Category: Metro

The Metro team talk: Laurence Burford

Head of Finance, Laurence Burford, joined Metro directly from academia, graduating in Law and Biomedical sciences from Staffordshire and Durham Universities. Failure to comply with regulatory requirements can have financial, legal and reputational consequences for businesses. Laurence joine... Read more

The Metro team talk: Andy Fitchett

Andy is “relishing the opportunity that Brexit brings” because, working with our IT development team, he is pioneering the automation of EU and UK customs declaration requirements, to streamline freight movements into and out of the EU. Andy joined Metro nine years ago, as import manager, ... Read more

The Metro team talk: Mike Quish

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the desperate need for PPE, the air freight services delivered by Mike Quish and his team have never been more critical. The transport of PPE and essential medical products, primarily from China, began in late March, as airlines began grounding passeng... Read more

Be more Oscar!

Metro colleague, Dani Jealous’ son has very sadly recently been diagnosed with Batten Disease, a rarely inherited condition that affects the nervous system and is a genetic life-limiting neurodegenerative disease. The genes causing Batten were only identified in 1995 and the only current med... Read more

The Metro team talk: Dave Jones

Metro has evolved continuously over the last four decades and Dave’s journey with us over the last two and a half, mirrors many of Metro’s evolutions, developments and innovations. Dave’s professional life began on the carrier side, with a container shipping line in Liverpool and Birming... Read more

The Metro team talk: Linzi Barnes-Cox

We often talk about the need for resilient, agile and flexible supply chains. And while our leading-edge technology creates the environment to support those aspirations, it is colleagues like Linzi that make things happen. Linzi’s wide-ranging skills and capabilities have been honed over a d... Read more

The Metro team talk: Chris Carlile

The coronavirus is having a hugely disruptive impact globally, affecting businesses and their supply chains. Key to supporting Metro customers during this uncertain period is the communication and information delivered by our Customer Relationship Manager, Chris Carlile. Chris recently celebra... Read more

The Metro team talk: Emma Hulbert

The paper money we carry in our wallets and purses has no intrinsic worth. Money fulfils its function, when we have confidence that it will retain its value over time. In the service sector, the products sold are intangible, relying on people to create confidence and deliver value. Emma Hulbert a... Read more

The Metro team talk: Andy Brooks

With the UK and continental Europe’s demand for critical medical supplies and equipment to combat COVID-19 likely to persist well into the second half of the year, efficient air freight solutions have never been more vital. Andy Brooks leads Metro’s air and PPE task team. Andy has been wit... Read more

The Metro team talk: Julie Dale

Metro’s Outsourcing solutions include a total documentation service that embraces commercial, compliance and financial requirements. Managing the Business Process & Outsource (BPO) functions, Julie Dale works with teams in the UK, India and Malaysia, to meet the evolving needs of internal a... Read more

The Metro team talk: Simon George

Technology is one of Metro’s four key service pillars - together with forwarding, supply chain and outsourcing - and a unique selling point for the business. As Technical Solutions Director, Simon George is in a critical role, leading the businesses technology strategy and driving the team that... Read more

Team members visit Amazon

Personal and professional development starts at induction and continues through your Metro career, to help you reach your potential. Two young professionals, from our Export and Automotive teams, visited a local Amazon fulfilment centre last week, to learn about the processes and systems behin... Read more