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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 22 MAY 2016 AVIATION, SHIPPING & LOGISTICS III Express Group Malta Velbro House, Qormi Road, Luqa LQA 9040, MALTA Tel: (+356) 21 242311 Email: info@expressgroup.com www.expressgroup.com Whatever the cargo, Wherever the destination, No matter the logistic risks, We can be trusted. We Deliver. We are Orange. Express Trailers adds new depot in France "WE have been experiencing an increase in trade between Malta and France and this increased demand for our service has led us to add a new depot in Lille to be able to service our customers doing business with the region," said David Fleri Soler, Head of Sales and Business Devel- opment at Express Trailers. Express Trailers has in fact consolidated its business collaboration with French transport and logistics company Dimotrans who services Express Trailers across France with operations through Paris, Lyon and now Lille. With over 30 years' experience the Dimotrans Group has been developing effective, flexible and respon- sive offers in multimodal road, air and maritime transport, in customs and in B to B and B to C logistics, to manage entire supply chains. France in fact, remains one of the main trading partners of Malta. From the statistics of the French customs and the Ministry of Economy, French exports to Malta increased 16% between 2014 and 2015 (€358.7 M) and French imports from Malta increased by 2% (€172.8 M). The most dynamic sectors in both countries' bilateral trade are boats, ICT and electron- ic goods as well as optical instruments, pharmaceutical products and food and beverage. Express Trailers recently supported a social networking event organised by the Maltese French Chamber of Commerce which was presided by HE Mme Beatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, French Ambassador to Malta. Mts Le Fraper du Hellen explained the active role being taken by the French Embassy in Malta to promote initiatives leading to investment and further busi- nesses between the two Republics. She made reference to the various French businesses which have started working in and with Malta such as Avene France cosmetics, Angenieux precision cameras, Click and Boats Rentals, and Meludia, a music learning web application that will be offered for free to Maltese citizens noting that this highlighted both the diversity of French companies and the excellent busi- ness environment that exists in Malta. "Express Trailers has always worked closely with local and international com- panies doing business to and from France and we have always been very close to their requirements and responsive to their demands. We are set up in a way that we can offer a total logistics solu- tion and therefore, we can easily adapt to how the client's requirements evolve. A case in point is this growing need for better connections through Lille and this is what spurred Express Trailers to establish a new depot in this region," Fleri Soler added. Express Trailers has been operating to and fro France since 1978 with a sched- uled weekly service and departures and arrivals from Paris and Lyon offering groupage services and part loads, both for import and export as well as transport of dry, chilled or frozen food products and specialized cargo such as motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and works of art. More recently, Express Trailers also included France in its online shipping portal www.ShipLowCost.com running weekly from Paris to Malta for the benefit of all online shoppers buying from France and even holiday makers in France hav- ing overweight or oversized packages to ship home. Online shopping and in-store purchasing work in the same way. The customer just directs her packages to our regional depot and books the shipping to Malta through her mobile device by log- ging in www.ShipLowCost.com. "This 40-year experience working with France has earned us a lot of know-how about the French market and this has ena- bled Express Trailers to be able to apply a low-risk, efficient and complete service to our customers," Fleri Soler concluded.