News & Analysis 9
Founded in November 1996, Pall-Ex
began with a network of 29 hauliers and
a distribution of 117 pallets on its first
night of operations. Today the company
employs 180 staff with over 100 depot
locations across the UK. The purpose-built
hub at Ellistown in Leicestershire regularly
handles approaching 10,000 units of
palletized freight per night. Commenting
on the Prowess Woman of Inspiration
Award, Hilary said: “I am proud to be
associated with an organization that is
doing such excellent work in supporting
women in business. Being able to help
other women to be successful is one of the
perks of my job and to be recognized with
this award for doing something I enjoy so
much is doubly special.”
Ryder Wins New Automotive success of this iconic brand through Hilary Devey (right)
our automotive logistics expertise. accepts her Inspirational
Logistics Contract We are employing a bespoke solution Woman of the
that calls on our experience and skill Year award.
Ryder (www.ryder.com) has won the in managing complex automotive
Just-In-Time (JIT) inbound logistics contracts to ensure that we provide an
contract to support the manufacture exemplary service to the BMW Group.”
of the second generation MINI. Work
on the new MINI is already under way
at the BMW Group plant in Oxford.
To support the operation, Ryder has
opened a new logistics depot near Inspirational Woman Award
Abingdon where, owing to the time-
critical nature of the collections, Ryder for Pall-Ex MD
has deployed a dedicated management
team who will mirror the plant’s seven- Hilary Devey, founder and Managing
day-a-week production schedule. Director of the Pall-Ex group of
Ryder will collect components from companies, has been named by The
15 sites and deliver them in sequence Prowess Organization as Inspirational
deliveries to the BMW Group plant in Woman of the Year. The award, sponsored
Oxford ready for assembly. by HSBC, is given to a successful woman
entrepreneur who is a role model and
To facilitate this, Ryder is deploying a active supporter of other women. It was
brand new fleet of Euro 5 compliant presented during the Prowess Fourth
tractor units, plus 28 trailers, which Annual International Conference in
have been specially designed to Brighton during February. Hilary runs TNT Wins European Business
support the BMW Group’s plant layout a highly successful multimillion pound
and its requirement for rapid unloading logistics business that collects and Award for Customer Focus
of key components. Fifty drivers plus distributes palletized freight across the
an eight-strong management team UK and Europe. She is a role model for all Focusing on the needs of its customers
have been put in place to operate female entrepreneurs and plays an active has helped Britain’s leading express
the contract. Peter Backhouse, Vice part in encouraging women in business, delivery company play a major part in
President and Managing Director especially in non-traditional careers such capturing the prestigious European
Ryder Europe said: “It is exciting to as the transport sector. Business Award. The contribution of the
be able to contribute to the continuing UK-based operation of global express
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