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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


June 22, 2020TOGA introduces stringent movement controls and additional hygiene measures
As the phased “unlocking” of Ireland was underway, TOGA introduced a company wide system of controlling the movement of staff and visitors. Whilst our depots had been effectively closed since March 13th, we were now preparing to allow greater flexibility and allow visitors and for staff to move around


TOGA continues at full strength during lockdown to support the HSE
With the lockdown bringing Ireland to a standstill and most businesses closed, TOGA was contracted by a long term client to import vital bedding and pillows for the HSE and care sector in Ireland. Initially just a few pallets were collected from the UK and brought over by express


TOGA Group Sponsors Youth cricket at Malahide Cricket Club
For the fourth year running, TOGA Group and delighted and proud to confirm that we will continue our support of youth cricket at Irelands leading club, Malahide Cricket Club in North Dublin. Set in the idyllic surroundings of Malahide Castle Park, Malahide Cricket Club boasts the title of being


TOGA Freight leading the industry in Brexit preparations
As Ireland’s largest customs broker, TOGA Group has been committed to working with our customers to solve the Brexit problems they have...


TOGA import half a million face masks for major Irish retailer.
The staff at TOGA didn’t stop at all during the “lockdown” in Ireland. In fact, our team became critical to the supply chain bringing in all types of products for the Health Service and most retailers. On April 20th we organised the urgent airfreight shipment of half a million facemasks


TOGA acts fast to protect staff amid COVID 19 Lockdown
As an essential business involved heavily in the movement of goods for the Health Service and many shops selling essential products, it...


Ireland’s “Unlocking” see home delivery volumes peak at Toga Freight
During the COVID 19 Pandemic, international freight movement volumes have reduced across most of our services and routes. One exception is in Home Delivery from Internet shopping. This time-lapse video from June 3rd shows the huge volumes that come through our warehouse every day. A typical day can see over
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