The combined office and warehouse facility at Sunbury-on-Thames is the operational headquarters of U-Freight UK, which has expanded rapidly since it was established in 1999 as U-Freight's second wholly owned operation in Europe.

UK managing director Greg Easterbrook said that the need for more office and warehousing space is a result of greater involvement in ocean freight and continued growth in import volumes from China, where U-Freight is very strong.

“With the main cargo areas of Heathrow airport just 15-20 minutes by truck, Sunbury has become more and more attractive as a base for UK forwarders,” said Easterbrook. “When the unit adjacent to our existing facility became available, it presented the perfect solution to the challenge of where and how we should expand.”

The combined facility provides more than 10,000 sq.ft of office and warehousing, is fully racked and equipped to meet the needs of shippers with transit cargo as well as short and medium-term storage requirements.