at the most Southern point of Ireland, Mizen Head, ending at the most Northern point, Malin Head. Together with BICA, Gerard and Liam took on the challenge to raise money for several charities across the UK; with Cystic Fibrosis, PSPA Parkinsons, SPOCC, young carers, the Allen’s Croft Project, Dementia Care and Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SAD) all set to benefit from the funds raised. BICA has been organising demanding cycling challenges in honour of charities for over two decades, and is set to raise over £70K this year alone. Gerard commented: “The ride was one of the greatest experiences of my life to date. It posed some pretty serious challenges along the way, but the sense of achievement and the good times made it well worth it. The scenery was amazing from beginning to end and the laughs even better. Without a doubt we will both be doing the ride again wherever it is set to be next.” Liam added: “I’ve never done anything like this before, and I have to admit I was slightly nervous when we set off but eager to tackle the challenge as well as I could. The two middle days were long and difficult, and tested the willpower of everybody; but I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it and will certainly be doing the ride again.” The pair completed the ride without getting off their bikes whilst on-route, even when faced with the steepest of hills in Ireland, Mamore Gap. Kevin Buchanan, managing director at Pall-Ex commented: “Gerard and Liam did a fantastic job undertaking such a gruelling task, and the fact that so many varying and worthy charities will benefit from their efforts only makes their achievement more impressive.” So far, Gerard and Liam have raised over £3000; but they’re still looking to raise more money to hit a target of £3500. You can donate via Gerard’s fundraising page and help to support charities across the country. Donate now: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=gerardculbertson
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29th April 2017 | News & Community
As experts in the logistics industry, our customers often look to us for guidance and realistic strategies based on their needs. For Linkline Express, the more integrated we are with our customers – the better. We actively promote a close and integrated approach to logistics, between customer and supplier. Our partnered approach adds a conjoined yet resourceful solution to delivering our customers goods. We offer services ranging from dedicated Account Managers through to full on-site pick and pack solutions. Our flexibility and eagerness to learn how we fit into our customer’s delivery process is essential to an excellent service and an excellent partnership. Why not get in touch with Linkline today to learn how we could partner your business?
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20th March 2017 | News & Community
Due to continued growth and the commencement of a new contract, Linkline is implementing necessary upgrades and additional racking in one if its warehouses. Owing to the flexible and open approach to customer requirements, the racking expansion has been swiftly implemented from preparation through to completion. Linkline continuously strives to offer an all-round logistical solution, often diverse and bespoke to meet the customer requirements. From a single pallet, a full load or comprehensive warehousing solutions, Linkline has it covered. 2017 is set to be a year of positive investment, both in clients and infrastructure. We’ll keep you up to date with all of our developments along the way.
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25th February 2017 | News & Community
Channel 5 is launched on terrestrial television, Teletubbie mania sweeps the UK, Tony Blair becomes PM, the movie ‘Titanic’ is winning awards and Harry Potter is born…. Some pretty momentous events occurred in 1997, but none more so than the appointment of Andrew Curry as a Linkline HGV Driver. That’s right, it’s been an impressive and respectable 20 years of dedicated service for Andrew aka ‘Gippo’. To mark his anniversary and commitment to Linkline, Andrew was presented with his very own Pall-Ex replica truck model, and a communal acknowledgment by Directors and Colleagues alike. Managing Director – Gerard Culbertson said “As an employer, you can only hope that you find individuals like Andrew, over the years he has demonstrated his hard working attitude, alongside his commitment and loyalty to Linkline. He’s played an important role in the Linkline success story and it’s only right that we acknowledge that” Congratulations Andrew, here’s to another 20!
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26th January 2017 | News & Community
As part of Linkline’s exciting investment plans in 2017, we’re very pleased to show off our two brand new double deck trailers. With our workload ever increasing and steady growth on our side, now is the perfect time to further invest in plant. The trailers will be used to trunk overnight to the Pall-Ex hub. We have exciting investment plans for the rest of the year too. We’ll keep you up to date with them as they come along.
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26th December 2016 | News & Community
This December, the team at Linkline Express Services Ltd decided to support a local charity in Birmingham. As we were all making our festive plans and looking forward to the Christmas period, we knew there were a few that had a less fortunate time ahead. Sifa Fireside is a Birmingham based homelessness charity, with the year round aim to care for those living on the street. It provides cleaning facilities, clothing, food and somewhere to sleep. Sifa Fireside rely solely on donation. Whether that be money or practical items. With this in mind – the team at Linkline decided to start a collection of practical and much needed items, such as; warm clothing, food and toiletries. Over the course of December, a considerable amount of donations are being collected for Sifa Fireside, ready for donation in support of the good work that they do. We hope our token gesture can help in any way. Look out for an update on our ‘20 Days of Giving’ campaign on our social media pages.
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9th November 2016 | News & Community
It’s that time of year again, Christmas is nearing and with that – an influx of freight. Every year in November and into December, Linkline see a significant uplift in our customer’s volume. It’s pleasing to see our customers busy, meticulously fulfilling their orders for Linkline to eventually collect and distribute throughout the UK & Ireland. We work closely with our customers to understand their anticipated volumes, ensuring their requirement is fully resourced and managed throughout the busy period. Transport Manager – Steve Fleetwood gives an insight into the festive period “November & December are and always will be crucial times of the year for both our Industry and the customers we serve. Ensuring we understand our customers anticipated volumes in advance is fundamental, by doing so it enables us to facilitate their logistical needs. The more time we spend planning, the less time it takes to implement” Gone are the days when we would fear the Christmas spike, with up to date technology, a modern fleet with experienced drivers and traffic coordinators – our service is uninterrupted. Our team of dedicated professionals work tirelessly to ensure that every single delivery is made in a timely, effective and safe manner.
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27th October 2016 | News & Community
The sky is the limit, or at least it was for Gerard & Rita Culbertson this week. Our high flying Directors took to the sky in a 15-20 minute helicopter journey over Warwickshire, arranged by all the staff at Linkline as a joint birthday gift. They took in the stunning views of the county, as well as the infamous Warwickshire castle. The helicopter itself has an intriguing history too. Owned and recently refurbished by Sarah Duchess of York, the helicopter was her inspiration behind the children’s animation and television series she created in the 90’s ‘Budgie the Helicopter’ Gerard and Rita thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had this to say “our helicopter ride was a fantastic and exhilarating experience, especially as we learned we were sitting in the original ‘Budgie’. Thank you so much to all the Linkline team for organising a thoughtful and fun gift for our birthday”
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26th September 2016 | News & Community
It’s not often you walk into work and see an original and somewhat tired looking 1966 double decker bus sitting in your warehouse. But that’s exactly what Linkline’s Managing Director – Gerard Culbertson has been doing over the summer holiday. Regents Park Community Primary School commissioned local builder Brendan Breslin of BB Construction (Midlands) Ltd to bring the original 1966 double decker bus back to life, in order to create a learning centre for their pupils and local community. Using an area of Linkline’s newly acquired 35,000 sq ft warehouse as a workshop, Brendan quickly set to work. For everybody at Linkline, seeing the gradual transformation of the bus over the school’s summer holiday was a real privilege. Impressed with the project and the cause it represented, Gerard was keen to help it along, as he was aware that funding was tight. On behalf of Linkline Express Services, Gerard handed over a donation of £250 as well as contributing to the lounge area with beanbags and pillows – aptly creating the ‘Linkline Lounge’ for the children and staff to enjoy and learn in comfort. The School has ambitious plans for the future of the bus, including a school radio station aimed at inspiring children in the arts. Gerard hopes that Linkline can be a part of future developments and encourage further fundraising for this inspiring and exciting project.
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8th August 2016 | News & Community
With Linkline’s new and exciting social media campaign underway, now is the perfect time to engage with our customers via a bi-monthly newsletter. The aim of the newsletter is to engage with our exisiting client base, in order to inform, share and celebrate all news and developments about Linkline. In each edition we’ll be sharing recent activities, our goals, industry challenges and even an insight into some of the individuals who make Linkline a success, in the IamLinkline feature. In our August edition and our first IamLinkline, we featured none other than the Linkline Directors Gerard & Rita Culbertson. Here’s what they had to say…. What’s your name? – Gerard & Rita Culbertson What’s your role at Linkline? Managing Director & Director How long have you worked for Linkline? 25 years & 10 years What do you enjoy most about working for Linkline? Being able to make positive decisions to drive the business forward and watching our team develop in their roles. You win £50,000, how would you spend it? Travelling and some new Banjos Outside of work, what do you love? Cycling, Banjo playing and drinking Gin If you could have anyone in the world as your Linkline apprentice for the day, who would it be and why? Boris Johnson Tell us a joke – I was walking down the street the other day, and a power tool fell on my head…honestly, out of nowhere and Bosch.
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