Irish Enterprise Awards 2021

6 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2021 Irish Enterprise Awards , Best International Freight Forwarding Company 2021 A family-run business that has served Ireland for more than thirty-five years, Hyland Shipping Agencies is an international freight forwarding company with a global reputation for its conscientious multimodal shipping capabilities. We take a closer look at what separates this firm in a competitive industry as it celebrates success at the Irish Enterprise Awards 2021. Hyland Shipping is a Dublin-based international freight forwarding company providing goods transportation solutions to a variety of industries and trades in Automotive, FMCG, Beverage, Retail, Fragile and Oversize and more. Located in Ireland, which is widely regarded as the gateway between Europe and the US, Hyland is positioned in one of the world’s most important intersections and is therefore charged with the responsibility of facilitating the seamless movement of goods and strengthening the links between continents. Whether by air, ocean, land, or a combination of the three, Hyland is dedicated to getting the small, large, or even extra-large packages and loads of its clients to their destinations safely, efficiently and at an affordable price. Established in 1983 by Jim Hyland, Hyland Shipping remains to this day a family-run business, now in the hands of Jim’s son, Tino. Built from prior expertise and initial interest in the wine industry, Hyland was originally set up as a specialist in the transportation of full loads and groupage of dry and refrigerated products between Spain, Portugal and Ireland. Hyland quickly became recognised as a market leader in the international transportation of wines into Ireland, giving Jim and Tino the means to explore the possibility of growing their business from a specialist into a leading freight forwarding company. In 2001, Hyland moved into its purpose-built, 20,000 square foot warehouse and depot to facilitate the plans for international expansion and began to grow its network. France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Germany and the UK soon became daily destinations for Hyland’s expanded selection of services, which were joined in later years by Greece, Turkey, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Switzerland. Today, Hyland continues to grow its distribution network around the world, enhancing its services in order to maintain its position as an international industry leader. A team of more than 500 employees dispersed across sixteen countries worldwide, Hyland is part of a global network that deems its partners as its strongest assets. Hyland’s entire business philosophy and driving mission is built on values that are embedded into the very fabric of the organisation: Reliability, Integrity, Accountability, Respect, Honesty and Openness. These six core values unite the Hyland team, no matter where in the world they are, and foster close partnerships between Hyland’s direct clients and experienced staff. The Hyland team combines the multidisciplinary expertise of graduates and professionals who come from diverse backgrounds and industry experiences, as well as many years spent in the freight industry, where they have acquired insights and genuine passion for freight forwarding, that they are able to implement into their current roles. This is coupled Feb21281 with an intellectual curiosity and a strong skillset that is rooted in excellent communication skills. Indeed, many of the team are bi- or multilingual, speaking Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian, thereby making communications with the team easy for European partners and customers, and the firm’s reputation for customer service exemplary. Customer service exists at the heart of the company’s central ethos, next to a strong code of ethics that values every team member and stakeholder of Hyland, as well as a commitment to sustainable practices. By maintaining the highest ethical standards that respect the people and goods that Hyland works with, as well as the planet, Hyland is trusted as a reliable partner that is dedicated to carrying out planning and delivery efficiently and effectively, and to creating a customer experience that exceeds expectations. Hyland works with its partners around the world to create optimal freight forwarding solutions and programmes that are tailored to the unique needs of those businesses. Utilising over thirty-five years of industry experience, Hyland has moved millions of products around the world, each with a solution that is unique to the needs of the client and requirements of the goods. Therefore, Hyland’s multimodal delivery services are unmatched in effectivity and efficiency in getting goods from the origin to their final destination, combining road, rail, sea, and air freight as needed. Moreover, with Hyland’s Track and Trace applications, clients are able to monitor the progress of their goods and have confidence that they will arrive at their destination safely and quickly. Hyland have for the past 20 years been the provider of transport services to the Irish Olympic sailing team arrange shipping of boats and equipment to and from regattas in North America, South America and to and from Japan, New Zealand, Australia etc. When the equipment must be there it has always been available to the sailors. Hyland are arranging to ship the sailing equipment to Tokyo for the Japan Olympics departing from Ireland. Partnerships with the top ocean freight carriers around the world enables Hyland to secure reliable space for clients at competitive rates, even in peak times of a volatile ocean freight market. Hyland’s partners also offer multiple sailings each week, so that customers can access space on board when they need it most, while Hyland has built systems that ensure packages of all sizes are transported in the most cost-efficient manner, factoring in customs clearance and timescales for every case. The same conscientious service for packages of all sizes also applies to Hyland’s land transport capabilities, which extends across all counties of Ireland and to the more than forty depots that are dispersed across