New Midlands Central Office For Transport Giant

Ryder has announced the opening of a new Midlands-based central office to strengthen the
co-ordination of its UK operations and support the company’s further business growth plans.

The central office, located at the Birmingham Business Park, adjacent to the NEC, will bring together the company’s key support services including Finance, Legal Affairs, HR, Learning and Development, Internal Communications, and IT. Key members of the company’s senior management team will also be located at the new facility including David Hunt, Vice President and Managing Director, Ryder Europe. The various support services teams had previously been located at other Ryder locations across the UK.

Ryder’s new Midlands office will be equipped with the latest IT, wireless technology, and hot desking facilities and will also provide a centralised training facility. It will also become a central meeting hub with easy access from key motorways and trunk roads for Ryder staff from across the company’s 27 UK locations.