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Meet The Team
Managing Director (Sales & Marketing / Development)
Jim has been in the business for 30 years and has gained a wide ranging knowledge of the transport business working his way up in a "traditional apprenticeship" commencing as a 'customs dock runner' at 16 years incorporating duties as a customs entry clerk, trailer transport operator, freight forwarder & office manager.
Professional qualifications: CPC in National Haulage Operations, CPC in International Operations NVQ Level 4 in International Trade and Services and Fellow of BIFA.
Working within a project forwarding environment, Jim has encompassed knowledge in abnormal transport movements, ships chartering alongside traditional European transport.
Hobbies: Jim loves horse racing - owns a set of golf clubs, enjoys watching live bands & enjoys socialising with people.
Director (Operations, Sales & Administrative Systems)
Jamie has progressed from an office junior to a Director and co-owner of a new dynamic and exciting freight handling service provider.
At the age of 16 he spent much of his time presenting documents to fellow agents, HMC and Dock officials, as well as being guided as to the do's and don'ts of ships agency, meeting a wide variety of people such as crew and deck hands, first mates right up to the ship's skipper.
At the age of 17 money ruled the world and Jamie changed his direction a little to encompass Scandinavian and European forwarders and Customs Clearance developing into what we now call today a supervisor, but then at the age of 17 Jamie was 2 away from the M.D.
After a couple of years Jamie had the opportunity to join a project forwarding company based in Felixstowe working as the P.A. to the M.D. Jamie gained much experience in most aspects of project forwarding in the North Sea Oil industry - so the question to detail is no stranger to him. He gained much experience in moving such things as a packet of nuts & bolts to a 40Mtr long 200T reactor, from a small van movement to a helicopter.
Jamie has also gained experience in controlling various European trailer agencies that included over seeing route planning for delivery of trailers throughout the UK and subsequent reloading of export traffic back to the continent as well as coordinating all sales and finances and Haulier/sub contract hire. To compliment these trailer agencies, Jamie also gained experience in general freight and European forwarding, Jamie has managed to build up a vast expanse of knowledge relating to these markets as well as implementing an extremely large and trustworthy haulage and transport subcontractor base for groupage, part load, full load and abnormal loads/transports throughout all of Europe.
Jamie was fortunate to get involved in it all.
Bob is also the Managing Director of Magnum Spedition Ltd, however being a close personal friend of Jim and Jamie’s it was a easy decision for him to make to help them establish Flexitrans.
Bob is on the board of Flexitrans, which allows them to utilise his 29 years experience (17 as MD of Magnum Spedition) to help guide and steer the company forward.
The limited time he has outside of Magnum Spedition and Flexitrans is spent either on the Golf Course or Clay Pigeon Shooting.
Email:bob.hattrell@flexitrans.co.uk
 Transport Co-Ordinator. (Operations, DGSA)
Andy has been working within the transport industry for 17 years, he has previously worked for a major European Trailer operator, honing his skills in the position of Southern Transport Co-ordinator.
When the Company decided to centralise their operations in Runcorn, Andy took the decision to transfer to the North West to meet the new challenge.
Andy was missing his family and friends in Suffolk and took the decision to relocate back to Ipswich, and when the opportunity to work for Flexitrans became available , Andy saw this as a new and exciting challenge to develop his freight forwarding skills to compliment his operational abilities
Jennie Hedley
Accounts / Purchase Ledger
Jennie joined Flexitrans on the 1st February 2008.
Enjoying various positions in accounts for the past ten years, Jennie has gained a lot of experience and is currently responsible for Flexitrans' purchase ledger.
With three teenagers; when she has time for hobbies they include walking her dog, cinema, gardening and socialising.
Administration Assistant (PODs, Invoicing, Administration)
Within the European Transport Market, it is imperative that a quality control system is in place to ensure all documentation, in particular CMRs/PODs are obtained, checked and forwarded to Customers whom command documentary evidence of the delivery.
This is Christines’ main role at Flexitrans, but she also incorporates invoicing, and general administrative duties, to ensure a smooth and efficiently run administrative department.
Christines’ hobbies include fun quiz nights, cinema, walking her mischievous hound Benson, and of course taking exotic holidays.
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