Advance Forwarding was formed in 1993 by Mike Bull and Steve Hodson, who were close friends from the 1970’s but from different commercial backgrounds. Mike having held various senior positions within the freight industry during the previous 10 years and Steve who had been a Sales Director at two national catering distribution companies
Combining their sales and operational skills the concept was to build a freight forwarding company that would provide premium services that were second to none to local companies who wanted a hands-on service. Nothing is too much trouble - a philosophy which is as true today as it was when it started
Originally concentrating on Air, Sea and Trailer freight, customers soon started asking for a wider range of services. By 1998 all forms of freight forwarding were available, including Importing and Couriers. The business is based in Derby
CCL acquired Advance Forwarding and Advance Packing in 2016 and Alpharoute Transports and Kyria in 2017
Our aim was to extend and connect-up the local customer services we offer across the UK and bring our software development capability in-house