W.E.Dowds (Shipping) Ltd

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Never too Old To Learn……. !

W.E Dowds (Shipping) Ltd recently dispatched a full Operations Team to the Port of Antwerp to meet with officials and observe the Loading and Discharging of Steel vessels at the port. Leading the expedition was Clive Davies (Managing Director) who reported that the visit was extremely informative and constructive. “Exchanging operational information and understanding how a facility like the Port of Antwerp functions was our prime objective and I’m sure all of us gained a lot from the visit”.

Frank Elliott (General Manager), Paul Smith (Operations Manager), Colin Reeves (Operations Foreman), Mark Hawkes (Operations Supervisor), David Gilfillan (Operations Consultant), Clive Davies (Managing Director), Nils Beyers (Fold Group), (German Customer) and Dirk Beyers (Chairman, Fold Group).

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One small step for Health & Safety….. One large step for W.E Dowds !

W.E Dowds personnel received their Health & Safety Level 1 Certificates after completing the training and successfully negotiating the examination. The Level 1 Certificate in Health and Safety at Work aims to formalise health and safety induction training in the form of a nationally-recognised qualification and forms an important step forward for W.E Dowds as the company embarks on the British Safety Council's Five Star Health and Safety Award Scheme.

Established in 1960

Operations at both Associated British Ports Newport and Cardiff Dock Facilities, South Wales, United Kingdom.

8 Separate Covered Warehouses with a combined area of over 45,000 sq m in Newport and a 9,000 sq m unit in Cardiff.

External hard standing storage area of 8,000 square metres.

All Warehouses are linked wirelessly to a central database and customers have password protected access to information via the internet.

Vessels of up to 40,000 DWT can be accommodated in Newport and up to 30,000 DWT at Cardiff.

Rail Connected, Covered loading/Discharging Warehouse at Newport