The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight
The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight
The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight
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12<br />
Food Too Hot<br />
In Los Angeles a few of us were doing due<br />
diligence on Target Logistics earlier in the year.<br />
During that time we all heard that Carl Howard-<br />
Smith, our Director and Legal Counsel, could not<br />
get a hot meal in LA.<br />
I decided he needed to experience some Mexican<br />
hot chillies. I slipped a waiter some money to<br />
heat up his meal – it worked! After two mouthfuls<br />
we saw Carl grabbing the water jug in desperation<br />
to cool his mouth.<br />
International Focus for 2008<br />
<strong>The</strong> most important two things for next year will<br />
be sales growth and continuing the momentum<br />
of airfreight development. We must get our call<br />
numbers up in International which should include<br />
calling on existing customers and developing<br />
stronger relationships. Existing customers<br />
have so much to offer us; from additional trade<br />
lanes not handled today, sales leads for other<br />
divisions within our group and most importantly<br />
recommendations to other businesses.<br />
Recommendations are the easiest<br />
sell and we need to do much more<br />
of this.<br />
Thank you to the<br />
International teams for<br />
your great support, hard<br />
work and dedication in<br />
2007. I would like to wish<br />
the extended <strong>Mainfreight</strong><br />
family<br />
a great Christmas and New<br />
Year.<br />
Carl trying to convince everyone he could handle it!!