We are delighted to welcome Adrian Tomlinson to Kinaxia as Operations Director.

 Adrian lives in Heage and brings with him a wealth of experience from across the transport and logistics industry, having started his career in 1985 with Swift Transport, now XPO.

Over the years, Adrian has built an impressive career, including 10 years with NYK Logistics on the Toyota contract as European Account Director, as well as two spells totalling 10 years with Bibby Distribution and Menzies as a Business Unit Director. He has also held roles with Swains and WS, each for four years, giving him a broad and valuable perspective on the sector.

Now in his sixth week with the business, Adrian is already getting to know colleagues and customers, and is looking forward to contributing to Kinaxia’s continued growth and success.

“Now into my sixth week, everyone has been very kind and supportive. There are lots of opportunities here, supported by a great customer base,” said Adrian.

Outside of work, Adrian enjoys spending time with his family, including his partner, three children and four grandchildren. He also enjoys travelling and keeping fit through gym sessions and cycling.

Please join us in giving Adrian a warm Kinaxia welcome and wishing him every success in his new role.

We’re pleased to welcome Mary Rogers to Kinaxia as Business Development Manager.

Mary joins the business with a strong background in Education and Apprenticeships, having worked across a wide range of sectors to support workforce development, skills growth, and business performance. Throughout her career, she has partnered with organisations across multiple industries, including Transport and Logistics, helping businesses identify talent development opportunities and achieve their strategic objectives.

Mary brings extensive sales experience across a variety of sectors, including Manufacturing, Automotive, Retail, Motorsport, and many others. Her broad industry knowledge and relationship-focused approach have enabled her to build strong partnerships and deliver impactful solutions that support both business growth and employee development.

In her new role, Mary will work closely with colleagues and customers across the Kinaxia network, helping to strengthen partnerships, identify new opportunities, and support the continued growth of the business.

Commenting on her appointment, Mary said:

“I’m delighted to be joining Kinaxia and becoming part of such a well-respected and ambitious organisation. I’m looking forward to working with colleagues across the business, building strong relationships with customers, and contributing to the exciting growth plans for the future.”

Outside of work, Mary is a proud mum to three daughters, who certainly keep her busy. Much of her spare time is spent at racetracks across the country supporting her daughters, who compete in stock car racing. With a passion for motorsport both professionally and personally, weekends are often dedicated to racing, family time, and cheering on her daughters from the sidelines.

Please join us in welcoming Mary Rogers to the team.

This year, almost 200 colleagues across Kinaxia are reaching work anniversary milestones—and we’re proud to recognise every one of them through our Loyalty Awards 🎉
At our Newcastle depot, we’re celebrating two brilliant colleagues and their incredible journeys:

Kate Brown:

Since I started at Fresh Freight almost 20 years ago, I have seen a lot of changes, a lot of people come and go.  But what is nice is that there are still a lot of those faces here, who I have worked alongside for a number of years in such a lovely environment.  I am so lucky I get to work with them on a daily basis.

It is also nice to see that we also have a lot of customers who have stayed with us on this journey and the relationships we have built with them over the years continue.

My role has changed and developed in this time, putting myself through my accountancy qualifications in my spare time which has meant I now have a greater understanding of my role and has allowed me to take on more challenges. I’m sure there will be many more challenges to come!

Andrew ( Andy) Blench :

I started working for Fresh Freight in 1986 as a Commercial vehicle fitter for the Quigley family.

Although most of my days would be based in the garage I did if needed, help out with deliveries, driving up to Scotland and all over the Country. 

Both of my son’s did their fitter apprenticeships though Fresh Freight and work with me in the day to day running of the Garage.  I am very proud of them.

I have seen many changes in the past 40 years and look forward to seeing new changes ahead with the rebranding and name changes.

We’ll share more outstanding stories from colleagues celebrating service milestones regularly throughout the year!

Kinaxia Bristol has kicked off its first team Forum, designed to make work better for everyone. These monthly get-togethers give colleagues a platform to share their thoughts, connect with colleagues, and work together as a team. The first meeting started with a friendly breakfast, setting an upbeat mood and showing just how much our colleagues are valued and demonstrating our commitment to building a positive workplace culture.

Dave McLeod and Chris Rance led the session alongside Drivers Chris Hill, Neil Smith, Curtis Phillips, Dave Thomson, Dave Richards, and Sally Fayle. We’d like to extend a big thank you to the team for taking the time to attend and share their views! 

The forum is all about providing an open space to share updates, swap ideas and offer helpful feedback. Action points from these get-togethers will be carefully tracked, so everyone knows things are moving forward. This great initiative is being rolled out to all Kinaxia sites and some have already made great strides, connecting with drivers and colleagues, helping the whole organisation grow stronger together.

KLF Norfolk have been badly affected over the past few months with 6 colleagues, either being personally diagnosed, family members diagnosed or family members sadly passing all due to Cancer.

This has been a real difficult time for the Campus but, through the togetherness as one larger family, we have pulled closer together and supported each colleague and those that become affected as much as we can. I sat there one night and reflected the impact it was having on me as the RGM of the Campus and supporting from my level each of the 6 cases in different ways as they all required my support be it, an ear, financial support, time away from work, a number for families to call and talk to me in the absence of the colleague etc. I then thought, what i/we can do to support some of the local charities in the area that are common to each of the colleagues.

The decision taken giving what was being experienced and is still very much the case in Norfolk, was to support & fundraise throughout the year for the Big C Charity (very poignant). We have set ourselves a relatively low but achievable target to raise £1000 and after 2 raffles in Q1 are just short of 50% of the way there.

The stalwart that will be behind this year’s fund raising is Gordon Simmons. Sadly, Gordon’s much-loved wife lost her battle with Cancer in November 2025, so this is a very poignant charity for him personally but, the character that Gordon is, he has taken the lead on this year’s fundraising and is doing a sterling job!

At Kinaxia, responsible IT lifecycle management is helping us deliver meaningful environmental and social value through our partnership with WeeeCharity – a service they provide completely free of charge.

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Congratulations to our Daventry warehousing team on achieving 1000 accident-free days!

The team celebrated, with celebrations!

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