Before joining the family business in 2005, Charles worked extensively in UK and European transport in senior roles with DHL/Securicor and Russell Davies. His commercial experience and dynamic vision for a business built on high quality services and an Active Ethos which encourages growth drives the development and success of the company. Charles holds a BSc (Econ) from London School of Economics and an IOD Diploma in Company Direction.
Edward Downie has worked within the family business for thirty years and was appointed Director in 2003. He is passionate about operations and directs the day-to-day activities of the fleet, personnel and compliance. Edward’s intuitive understanding and appreciation for people, especially our drivers, led to the creation of our unique Driver Support Unit. Edward holds a national and International CPC.
Rick has over 30 years’ experience in the logistics sector having held a variety of senior roles within British Armed Forces prior to joining Bacton Transport in 2015 as Network Services Manager. Rick was promoted to General Manager in 2017 and is now part of the Senior Leadership Team. A highly experienced man-manager with great customer focus. He has a passion for developing talent within his teams with a focus on process improvement to drive efficiency and manage costs.
Having fun and learning are the two things Andy enjoys most working at Bacton. Andy believes working to clear strategy is the single biggest factor in achieving our goals. He is passionate about process improvement and delivering both big impact and incremental gains to improve performance. Andy brings a wealth of professional skills and diverse industry experience to the Board.
A Chartered Accountant since 1987, Paul joined the company in 2012 and leads the team responsible for the accounting and administrative functions of Bacton Transport. His attention to detail and passion for numbers plays a vital part in our planning and the way we use numbers to drive our financial results. Paul previously worked in SMEs across a wide variety of industrial and commercial environments.
Shaun has spent many more years behind the wheel than the desk. After 17-years with Royal Mail in various roles, Shaun joined Bacton Transport in 2012, originally as a Night Driver taking trunk vehicles to TPN Hub. A move to the newly established role of Driver Trainer in 2017 really allowed Shaun to find his feet off the road and he quickly realised his attention to detail and knowledge of the driving role also made him a great ambassador for compliance and safety. This was recognised by the company with two quick promotions in 2021 from Driver Trainer to Support Operations Manager and then onto General Manager for Support Operations where Shaun now oversees the company’s compliance, Health and Safety and Facilities Management.
Ben has over 10 years’ experience in the haulage industry, cutting his teeth in the freight forwarding sector before joining the Bacton Transport family in 2016 to work in our pallet network operation. In his first few years at Bacton Transport he obtained his International Managers CPC and was then subsequently promoted to Assistant Network Services Manager. He moved internally within the business and joined the general haulage team to broaden his skillset in mid-2021 and was very quickly promoted to Transport Manager. An ambitious and talented member of the team Ben is a methodical thinker, problem solver and highly customer focussed.
Dan joined Bacton Transport in January 2023 with over 10 years’ experience working in sales and marketing, including digital, print and OOH. As the Sales and Marketing Manager Dan heads up our new business acquisitions, account management and oversees all aspects of marketing, including social media. Dan’s focus is on building great relationships with potential new and existing customers. Outside of work you’ll find Dan at his local grassroots football club, where he coaches and is part of the clubs committee.
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