On Saturday 21 December 2019 all the Bishopsgate depots met at the Ricoh Arena Hospitality Premier Lounge for the Christmas Cracker game between Wasps and Harlequins. An excellent day was had by all and the chance for all the depots to meet up and get to know each other face to face, in a non-work…
On the 1st November 2019, The Simon Hegele Holding Group transferred its’ High Tech division to a new company called “Simon Hegele High Tech Transport & Service GmbH”. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Simon Hegele Group and will remain TENESO’s partner for Germany. When Stefan Ulrich, Managing Partner of Simon Hegele Holdings announced…
This time last year Stephanie Prince was single, living at home and working in the customer services team in Swindon. One year on and it’s all changed. Last month, Stephanie married the love of her life, Chris and they are now happily settled into married life in their new home together. And if that wasn’t…
If you have to collect 3000 ‘data bearing assets’ from a customer’s site it’s nearly impossible to count them accurately and manually using paper and pen. No matter how diligent the crews are or how much time they take to carry out the task, errors can and will creep in. Bishopsgate have been fully aware…
Bishopsgate has been enjoying a sustained period of organic growth and is looking to recruit a top quality Customer Service Executive to join our team at our modern Royal Wootton Bassett facility. Bishopsgate is a specialist provider of high quality “last mile” delivery and placement service UK wide…and beyond. You will be joining a small…
Car (and truck) free day is taking place on Sunday 22nd September in London There will be extensive road closures and restrictions in and around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London between 07:00 to 19:00 and beyond as heavy congestion begins to clear. This will affect the service we can offer in the…
Steel Warriors is a charity that aims to reduce the number of young people carrying knives in the UK. They melt down knives taken off London’s streets and recycle the steel into outdoor calisthenics gyms. They want to offer young people a free space that not only gets them talking about knife crime, but also…
I had the pleasure recently to go and meet some of the team at Bishopsgate’s new workshop facility in Warrington. Bishopsgate’s focus has always been on providing added value services and this has, in the main, been delivered by our road crews. But we have been quietly developing and extending the number of added value…
We are often asked, “Can Bishopsgate collect a safe from our offices and ethically dispose of it for us?” The answer is of course “YES” and it remains, I believe, a task that should only be carried out by specialists who have the necessary training, experience and manual handling equipment to achieve it. I am…
It’s been a great couple of months not having to speak about BREXIT but the harsh reality of a ‘No Deal’ exit looks more likely given the current political climate and that Britain will exit the EU on the 31st October 2019. I’m certainly no expert on what might or might not happen in the…
Rarely has the political or commercial environment been more uncertain or unpredictable than it is now, with Brexit, trade wars and sanctions only some of the many issues causing havoc in today’s markets. So, what better time to be at London International Shipping Week 2019, where the thousands of visiting attendees will descend upon London…
After last year’s Rough Runner challenge The Tequila Worms (aka Barrie, Dave & myself from Bishopsgate’s Warrington depot) had gone into early retirement, but when our good friend Andy put out a call for help, The Tequila Worms did not hesitate to reform in support. Andy was travelling over from Northern Ireland to take part…
