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Toga Freight acquires Toga Customs Services
Dublin-based Toga Freight Services has acquired the equity of Toga Customs Services. Despite having similar names and working closely together for over 20 years, the two businesses have up to now operated separately and had different shareholders and directors. However, Toga Freight purchased 100% of the shares previously held by Toga Customs directors, Martin Gately and Mark Herridge on 6 March, allowing them to leave the business. Toga Freight Services was founded in 1978 b


Toga Freight joins Italy’s One Express Network
Bologna/Dublin, October 18th, 2023 – One Express, Italy’s number one network for palletised shipments, has appointed Toga Freight Services as their exclusive and sole member in the Republic of Ireland. The appointment completes European coverage for One Express with Italian shippers to Ireland now being able to enjoy a “customs free” transit to the most westerly part of the EU. One Express has become the best Pallet Network in Italy in just 15 years and is now the leading ex


Toga Freight joins System Alliance Europe
Brexit winner Toga Freight Services joins general cargo cooperation System Alliance Europe Düsseldorf/Dublin, 25th September 2023 – System Alliance Europe eG (SAE) is expanding its network to include Toga Freight Services, a renowned, owner-operated logistics company based in Dublin, Ireland. As the 50th member, Toga Freight strengthens the presence of the general cargo cooperation on the Island of Ireland and in the EU. The cooperation between SAE and Toga enables seamless


Management Buy Out completed at Toga Freight
September 25 th , 2023 – Dublin, Ireland Management of Toga Freight Services complete MBO It has been announced today that the board of Toga Freight Services Ltd, consisting of Robert Dickinson, Muriel Corish and Darragh Toner, have completed a management buyout and acquired the full shareholding of the company, facilitating the retirement from the business of co-founder and majority shareholder, Martin Gately. Toga Freight Services was founded in 1978 by Peter Toner and Mart


Customs Clearance gets faster!
Toga Customs Services Ltd, the specialist customs clearance division within TOGA Group, are proud they they have managed to fine tune their processes sufficiently that the Customs Declaration and Clearance process is no longer a cause for delay in moving goods between Great Britain and Ireland. Whilst Toga Customs Services manage the customs clearance process for Toga Freight, the long established market leader and freight forwarding division within TOGA Group, they also prov


Toga Freight achieves ISO 14001:2015 certification
Toga Freight is delighted to have been accredited with ISO 14001:2015 having been independently assessed and certified by Qualitas Veritas. Along with our existing AEO accreditation and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems certification, this underlines our commitment to high standards, quality control and efficiency.


Toga Freight achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Toga Freight is delighted to have been accredited with ISO 9001:2015 having been independently assessed and certified by Qualitas Veritas. Along with our existing AEO accreditation and ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management certification, this underlines our commitment to high standards, quality control and efficiency.


Toga to Exhibit at MultiModal 2023
Toga Group have announced that as a part of a strategic sales push that is taking place throughout 2023, they will be exhibiting at one of Europe’s leading Supply Chain exhibitions in the NEC, Birmingham in June 2023. Multimodal attracts thousands of visitors from across the industry and many of industry and retails senior freight and logistics buyers attend the event. The show takes place from June 13th to 15th and Toga will be inviting all their customers to come and meet t


TOGA to Exhibit at Major Dublin Supply Chain Event
Toga Group have announced that they will be exhibiting at the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo, being held in Dublin in May 2023. Both divisions of Toga Group, Namely Toga Freight Services Ltd and Toga Customs Services Ltd will be in attendance on our custom built stand, and will be happy to discuss import, export and customs matters with the large expected show attendees. The show takes place on May 23rd and 24th in Hall 8 of the RDS. So please come and visit us on


TOGA launches new Export service to Great Britain
TOGA Freight is delighted to announce a new export service has started from their Dublin 12 distribution centre. Departing daily at 6pm, we can offer next day delivery to Manchester and most of the M6 and M62 corridors in Great Britain, and a 48 hour service to the rest of GB. The service caters for pallets, part loads and full load shipments and comes with a complete customs clearance package. Any duty, VAT or customs fee formalities due on arrival in Great Britain are also


Fleet Update for Dublin City
As a part of our national fleet update program, we have introduced a number of new, smaller delivery vehicles to complement our existing Dublin based C&D fleet. With ongoing difficulties getting access to some shopping streets in Dublin City, many of which were pedestrianised or converted to part cycle ways during the COVID pandemic, the need for smaller vehicles became paramount. These 8 pallet capacity vans, with curtain sides and tail-lifts are ideal for our growing retail


Another memorable “Free Food Friday” at Toga’s Distribution Centre
September 23rd 2022 To celebrate Toga Group being successful requalifying winners of the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards for 2022, the third consecutive year we have been awarded Irish businesses highest achievement award, we enlisted the help of renowed chef, Eoin Garry with his new venture, the “Feed” van, to warm up staff and visitors on a wet and windy Friday in Dublin 12. Even as Eoin and his team were setting up at around 11:30 on Friday, it was clear that driver


TOGA helps to bring a touch of France to Ireland
TOGA Group have been contracted by the global retail chain L’Occitane en Provence to assist with their summer promotional tour of Ireland. Having assisted in the import from Great Britain to Ireland, TOGA will store, transport and set up their fabulous traditional Citroen mobile shop at sites across Ireland. The first site was at one of Dublin’s premier shopping centres, Liffey Valley, where our team delivered and helped set up the “Pop up shop” There are a number of events o


Increased Departures from France
Due to the increased interest in our European imports services and particularly the rise in volumes from France, from July 1st, Toga Freight have increased the number of weekly departures from the country from 6 to 10 trailers. Toga are lucky to be partnered with one of the strongest “groupage” operators in France who is a market leader in the France to Ireland market. Our close working relationship with Lyon Continental Freight for over two years has been a fantastic additio


TOGA launches new weekly service to Cyprus
TOGA are delighted to announce that we have agreed a partnership with one of Cyprus’s leading forwarders, LAK United Shipping & Insurance Agents Ltd. Working closely together since December 2021, TOGA have been contracted to collect LCL shipments from across the Island of Ireland and consolidate in our Dublin 12 depot, for loading on containers for weekly departures direct from Dublin to Limassol. Other shipments are loaded out on TOGA’s existing EU export trailers bound for


Freight Volumes back to pre-Brexit and pre-Covid levels
Freight volumes passing through the Toga Freight transit warehouse in South Dublin in the first half of 2022 are now higher than they were in 2019 and 2020 for the same periods. Whilst the GB to IE traffic is still below pre-pandemic/Brexit levels, the boost in imports from the rest of the EU have increased exponentially in comparison. This increase in volume has come mainly from France (up 100%), Spain (up 58%), Germany (up 45%) and Holland (up 40%), although the whole of Eu


Toga Signs Agency Agreement with Fan Cheng International
Toga Freight Services are delighted to have signed an Agency Agreement with the giant Chinese logistics group Fan Cheng International Transportation Services Co Ltd. The agreement was signed over the Christmas holidays and appoints Toga as Fan Cheng’s agent in Ireland for and range of services including Air & Ocean imports, storage, trans-shipments, loading, unloading, handling, customs clearance and domestic distribution. In addition, Fan Cheng’s Eurasia International divisi


EU Imports to Ireland jump by over 70%
Thanks to our expansive partner network in most European Countries, TOGA has always enjoyed excellent coverage across Europe in Pre-Brexit times. It has been an essential element of our business in 2021 as an increasing number of our Ireland-based customers have started sourcing their supplies in mainland Europe. In fact, at almost the same time as the restrictive nature of post-Brexit UK to Ireland trade became apparent in early January, our enquiries for EU to IE shipping s


TOGA’s 2020 – Some highlights to a turbulent year
It would be true to say that on March 6th, when our MD Martin Gately was proudly receiving our very much deserved “Deloitte Best Managed Companies Award” at a glitzy black-tie event in Dublin’s convention centre, that this day would probably be the most memorable day of the year for


Free Feed Friday in TOGA’s Dublin Depot
To mark the opening of our new DX Parcels Sorting warehouse at our Killeen Road site, Toga Freight decided to reward the patience of all the visiting drivers and warehouse staff who suffered disruption during the building works – by feeding them for free! Shoda Catering provided us with a
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