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Mission Statement To connect the world of airfreight and road transport, efficiently, competently and cost effectively.

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Circle Express History

The Circle Express Group is one of the largest independent networks offering a collection and delivery service specifically targeted at the UK air freight forwarding industry.

With over 25 years experience, the group has an annual turnover in excess of £20,000,000, a daily throughput of 330 tonnes made up of over 2,200 import / export consignments. There are now eight company owned depots within the group and each is a Department of Transport Aviation Security listed location offering a regional and national service to local and international forwarders based in its areas. more statistics

2005

An eighth depot is opening at Leeds Bradford airport to enhance the distribution services in the North East.

2004

Circle Express Head Office moves to brand new premises at Heathrow Airport, doubling the size of the new facility.

2002

A seventh depot is opened at East Midlands Airport.

2001

‘Connection Couriers’ is launched at each depot to provide a much-needed immediate response door to door‘ specials’ service to supplement the distribution operation.

2000

A sixth depot is opened at Birmingham International Airport.

1997

Acquisition of a major competitor – Manchester based Freightspeed takes place, which adds two further depots, Glasgow and Bristol into the network and increases the Company’s facility at Manchester.

1996

Another depot is added at Exeter Airport to service the growing needs of clients delivering and collecting in the South-West.

1988

A rapidly expanding overnight delivery and same day collection service prompted the dissolution of Airlink Holdings, the divesting of all the other group services and the formation of ‘Circle Express Ltd’. At the same time, the purchase of Manchester based Phoenix Express took place to facilitate distribution in the north of England.

1982

Circle Transport merges with a coalition company, Infra Freight Services under a holding company – Airlink Holdings, encompassing all aspects of airfreight transport which included roller bed vehicles, contract hire facilities, warehousing and distribution.

1978

Circle Transport is launched and is one of the first distribution companies to offer the Heathrow airfreight industry a dedicated, low cost ‘same day’ delivery and collection service.

1975

Inaugurated originally as a mini-cab company based in West Drayton, Middlesex under the name of Revheath. Due to its close proximity to London Heathrow, the company inevitably became involved in the movement of small parcels on and around the airport. It wasn’t long before parcel movements outgrew passenger traffic.