Freight quality partnerships

Freight Quality Partnerships or FQPs are groups of transport operators and local authorities that come together to deal with matters of freight access and deliveries in a particular location [citation needed]. FQPs are regarded as best practice by the Department of Transport (DfT) [1] Best practice is published by the Energy Savings Trust (on behalf of DfT). In recent years there has been a shift of transportation companies and organizations that have consolidated these shipping resources in order to provide the end user with a better experience.[2] Two booklets are available: "A guide on how to set up and run Freight Quality Partnerships",[3] and "Freight Quality Partnerships - Case Studies" [4]

Some of these are small geographically, i.e. covering only one business estate, e.g. Brimsdown Business Area in Enfield, whilst others cover larger areas, such as West London .

Some are funded by the members themselves, others by regional authorities, e.g. Transport for London (TfL). Freight Quality Partnerships are a key part of TfL's London Freight Plan.[5] Transport for London hosts an umbrella website for London's FQPs [6]

Within London the current FQPs are:

  • Brimsdown FQP [1].
  • Central London FQP [2], managed by the Central London Partnership [3].
  • West London FQP [4], managed by MVA Consulting.[5]
  • South London FQP [6], managed by TTR Ltd.[7]
  • Thames Gateway FQP [8], managed by Intermodality. [9]
  • Islington FQP, managed by Steer Davies Gleave.

Outside of London there are many FQPs including:

  • Cambridgeshire FQP.
  • Oxfordshire FQP.
  • Tyne and Wear FQP [10], managed by AECOM. [11]

Networks

The Freight Quality Partnership Network (FQPN) is a discussion forum available to members of the Freight Transport Association.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Department for Transport".
  2. ^ "ShipHawk | Online Shipping Quotes - Freight Shipping, Furniture Shipping, Antique Shipping and more!". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  3. ^ (Good Practice Guide 335)
  4. ^ Good Practice Case Study 410
  5. ^ "Deliveries in London".
  6. ^ "Freight Quality Partnership (FQP) - London". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. ^ "Home". fta.co.uk.

External links

  • What Is Freight Shipping?