UK JOINT VENTURE PROMOTES INNOVATIVE INTERMODAL LOAD TRANSFER PRODUCTS FROM SWISS ENGINEERING SPECIALIST.

UK Rail Terminal Operators, Ports, Local Authorities, Developers and Potential Rail Freight Users now have the opportunity to benefit from some exciting new intermodal technology from Switzerland with the establishment of a new joint venture business.

The new business, Intermodal Logistics Ltd, will make available customised quality engineering products from Tuchschmid Constructa AG AG.

Still a family run business, this 150 year old specialist Swiss Engineering Company has invested significantly in major research initiatives, to develop products such as the COMPACTTERMINAL and the Advanced Container Transfer System (ACTS) to suit the different needs of the rail freight markets.

Not only do these products enable users, and rail and terminal operators to operate more efficiently, but also make the rail freight network more accessible to companies who currently have no rail connections and send all their goods by road.

The COMPACTTERMINAL and ACTS will help facilitate part of the Government's 10 year transport plan, to increase the volume of freight carried by rail by 80% by 2010, and the movement of goods in and out of cities in a more environmentally friendly way.

Derek Bliss, Managing Director of Intermodal Logistics Ltd. commented:

Intermodal Logistics is jointly owned by Tuchschmid Constructa AG AG and Directors of Bisham Consulting, the UK Transport and Supply Chain Consultancy. The joint venture combines excellence in intermodal design and manufacture with practical operational and project management experience in supply chains.

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