Sam Lightfoot

Traffic Planner

Sam is one of our experienced Traffic Planners who you'll speak to on a regular basis if you're sending full or part load consignments.

Her job is key as she’s responsible for planning vehicle routes to ensure our deliveries across the UK are made on time and safely.

Since starting with Edge she’s taken on more responsibility and has built great relationships with the drivers.

She’s their first port of call for help with queries, traffic avoidance and also finding out what is planned for the week ahead.

She also makes a great cuppa and loves a sweet treat!

Dan Jenkins

Driver

Dan joined Edge as a newly qualified Class 2 driver, having worked in retail for a number of years but always wanted to be a HGV driver. Since joining us in 2017 he's impressed us tremendously so we sponsored his Class 1 training early 2018 and he passed with flying colours.

He'll now be completing part and full load deliveries, travelling across the UK for Edge and our customers.

Steve Brown

Planner

Steve is our Transport Manager and his main responsibility is to make sure all our drivers make their deliveries and collections on time. He's also responsible for ensuring our exceptionally high service standards are reached. He started working for Edge as a Class 2 Driver and, like many of our Traffic Office Staff, he finds his driving experience is invaluable, as he knows the challenges our drivers face and how to solve the problems.
Since Steve has been at the helm we have achieved 4 (and counting) certificates of excellence from Palletline. These certificates aren't easy to get hold of so we're super proud of Steve and his team each time they receive one!

Lee Saville

Class 1 Driver

Lee joined Edge as a newly qualified driver having worked as a Team Leader in a supermarket RDC. He always wanted to be a professional driver and we're lucky to have snapped him up!

Within 9 months of joining us, Lee has been put through his Class 1 by Edge and passed so will be achieving his ambition of driving artics.

Lee has a great sense of humour and is always happy.

Steve Rigby

Warehouse Manager

Steve is responsible for the day to day operation of the warehouse facility.

He's been instrumental in helping Edge to achieve the AA grade BRC Storage and Distribution Accreditation that we're very proud of.

He's a member of the Senior Management Team and helps drive improvements across the business especially safety and quality initiatives.

Jenny Edge

Commercial Director

Jenny is our Commercial Director and the grand-daughter of Alfred Edge who set up the company in 1935.

She joined the family business over 17 years ago and is now responsible for the entire commercial function.

Working with new and existing customers, she’s responsible for building relationships and designing service solutions that make sure customers’ get the most out of working with Edge.

All of customers know Jenny and like that they are able to speak to her direct if they need to.

Dave Geddes

Night Planner

Dave Geddes leads the night team of drivers and fork lift truck drivers.

He routes all our vehicles so is responsible for making sure that our vehicles run efficiently and make all their timed pallet deliveries and collections.

Dave was one of our night drivers for many years so knows the Palletline hubs inside and out. He also puts his driving knowledge to good use, making sure that the driver routes are fully optimised.

Steve Tasker

Transhipment Supervisor

Steve is part of our transhipment team who load and unload our fleet of vehicles.

He works alongside Keith to ensure that every pallet moves on to its end destination quickly and safely.

Keith and Steve have to safely load hundreds of pallets each night; making sure that the double deckers are loaded safely and the weight balanced well is a skill!

Elin Bamber

Accounts Manager

Elin has been with Edge for 4 years now and has had an incredible journey. Currently our Accounts Controller, she first started as an Apprentice in the sales team.

During her apprenticeship she found her natural affinity for numbers so later moved to the accounts department where she has progressed from Finance Assistant to Accounts Controller.

Elin makes sure that the day to day accounts function operates efficiently - sending out customer invoices and making sure all our suppliers are paid.

She's already completed her AAT and is now part way through her CIMA qualification so is a bit of a super star!

Richard Pridding

Operations Director

Richard is our Operations Director and has been with us for over 16 years.

He's now married to Jenny (our Commercial Director) and is involved in both Distribution and Warehouse operation.

He account manages some of our major customers and is a contact for our key suppliers.

Richard is an early riser and can often be found on the yard before most of us wake up!

Dean Walker

Traffic Planner

Dean is one of our experienced Traffic Office team and he's specifically responsible for the early shift.

Dean makes sure that all our drivers are safely loaded, have all the correct paperwork and are on their way to their first delivery point in good time. He used to be a driver so is well aware of the challenges our drivers face and keeps in regular contact with them throughout the day.

Dean comes across as the quiet one but has a wicked sense of humour!

Chris Carr

Night Trunk Driver

Chris is one of our night drivers who run to and from the Palletline hubs each night. He is responsible for transporting our Palletline freight to the Hubs each evening, returning with pallets for our drivers to deliver across the North West and North Wales. With Hubs in Birmingham, Rugby and Manchester, you'll see Chris in his double decker on the A41 or M56 most nights.

Katrina Savage

Class 1 Driver & Office Support

Katrina started with us as a Class 2 driver and, after Edge sponsored her Class 1 training in 2017, she now loves driving one of our artics.

Always smiling, you might have spotted Katrina on the front of our local papers in her wedding dress. We were so proud when she asked us to take her to the wedding in our 85th anniversary truck.

As Katrina told the Chester Standard, ''I was so happy to be able to go in my truck as it is truly who I am on a day to day basis and I couldn't have wished for a better arrival.''

Katrina also comes into the office during the evening shift to help ensure that all our POD documentation is uploaded and all collected pallets are scanned on their way.

Jonathan Edge

Managing Director

Jonathan is our Managing Director and is the grandson of Alfred Edge who started the business 85 years ago.

Jonathan is married to Nikki Edge (our Finance Director) and is Jenny's brother.

He joined the company in 1996 on the traffic desk and when his Dad, Peter, unfortunately passed away in 1999, Jonathan stepped up to lead the company.

Jonathan is also a Non Executive Director of Palletline Ltd, having been voted on to the board for 3 successive terms by his fellow shareholders.

Tom Hughes

Class 1 Driver

Tom is one of our Class 1 drivers and is out delivering and collecting full and part loads across the North West and the UK.

If you've seen our 85th liveried truck out on the road then you will have seen Tom as that's his allocated vehicle!

Derek Force

Warehouse Supervisor

Derek joined the Warehouse team as an FLT Driver but we quickly saw his potential and he is now one of our Warehouse Supervisors.

Derek works alongside Sarah to plan out the warehouse workload to make sure that all our storage pallets are put away and outbound freight is packed and loaded ready for onward distribution.

Together they make sure that our warehouse is operating efficiently each day.

Eddie Buckley

FLT Driver

Eddie is one of our hard working warehouse team who are responsible for handling the thousands of pallets in our warehouse.

A keen golfer, Eddie spends the majority of his day driving his fork lift truck moving pallets into storage locations and then out of storage ready for onward distribution.

Tom Griffith

Class 1 Driver

Tom is one our friendly General Haulage drivers who complete pallet collections and deliveries within the North Wales and across the UK.

Nikki Edge

Finance Director

Nikki is our Finance Director and is married to Jonathan, our MD.

She used to work for Palletline (that's where she met Jonathan) but has worked for Edge since they started a family 7 years ago.

Responsible for finance and marketing, Nikki is a bit of a whirlwind and always juggling at least 3 things at once!

Laura Cairns

Customer Service Manager

Laura is one of our great problem solvers. After starting with Edge as an Admin Assistant, we quickly saw her potential and she’s now our Customer Service Manager.
Her roles to monitor the level of service for Edge customers and ensure that we’re always offering exceptional service. She is the main point of contact for our customers and goes out of her way to build great working relationships. She also used to be a mid wife so has a wealth of medical experience that we often find useful!

Lee Wells

Class 1 Night Driver

Lee is one of our night drivers who run to and from the Palletline hubs each night.

He is responsible for transporting our Palletline freight to the Hubs each evening, returning with pallets for our drivers to deliver across the North West and North Wales.

With Hubs in Birmingham, Rugby and Manchester, you'll see Lee in his double decker on the A41 or M56 most nights.

Steve Prince

Class 2 Driver

Steve is one of our many, friendly Palletline drivers who complete pallet collections and deliveries across North Wales and Cheshire as well as around the Wirral.

Nicola Weir

Traffic Planner

Nicola is one of our traffic planners and works the afternoon/evening shift.

She's responsible for making sure that all the collections are completed and that the driver's are debriefed at the end of their shift.

She'll also be found uploading the POD paperwork on to our online system so that our customers can have immediate access.

Ann Cleland

Chairwoman

Anne is Jonathan and Jenny's mum. She's been involved in the business for many years and is now our Chairwoman. Anne is semi retired and is enjoying the freedom of being able to travel the world.

Tadas Skritulskas

Warehouse Operative

Tadas is one of our hard working warehouse team who are responsible for handling the thousands of pallets in our warehouse.

Tadas spends the majority of his day driving his fork lift truck moving pallets into storage locations and then out of storage ready for onward distribution.

Neil Trotter

Class 2 Driver

Neil is one of our many, friendly Palletline drivers who complete pallet collections and deliveries across North Wales and Cheshire as well as around the Wirral.

Mike Griffiths

Class 1 Driver

Mike originally joined us in a role with many hats - H&S, driver training and quality. Covid restrictions significantly affected his role.

Since 2020 he has been driving our Class 1 vehicles and, always suited and booted, is one of our most professional drivers on the road.

You’ll find Mike is full of interesting stories and he enjoys training the team and seeing people develop over time.

Sean Farren

Night Trunk Driver

Sean is one of our night trunk drivers, responsible for transporting our Palletline freight to the Hubs each evening, returning with pallets for our drivers to deliver across the North West and North Wales.

With Hubs in Birmingham, Rugby and Manchester, you'll see Sean in his double decker on the A41 or M56 most nights.

Sarah England

Warehouse Supervisor

Sarah joined the Warehouse team as an Administrator but we quickly saw her potential and she is now one of our Warehouse Supervisors.

Sarah works alongside Derek to plan out the warehouse workload to make sure that all our storage pallets are put away and outbound freight is packed and loaded ready for onward distribution.

Sarah always has an eye out for possible safety and operational procedure improvements and is a bit of a whirlwind, in a good way!

Keith Young

Transhipment Supervisor

Keith has been working at Edge for over 15 years and has watched the business grow from strength to strength.

Keith knows the company and the job like the back of his hand and is one of our most experienced team members.

He started off working as a driver, like many of our team, and now manages our transhipment operation.

Working alongside Steve Tasker, they make sure that all our Palletline double decker trunks are loaded efficiently and safely; it's like a pallet jigsaw.

Keith is too shy for a photo though!

Mike Chartrey

Class 2 Driver

Mike is one of our Palletline network drivers, making pallet collections and deliveries all across the North West and North Wales. He also supports our general haulage team with further afield deliveries.

Sian Hall

Administrative Assistant

Sian joined the team in 2018. Sian looks after our warehouse administration, ensuring that all our inbound and outbound movements are recorded on our Warehouse Management System.

Simon Thomas

Class 2 Driver

Simon is one of our Palletline network drivers, making pallet collections and deliveries all across the North West and North Wales.

Steve Twells

Class 1 Driver

Steve is one our friendly General Haulage drivers who complete pallet collections and deliveries within the North Wales and across the UK.