Sam Lightfoot

Transport Planner

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

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 and customers.

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! Coffee, 2 sugars if you're making Sam a brew!

Steve Brown

Distribution Manager

Steve is our Distribution 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!

Steve is now our Distribution Manager and and heads up and manages the Traffic team.

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 now has achieved his ambition of driving artics.

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

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 21 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 the 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

Finance Manager

Elin has been with Edge since 2013 now and has had an incredible journey. Elin has progressed to become our Finance Manage after first starting 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 Finance Manager.

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 completed her AAT and her CIMA qualification so is a bit of a super star!

Richard Pridding

Innovations Director

Richard is our Innovations Director and has been with us for over 19 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 Officers and has been with us over 12 years!

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

CEO

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

Jonathan is married to Nikki Edge (our Operations 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!

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

Operations Director

Nikki is our Operations Director and is married to Jonathan, our CEO.

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 overseeing the Operations of the business, 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

Transport Planner

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

She's responsible for co-ordinating and 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 communicating with the Warehouse team to ensure the pallets are loaded correctly onto the right trunk vehicles.

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 when she can enjoys the freedom of being able to travel the world.

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.

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.

Keith Young

Transhipment Supervisor

Keith has been working at Edge for over 19 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 and co-ordinating with Nicola, 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!

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.

Claire Jenkins

Transport Planner

Martine Thomas

Client Relationship & Development Manager

Lee Sherlock

Class 1 Driver

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.

Andy Harper

Class 1 Driver

Glyn Williams

Class 1 Driver

Dave Williams

Warehouse Supervisor

John Livingstone

FLT Driver

Rob Taylor

Class 2 Driver

Leon Hughes

Class 2 Driver

Matt Dinn

Class 2 Driver

Chris Graves

Stock and Quality Supervisor

Harry Gerstl

Class 1 Driver

Jeff Parker

Class 2 Driver

Darren Slack

Class 2 Driver

Matthew Valentine

Class 1 Driver

Tony Quaile

Night Trunk Driver

Cal Crossley

Class 1 Driver

Jesse Florence

Class 1 Driver

Lee Cahill

Class 1 Driver

Jack Brammer

Class 1 Driver

Lewis Crowe

Class 1 Driver

Toby Latham

Class 2 Driver

Adam Robinson

Class 2 Driver

Simon O'Hara

Class 2 Driver

Morgan Sutherland

Class 1 Driver

Ben Walker

Class 2 Driver

Jason Clayton

Class 2 Driver

Gareth New

Business Operations Manager

John Mosinksi

Class 2 Driver

Johnny Conway

Class 2 Driver

Ryan Jones

Warehouse Leader

Lewys Tudball

Van Driver

Will Holloway

Class 2 Driver

Gareth Wynne

Class 2 Driver

Des Yates

Class 2 Driver

James Thomas

Transport Administrator

John Yearsley

Warehouse Administrator

Charlie Woodward

Finance Administrator