Happy New Year…
Hard as it may be to believe 2024 is now in the mirrors and we are already driving through the middle of January 2025.
All of us here at Export and Freight really appreciate the support you have given us over the past 12 months and hope we can continue that journey with you in the months ahead.
After years of uncertainty and disruption to the logistics industry following Brexit and then COVID 2024 brought some stability to the local economy.
Back in February devolved Government finally returned to Northern Ireland with the return of the Stormont Executive. And then, in December, MLAs voted to continue the customs and trading arrangements agreed under the Windsor Framework for another four years.
And while this is a far from perfect scenario and hurdles may still remain with trade between here and Great Britain it does provide some stability and certainty for businesses trading, and for those responsible for ensuring goods get from here to there – and vice versa.
As you will see from our cover, this edition kicks off a special feature on Manfreight, one of Northern Ireland’s leading logistics companies.
Starting in this issue, and running over the next two issues we tell the story of how from small beginnings Manfreight has become the hugely successful transport company it is today – looking into their history, where they are now and what they are planning for the future.
We also have a feature on asset finance featuring some of the leading providers of asset finance in the domestic market as well as the usual news and industry specific columns.
We hope you enjoy the issue and all the best for the year ahead.
Austin Lynch Editor
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