Ramadan Mubarak! May the holy month of Ramadan bring you peace, joy, and spiritual fulfillment. As you fast and reflect during this special time, may you be blessed with an abundance of blessings and happiness. Let us take this opportunity to strengthen our faith, improve ourselves, and spread kindness and compassion to those around us.…
The past couple of years have been hard. It’s been hard on people. It’s been hard on businesses. The struggle across the board has been very real. There’s been a lot of uncertainty and change. Our local newspaper got in contact recently as they were reporting on how local businesses were doing after such a…
Its that time of year again! Please see here a reminder of the summer driving bans which could effect your cargo transit time across Europe The bans come into effect 1st July and last until the end of August **FRENCH DRIVING BANS** Driving bans for 7.5t and over No driving – Saturday 7am-7pm Driving -…
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has affected us all. Here at First European we want to help out in any way that we can. We were contacted by a lovely lady who had been out raising money to aid the pets affected. She wanted to send a full trailer load of pet supplies out to…
Our Customs Manager Jordan has been busy behind the scenes. He’s taken his BTEC in Customs Export & Import procedures and he passed with flying colours. Well done Jordan. Keep smashing it. We’re all proud of you.
There are very worrying times ahead and we’re taking our responsibilities extremely seriously in an effort to limit the spread of bacteria and viruses wherever possible. The health and safety of you, your customers and our drivers & staff is our number one priority. We’re staying close to the advice from the government and will…
Covid-19 virus is continuing to affect people in Europe and precautions are advisable. Where a mask and carry hand gels if you are entering a known hotbed (Lombardy region Italy) or crowded places. Do not touch your face and minimise the use of bank notes. Regarding Freight there has been a slowdown in manufacturing in…
We are now in the transition period for leaving the EU with current arrangements. This means that at present movement of goods are not subjected to anything new. We can continue to carry your cargo custom free until 31st December 2020. This is good news for the industry as a whole and going forward we…
This year First European will be attending MultiModal as exhibitors! MultiModal is firmly established as the UK, Ireland and Northern Europe’s premier freight transport, logistics and supply chain management event. Why not visit us at our logistics pod at BIFA’s freight forwarders village. The event will be taking place from 16 – 18 June at…
This past week First European have been involved in the delivery of a bespoke custom bed. The express shipment to Italy was for no other than Romelu Lukaku Inter Milan’s star striker – who has taken to Instagram with excitement of his new bed. We were part of the critical transport leg from London to…