GB Railfreight’s Managing Director issues COVID-19 statement

John Smith, GB Railfreight’s Managing Director, has issued an online statement in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. In it, he said: “We are focused on helping our staff protect their health by following Government advice helping people work at home whenever possible and supporting our key workers who are operating our rail freight services to protect themselves while at work.”

He went on to say that the company’s services are playing a vital role in ensuring the continuation of supplies. He said it is running services from ports such as London Gateway, Southampton, Felixstowe and Teesport to distribution centres across the country. These flows are ensuring that warehouses remain stocked, and supermarkets and other essential retailers remain supplied.

He added: “Rail freight has an important role to play to ensure that supplies can be maintained if the number of available staff across the road freight sector is hit due to illness or the need to isolate.”

The statement concluded with a tribute to the company’s workforce. Smith said: “I would like to play tribute to the GBRf team and those working across the rail freight sector for the role that they are playing and will continue to play as the UK responds to the pandemic. We all have to work together to ensure we keep the goods we most need moving across the entire country.”

For more information visit www.gbrailfreight.com

30th March 2020