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Croome Limited Cullet Drive Queenborough Kent ME11 5JS T:  +44 (0) 1795 580 222 E:  sales@croome.com W:  www.croome.com

 

About Us

Croome, originally founded in 1972, provides international road transport services throughout UK and Europe. Operating in Hanging Garment, Carpets and Flooring, Electronics, Furniture, Pharmaceutical and Fine Food industries our reputation has been built on impeccable attention to detail and commitment to our customers.

International management network	The expertise for speed	The Croome capacity advantage	Gold star express
Our experienced personnel are highly skilled multilingual logisticians dedicated to the precision steering and controlled movement of our vehicles. We are always focused on our primary goal; customer satisfaction. Our flexible approach and cultural awareness eliminates cross-border issues and enables our UK and European offices to work in unison.	More than four decades of experience has shown us that the most direct route is not necessarily the fastest or safest. Every detail of every journey is finely planned to ensure that our guaranteed delivery times are met.	One of our major features, keeping us ahead of competitors is the sheer size of our load capacities. Our road train format offers up to 120 cubic metres PLUS a loading height of up to 2.95 metres – often eliminating the need for a second vehicle and dramatically providing substantial cost savings.	For the ultimately urgent consignments, this unique facility guarantees there is no faster way to deliver. A Croome Red Route provides an unbeatable relay of vehicles each manned by experienced drivers, with vehicles eating up kilometres every possible hour for fastest delivery, guaranteed!

We’re equipped with all sorts of equipment to fit your every need

Recognised as a European leader in high volume and high value cargo, we are geared to offer all of the following as standard.

Twin or Multiple Deck Trailers – for products that cannot be double stacked or overstowed. Mezzanine floors can be placed at variable heights to facilitate a second volume cargo, very effectively enlarging the vehicle capacity.

Front and Rear swap bodies – Enabling loading and unloading from the front and rear of each swap body. For increased flexibility, groupage or sites without loading bays.

Air Suspension Vehicles – For secure transport of fragile products over poor or rugged terrain. Allows varying height control of both truck and trailer, enables easier loading / unloading. Allows greater flexibility and express deliveries teamed with demountable containers.

Boxed Swap Bodies – Thermosteel 60cbm solid sided swap bodies for high value consumer commodities.

Insulated Swap Bodies – Eliminates condensation within the container and maintains air temperature at an EU standard accepted level.

Swap Bodies – To be left at clients’ premises for long periods for on-going loading, additional storage, out of hours unloading, enabling express and split deliveries, increased load security and privacy, dedicated 8M service and secure storage for slow transit time consignments.

Triple axle Trailers – increased consignment weight by approx. 3 tonnes with the added benefits of swap bodies and road trains as above.

TIR Approved Vehicles – With EU Customs Certification.

Curtain Side Swap Bodies – For machinery or abnormal loads requiring overhead or side loading, increased flexibility with groupage deliveries and oversized loads,

 

Warehousing

We offer major Customs Bonded warehousing facilities in the UK at Leeds, Yorkshire and our Head Office at Queenborough ,Kent. Also in Lithuania at Kaunas and Vilnius.

We Provide:

• Long term and transit warehouse operations
• Consolidation, cross-docking, transhipping, sorting, merchandise labelling, cloth and material sampling for European Factories for the fashion industry
• Rework, order picking, labelling, pick and pack, goods inspection
• 24/7 manned and alarmed security systems
• Variety of storage options for RACKED, BLOCK STACKED, PALLETISED, LOOSE CARGO and hanging garments
• Quality Control procedures for all merchandise
• Highly experienced personnel and first class, personal service
• Loading / offloading inside and outside warehouse in secure covered areas
• Open 24/7 – Flexible working hours
• Clean and hygienic conditions for garment handling
• Fast access to major road networks
• Dock level loading
• Client discretion
• 26,000 sq. ft.

 

​Satellite Tracking 

Our state-of-the-art satellite tracking and communication system is installed on every vehicle in our fleet. As well as pinpoint vehicle locations to within 50 metres the satellite system allows for route and fuel analysis and increased driver and consignment security.

24 Hour Communication	Position Bulletins	Maximum Security
Throughout our operations network we have instant, on-screen surveillance of vehicles and communication with drivers throughout Europe. Functions such as real time route updates, 2 way messaging systems and driver performance monitoring enable efficient planning and cost management.	Customers are constantly updated with shipment progress, accurately advising delivery / collection schedules as well as confirming that safe and on time delivery has been made every time.	Multi feature emergency alert systems such as vehicle location monitoring, panic buttons and vehicle immobilisers safeguard drivers, shipments and vehicles at all times.