In 2021 we implemented a driver development strategy to enhance our teams’ skills and abilities to perform safe and fuel-efficient driving.

This training course is designed to motivate, educate and develop all GBA drivers and in turn help us to achieve our business goals by providing driver development, reducing GBA’s environmental impact and increasing our profitability.

Two years on, we are staying committed to our objectives on sustainability and encouraging our drivers to take SAFED courses to ensure our environmental impact continues to be as minimal as possible. Upon completion, our drivers will be qualified to teach the SAFED training courses to fellow GBA drivers ensuring our people stay informed and conscious of their impacts on the planet.

This week is International Leadership Week and at GBA Logistics we place great importance on the personal and professional growth that this event inspires.

International Leadership Week is all about nurturing qualities that are integral to great leadership and realising the positive impacts that they can have on those around you. This week we are encouraging our employees to self-reflect and engage with content and podcasts that assist in raising leadership standards.

Setting an example, both environmentally and professionally is important to us and so in the words of GBA’s Managing Director, Peter Zak:

Our knowledge is nothing without the skills to apply it.

To learn more about GBA and the values we celebrate, watch our corporate movie.

Today is International Women’s Day, and what a great time for us all to show our appreciation for the women around us!

At GBA Logistics, we are inspired by the brilliant women in our business and value their dedication and outstanding work each and every day.

Here’s to celebrating the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women across the globe, and to continuing to work towards a more equitable society for all.

Our HR Director, Jane Dawe and Paul Birkbeck, Managing Director – Fleet Management, recently visited Sierra Leone to witness the amazing work that is going on at the ‘New Hope Academy’. GBA Logistics are very proud to be working with the International Aid Trust, building the secondary school in Lungi, Sierra Leone.

International Aid Trust started working with this community 13 years ago and built the New Hope Primary school. This took children off the streets and provided them with a safe place to learn with food each day.

New Hope Academy will see the children continuing education through secondary school.

“Education is something all children should have and something we take for granted. New Hope Academy will have such an impact on the lives of hundreds and hundreds of children and will provide opportunities in the future”.

Jane Dawe, HR Director, GBA Logistics

Here’s a few photos of the Directors laying some of the founding bricks at the Foundation Ceremony.

It’s been a very exciting morning here at GBA Logistics, as we’ve just collected our latest CNG Vehicle from our friends at Walton Summit Truck Centre.

This new shiny HGV has all the latest features including state-of-the-art health, safety and security measures to keep our drivers safer on the roads. Plus, as a CNG vehicle, it reduces our CO2 carbon emissions by over 90%!

We’re delighted to see this beautiful new truck join our growing fleet of more environmentally friendly CNG vehicles.

We recently held our 2023 GBA conference at Crewe Hall in Preston. Management from all our UK and European locations came together for the two-day event, which focused on the theme of ‘how to grow a sustainable business’, linking closely to our Company values.

It was a great opportunity for everybody to learn, network and celebrate our collective successes. The event culminated in an awards evening where members of our GBA family were nominated for Delivering Excellence Awards across different categories. Congratulations to all of our winners and nominees!

We also heard from some insightful and inspiring guest speakers including Christopher Whiteside from AJW, Angus Whiteside, Nathan Beaver from KPMG,  and the Olympic medal winner Debbie Bruwer.

Thank you to everyone who took part and contributed to making this event a huge success.

At GBA Logistics we are committed to driving towards a sustainable future.

We have some exciting updates regarding our sustainable mission:

• In 2022, we have added 10 Scania Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles to our fleet.
• We have achieved our 2022 target of a 9% reduction in CO2 emissions from truck operations.
• We are continually investing towards our ambitious commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2025.

Click here to read the article on the Business Insider website.

A North West-based logistics company has acquired a new fleet of alternative fuelled vehicles with seven-figure support from HSBC UK.

GBA Logistics, which has utilised a HSBC UK funding package, has snapped up a total of ten Scania Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles to add to its existing diesel-powered fleet.

It marks the first major alternative fuels investment for GBA as it works towards a 2040 Net Zero target.

The vehicles will operate on specific routes in the North and East of the UK, with the potential to expand to other regions.

Due to the HSBC UK supported move to CNG power solutions, GBA has achieved the 2022 target of a 9 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions from truck operations. The company is keen to emphasise the importance of the investment towards its commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent  by 2025.

Deena Hamilton, sustainability manager at Preston-based GBA, said: “This is an exciting time at GBA as we make further additions to our existing two hundred vehicle-strong fleet.

“As part of our sustainability goals, we are committed to reducing our emissions and taking credible steps to invest in greener technologies. We look forward to further opportunities for decarbonisation as we drive towards a sustainable future.”

Jon Higginson, relationship director at HSBC UK, added: “The introduction of an alternative fuelled fleet to GBA’s services comes at an important time for the business as it moves towards more sustainable operations. It is fantastic to support their green initiatives and we look forward to seeing the wider positive impact this makes as the company continues to grow.”

The new vehicles at GBA have been funded with HSBC UK Equipment Finance, with support from Craig Onions, relationship director for Corporate Equipment Finance and Alex Wier, corporate account manager.

Founded in 1987, the firm is a total logistics supply chain operator, which offers traction services and time critical, temperature controlled and high security transportation.

The business currently employs more than 400 members of staff and operates from 18 different locations across the UK and Europe.

Season’s Greetings from the entire team at GBA Services!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our colleagues, customers and partners for their support this year, and we are looking forward to continuing to work together in 2023.

We wish you all a great Christmas, and cheers to the New Year!

GBA Logistics are grateful to have worked together with the charity International Aid Trust to provide assistance to refugees in Ukraine who are suffering from the effects of the ongoing war.

We helped to coordinate donations of essential items to people in Ukraine who are in need, such as clothes, food, toiletries, and medical supplies. We used our vehicles and our drivers to collect goods from people who kindly donated and delivered these to drop off points where they would be sent to Ukraine to those in need. We understand that it is currently a very difficult and trying time for people of Ukraine due to the ongoing war and are determined to do our bit to help the people who need it.