Maersk

Maersk: Shipping line, Maersk handles some 20% of the UK's total deep-sea container traffic, some 160,000 containers, to inland destinations by rail. Maersk's customers represent a substantial number of established household and industry names, all dependent on efficient supply links to ports supported by rail.

The Malcolm Group
One of the UK's major road hauliers, the Malcolm Group started using rail in February 2001. Since then the number of trains they operate has risen more than three-fold. ASDA is amongst many customers Malcolm's has attracted to rail, saving the supermarket retailer 4 million road vehicle miles per annum.

Jaguar

Three out of four Jaguar cars built at Castle Bromwich, and 90% of those for export, leave the factory by rail. Trains from Castle Bromwich use a brand new £10 million rail loading facility opened in March 2003. Rail freight delivers savings on plant operation and delivery times.

"Using rail has brought us real quality benefits that are being felt right down the supply chain."

Ford's Premier Automotive Group

Marks & Spencer

Three quarters of the French wine sold in Marks & Spencer stores comes to the UK by rail. Marks & Spencer have been using rail to import beer, wine and spirits from the EU for over two years. 40% of total intake into their national distribution centre arrives on rail. Marks & Spencer also make deliveries to their Scottish RDC using rail, taking 350 vehicles a year off the UK roads. The company is currently looking at ways to expand their use of rail in Scotland.


Associated British Ports

ABP is the UK's largest port operator. The company has a policy of promoting and facilitating the use of rail, and more than 20 million tonnes is delivered to or from ABP ports by rail each year. To give more port users the opportunity of using rail, ABP's logistics division acquired the Hams Hall Rail Terminal operation in the Midlands in 2002. Since then, the terminal has been extended and throughput has increased dramatically.

Rosebys

Rosebys, the UK's largest home textile retailer, operates a rail-connected regional distribution centre in Selby through a joint partnership with The Potter Group. GB Railfreight provides a daily rail service for Medite Shipping Co (UK) Ltd from the Port of Felixstowe to supply the centre. The goods supplied by rail include towels, duvet covers, bed linen, pillowcases and ready-made curtains.

Stora Enso

In excess of 90% of the newsprint supplied to Stora Enso to publishers News International, Trinity Mirror and Associated News uses rail freight in some part of the supply chain. Rail freight offers an economically efficient solution and the reliability needed to keep the printing presses running.

"Rail freight underpins Lafarge's commitment to keep up to 21,000 lorry loads each year off the roads in the Peak District"
Lafarge Cement

ASDA

ASDA use rail to carry food, general merchandise and clothing between Daventry and Scotland. This rail saves ASDA 4 million lorry miles and 314,00 gallons of diesel fuel every year, equivalent to taking 6,140 lorries off the roads. This produces a net reduction 41 tonnes in the annual amount of solid carbon released into the atmosphere. ASDA have recently expanded their use of rail and now use services connecting the Port of Felixstowe and Daventry, and between Grangemouth and Aberdeen.

Peak District National Park

Each year rail freight keeps almost 4 million tonnes of freight off the roads in the Peak District National Park. This equates to around 200,000 lorry movements. Many businesses important for local jobs and supporting the local economy depend on rail freight to reduce their environmental impact.