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Multimodal 2017 Daily Issue 1 - Freight Business Journal


TimoCom - the transport platform of the future


The digital age of the industry sector has begun and brought with it new challenges, says major European transport platform, TimoCom. It recognised the signs of


digitalisation 20 years ago and assumed the role of pioneer in this area. The IT service provider,


from the German Rhineland, offers effective interactions through its applications - not only from business to business through its freight and vehicle exchange and its integrated business directory but also from machine to machine with intelligent interfaces. With up to half a million freight


international and


vehicle offers daily, the TimoCom transport platform is the ideal assistance system for optimising vehicle and warehousing space. Find out more about the technology the company uses to maintain this status at the TimoCom stand at the Multimodal 2017.


Transparency, security and competitive advantages All that can be digitalised will be digitalised in the future. Information flow between all


participants will be optimised, while at the same time, work processes will become faster and more transparent. The use of new technologies is an important characteristic


up- and down-load feature that TimoCom has included in its business directory with more than 36,000 companies from 44 European countries. With this feature, customers can


making the documents available to download gives a competitive advantage - transparency. The more detailed and descriptive a business profile, the more trust


Interfaces to save time and plan reliably Whilst the business directory offers an optimal solution to create a network of already acquainted and potential business partners within the transport platform, TimoCom also connects individual technologies with each other. Interfaces are available in two different


application. With the first, TC Connect,


many users can transfer freight and vehicle offers from their own planning software directly


into the transport


platform with one mouse click. Other customers can view these offers and contact the provider. Some 13% of the 68.1


million offers that were


published on the TimoCom transport platform in 2015 were generated via TC Connect. With the second interface


of TimoCom and also requires a high degree of adaptability from transport platform users. Innovations in TimoCom’s application portfolio based on efficiency for the user, are gratefully accepted and quickly implemented. A clear example is the new


Room to grow


Looking for a storage or distribution hub in the north of England? Look no further than Onward Holdings’ stand 8101 at this year’s Multimodal show, where it will be promoting different warehouse options suitable for freight forwarding. The family-run business is


showcasing its newly-refurbished facility at Normanton 108, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, which provides over 108,000sq ſt of warehouse space at one of the UK’s most sought aſter distribution and manufacturing locations. In addition to Normanton,


Onward Holdings will be exhibiting sites at Featherstone, where it has two plots of land available for design and build opportunities at Onward Park,


which is within touching distance of the M62, along with Castleford, a purpose built, managed 3PL


warehousing complex


prominently located in the heart of Yorkshire close to major routes such as the A1 and M1. Onward Holdings’ available


units incorporate a host of features, including dock loading bays and drive-through surface doors, making them suitable for a huge range of delivery related activities including food, packaging, electrical, household goods, car parts and agricultural products. All the warehouse units


available from the company include 24-hour security and flexible leases, offering the


perfect package to help companies maximise their


upload frequently requested documents to their profile so that potential business partners can download them, eliminating the long wait for vital transport documents such as letterheads, EU licences or goods in transit insurance. As well as the time saving,


supply chains. It is feared that record high


levels of occupier take-up, coupled with a shortfall in supply levels of suitable logistics and industrial space in Yorkshire, could put the brake on economic development in one of the UK’s most important regions. Onward Holdings is confident


of attracting a flood of enquiries to its stand at Multimodal by offering over a quarter of a million square feet of warehouse space ready for occupation and within easy reach of the major motorway networks for fast delivery to all parts of the UK, the Humber ports and regional airports. Director, Neil Storey, said:


“We are thrilled to be exhibiting at Multimodal again. We will be highlighting a number of units suitable for logistics operations


in Yorkshire. Our success in supplying high quality


is gained and consequently the possibility of doing business increases. Since only verified


customers have access to the documents via a secure SSL connection to TimoCom’s applications, data security is ensured.


solution, TimoCom enables more than 200 telematics providers to display their position data in TimoCom Tracking. Customers get the comfort of tracking the status of their vehicle in just one map: switching between different programs from various providers is a thing of the past. In addition, it is possible


to grant business partners permission to track one’s vehicle. This way both can see where the vehicle is at any time. Here too, security plays an important role and even


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Data protection : Hosted in Germany When using so many new


areas in the


digital services, TimoCom focuses on the highest security standards to protect its customers. Only verified customers receive access to the transport platform and have an authorised TimoCom ID. On the platform itself, users


operate under the protection of the already mentioned SSL connection which ensures that all data entered by the user is not accessible to third parties. The servers, which have been designed for large amounts of data, ensure a 99.9 % availability. Since the data centre is located in Germany, all content is subject to that country’s data protection standards, which are among the strictest in the world.


Find out more at Multimodal Find out how you, as a customer of transport service providers or contractor of freight orders, can benefit from TimoCom’s range of services with up to 500,000 freight and vehicle offers daily at the TimoCom stand 4080 in hall 4. Country manager Northern


Europe, Maria Toft Madsen, and colleagues are looking forward to showing you the advantages of


the transport platform,


answer your questions and listen to any suggestions you may have.


warehousing for a variety of sectors, such as e-commerce, food, high end goods and packaging, makes us one of the leading industrial space providers in the region.” At Multimodal, Onward


Holdings will be exhibiting a range of logistics options to suit most budgets, together with additional value-added warehouse services. The different facilities that the company


offers can help


businesses gain a vital foothold in the northern supply chain. Site promotions are being


handled by Ian McPhail of Knight Frank of Leeds and Andrew Miller Chartered Surveyors of Sheffield.


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