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Acclaim Invited to Royal Naming Ceremony for Red Jet 6

There aren’t a lot of opportunities for attending prestigious events when you work in logistics, so imagine how thrilled we were to receive an invitation from our Isle of Wight partner, Red Funnel, to the Royal naming ceremony of their new cross-Solent high-speed ferry, Red Jet 6. The team here ...
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One Submarine for Same Day Delivery Please!

There’s never a dull day at Acclaim! Whilst many of our deliveries are neatly palletised or packaged, there are occasions when the freight is a little less ordinary… and no more so than in the recent case of a small yellow submarine which required transportation from the Isle of Wight ...
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Acclaim Walks the Wight for the Fifth Consecutive Year

We were delighted to support the Earl Mountbatten Hospice’s Walk the Wight event once again this year by providing a curtain-sided vehicle for use as a mobile stage for the band. Thankfully the weather was better than expected, which meant that the truck’s roof could be used to provide shade ...
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Acclaim Invests in the future of Britain’s HGV drivers

With a growing UK wide shortage of HGV drivers, Britain’s logistics industry could be heading towards crisis, as operators struggle to attract young people to an industry where the average age is 53. Acclaim is bucking this trend by investing in the training of the next generation of drivers. Their latest ...
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Further Expansion for Isle of Wight Team

Following the recent launch of our partnership with Red Funnel Ferries, we are pleased to announce another new appointment to our expanding team in Cowes. Dylan Amey, an Island resident, joins Acclaim as Traffic Manager and will be bringing a further 12 years of specialist logistics expertise to our Isle ...
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Acclaim Partners with Red Funnel to Enhance Island Parcel Distribution Service

We are pleased to announce that, from April 2016, the Vehicle Ferry Parcel Service will be managed by Acclaim Logistics, in partnership with Red Funnel. Our new service will boast an impressive 20 vehicle crossings per day, facilitating same day delivery on the Island for any parcels received into our Southampton or Cowes ...
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Follow Us on LinkedIn to Win!

We Need You!   Follow our LinkedIn Customer Page before the end of February to be in with a chance of winning a spa day at the wonderful Careys Manor Hotel in the heart of the New Forest or £100 off your next Acclaim invoice. Click Here to Follow Us!
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… John Prime, Acclaim’s Palletways Sales Manager

Taken from a recent interview with Palletways' Network News, our Sales Manager, John Prime talks us through a typical day...   7am – Catch up on admin tasks. Check the Palletways portal for the very latest statistics on customers’ booked volume. Issue the weekly Pipeline & Activity Report to Palletways UK ...
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A Year of Reliable UK and European Pallet Distribution!

Doesn’t time fly? At Acclaim, we are fast approaching the first anniversary of our membership of Palletways, Europe’s largest provider of express next day pallet distribution services.   Having joined the network in March 2015, we have seen significant development in our UK pallet delivery and European pallet distribution business ...
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Happy Customer, Thrilled with Acclaim’s Prompt Parcel Delivery Service

Isle of Wight-based Karen Ledger runs a charity to help abused and neglected dogs in Cyprus. She contacted Acclaim to collect an urgent parcel from the Isle of Wight and deliver it to Scotland for onward shipment to Cyprus.   Having received the request from Karen on Sunday evening, we ...
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