CCL is delighted to announce the achievement of the ISO 14001 Environmental Quality standard to compliment the ISO 9001 standard already held.  ISO 14001 is the internationally recognised standard for the management of environmental systems for businesses, and applies to the processes that effect the environment, with the aim of reducing CCLs impact on the environment in terms of emissions of pollutants and waste. CCLs CEO, Callum Bastock, said ‘Caring for the environment is one of five core values for CCL, and I’m delighted that CCL has been successful in achieving the ISO 14001 Standard.  We will continue to focus on our Carbon Footprint, the preservation of natural resources and the reduction of waste, in conjunction with our Carbon Neutral strategy with Global Trees’.

CCL is delighted to announce the launch of its Apprenticeship Programme with the recruitment of Kyle Thompson and Helena Raeside. CCL’s Apprentices will follow a very strict training and development programme over a two year period, gaining knowledge and experience in each of CCL’s departments. To support the Apprentices learning, they will also be expected to achieve SVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Business & Administration. Callum Bastock, CCL’s Chief Executive said ‘ This is an excellent opportunity for dynamic and ambitious young people to gain transferrable knowledge and skills, as CCL continues to expand there are many career options becoming available, and I truly believe that investing in home grown talent is an excellent step forward for CCL’.

CCL has achieved the ISO 9001 Quality standard, the internationally recognised framework for quality management in business. Richard Ball, CCL’s Quality & Standards Manager, accepted the award on behalf of the company on Thursday 10 September 2009.CEO Callum Bastock said:  “ISO 9001 is a superb achievement for CCL and I warmly congratulate all involved.  ISO 9001 demonstrates yet again CCL’s commitment to both our customers and staff.  With ISO 9001 quality management systems now in place, our productivity and efficiency are at optimum level, allowing us to provide our customers with an even better service than before. Working towards the accreditation also required us to focus on key roles and responsibilities for each one of our employees and as a result staff morale, which has always been high, has received a further boost.  We believe that our success with ISO 9001 will lead to increased opportunities, putting us in an even stronger position to expand and develop our business.”

Logistics supermarket Consolidated Carriers Ltd has appointed John Lyon to its Board of Directors. With 15 years industry experience, Lyon takes on the new role of Sales Director as the group, now in its 10th year of trading, expands the diversity of its physical and added value service offerings across both domestic and international markets.

CEO Callum Bastock said: “We are delighted to welcome John to the company and into this new global role. At CCL we are not only expanding our business, but our brand and global presence too. John will be heavily involved in setting the groups sales strategy, in addition to the role-out of our innovative technology solutions.

Lyon commented: “Now, more than ever, the importance of providing a world class value for money service offering, underpinned by ground breaking and innovative technological solutions, is vital to retaining, winning and growing business in today’s highly competitive logistics market. CCL has a winning formula which delivers consistently in these areas and I look forward to working closely with the team to deliver new and exciting business growth opportunities.”

CCL has a unique approach to the logistics marketplace; firstly by profiling its customer’s needs then carefully matching them to the strengths of its outsourced logistics partners, before finally managing the ongoing relationship and performance, and in doing so ensuring it provides customers with the right solution, at the right price.

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CCL’s customer services team often have to deal with unusual tasks however a recent job for a customer, NCE Switchgear, required Stevie Conway, CCLs Haulage General Manager, to use his ingenuity.   When delivering control panels from Clydebank, Glasgow to Cruachan Power Station (Loch Awe), a 2 mile long, 11ft 6 high tunnel on the approach road to the Power Station meant that the hiab delivery vehicle was unable to get through the tunnel, due to its height being 13ft.   Not to be deterred, CCL pulled out all the stops using their vast array of specialist contractors to organise a second operator to transport the panels through the tunnel using a tractor pulling a low loader.  The panels were then loaded onto a second delivery vehicle and transported the remaining distance to the power station.       With the power station having to close for 6 hours, and the tractor making numerous journeys through the tunnel, between the two vehicles, the job was finally completed at 2am, with Powermann’s (NCE Switchgears customer) being delighted with the thought and effort that went into the job.