Aid Contract For Hampshire Freight Firm HAMPSHIRE freight forwarding company, Regional Express, has won a long-term

cont ract to send food for 17,000 UN troops in Africa. Hampshire, UK, February 08, 2013 -- HAMPSHIRE freight forwarding company, Region al Express, has won a long-term contract to send food for 17,000 UN troops in Af rica. It has been awarded by Vestey Foods of Petersfield and will be on going for seve ral years It is our biggest single contract and a great boost for us in our first year of t rading, said Regional Express managing director, Eric Buggy. The aid is being transported by sea and air to Mombasa in Kenya and then onwards to troubled Somalia by a major international aid agency. The foodstuffs moved so far by Regional Express include: 40 tonnes of ice cream 100 tonnes of beef stew 20 tonnes of yoghurt 45 tonnes of frozen chicken and turkey 120 tonnes of fruit juice 26 tonnes of salt 374,000 chicken eggs Around 40 per cent of the food is transported from the UK to Africa and the rest from other countries such as Turkey, the Netherlands and Poland in what is call ed cross trading. We move most of the aid by sea but we send it by air if theres more urgency, said Eric, who established Regional Express with his business partner, sales dir ector, Geoff Evans. The company began trading in May from the Basepoint Business Park at Romsey and expects turnover in excess of 900,000 in its first year. To start up in a recession and get that kind of result in the first 12 months is not bad going, said Eric. A spokesman for Vestey Foods said: We chose Regional Express because we know we can trust them 100 per cent. They al ways do what they promise and then more. They are an excellent partner in what i s a hugely important international contract. Contact: Georgina Hillman Sam Becketts Hampshire, UK +44 0 1258 839118 georgina@sambecketts.com http://www.sambecketts.com