AOG part on the night freighter
A turbine seal landed at Heathrow at 04:10, cleared and driven to Bristol before the engineering shift changed — aircraft back in service that morning.
Stand-side in 5 hours
Industries
Cargo with a deadline attached.
Different sectors fail in different ways. A grounded aircraft, a box sitting on the quay and a missed production window all cost money, so we build the handling around the risk rather than the box.
Aerospace & AOG
Aircraft-on-ground spares on the next flight, with road feeders to the stand and dangerous-goods trained staff around the clock.
Pharma & healthcare
Temperature-controlled air, reefer containers and validated road legs, with data loggers and a full audit trail from pack to POD.
Retail, fashion & e-commerce
Peak air capacity, weekly ocean replenishment, fulfilment and last-mile returns for brands shipping into the UK and Europe.
Perishables & FMCG
Flowers, seafood and grocery lines cleared within hours of landing, plus reefer boxes and timed store deliveries for everyday volume.
Automotive & industrial
Line-side spares by road, RoRo for vehicles and plant, and out-of-gauge project cargo by sea or charter when it will not fit a box.
Engineering & manufacturing
Inbound components from the Far East by sea, tooling by air, and UK distribution that keeps production lines fed without overstocking.
Oil, gas & energy
Remote-site spares, tooling and PPE into the North Sea, Middle East and West Africa on tight call-out windows.
Exhibitions, media & project
Carnets, on-site delivery and return freight for trade shows, film crews, yachts, boats and touring equipment.
Sector playbooks
Pre-agreed handling notes so your first booking already knows the rules of your industry.
Aerospace playbook
- Next-flight-out and hand-carry for AOG
- DGR acceptance for batteries and chemicals
- Stand-side delivery with photo POD
- Night freighter tendering when passenger belly is full
Pharma playbook
- Validated packaging and data loggers
- +2°C to +25°C lane options
- GDP-minded handling and audit trails
- Named coordinator for clinical trial kits
Retail playbook
- Peak air capacity reserved before Black Friday
- Weekly ocean replenishment from the Far East
- Store and DC timed deliveries by road
- Returns, reverse logistics and sample hand-carry
Import & ocean playbook
- Weekly FCL and LCL from the Far East, India and Africa
- Inland ETSF clearance to avoid quay rent
- Reefer and out-of-gauge surveys before the box is booked
- Store and DC feeds by road once the container is destuffed
Special handling
Temperature, hazard class and security, covered.
Dangerous goods
IATA DGR and ADR-trained staff accepting most hazard classes by air, sea and road, including lithium batteries and dry ice.
Cold chain & reefer
Validated air packaging from +2°C to +25°C, plus reefer containers and temperature-controlled trucks with data loggers.
High-value secure
Caged storage, sealed vehicles, dual-person handovers and photographic PODs for jewellery, samples and electronics.
Project, OOG & charter
Out-of-gauge surveys, vessel and aircraft charter, breakbulk and heavy plant that will not fit a standard container.
RoRo, vehicles & boats
Cars, classic vehicles, yachts and construction equipment moved on shared or dedicated RoRo and container programmes.
Packing & cargo insurance
Export crates, ISPM-15 timber, on-site packing and marine open-cover insurance for air, sea, road and storage.
Outcomes on real lanes
Container off the quay, not on it
A Far East 40ft arrived at Felixstowe with no delivery slot. We pulled it inland to bonded storage, cleared against the importer's deferment and fed stores over seven days instead of paying quay rent.
Port storage costs avoided
Line-side overnight, every night
A Midlands plant needed German tooling on a standing overnight truck. Dedicated FTL, T1 transit and a 06:00 dock booking kept the line running through a six-week tooling change.
Zero missed production windows
“An AOG part landed at Heathrow at 04:10 and was on our stand in Bristol before the shift changed. That is the whole reason we moved to LogiEdge.”
Sarah Whitfield
Maintenance Planner, Norbrook Aviation
“We had a container we could not take at the port. LogiEdge pulled it inland, cleared it and saved us the quay charges. Sea freight has been straightforward ever since.”
Daniel Okafor
Import Manager, Meridian Components
“Cold-chain by air into three continents and reefer boxes on the ocean programme — eighteen months, zero temperature excursions. The audit trail is impeccable.”
Dr. Priya Menon
Head of Logistics, HelixPharma
“Overnight trucks into the plant, same-day vans for spares, and a named person who actually answers. Rare for a forwarder that also handles our Far East boxes.”
James Corbett
Logistics Director, Meridian Foods