Rico Logistics is playing a vital role in keeping blood circulating in England and North Wales, after commencing work with the National Blood Service (NBS). Rico, an independently owned company based in Slough, provides rapid response back-up to meet tight service level agreements with the NBS, which collects and distributes blood and related products around England and North Wales.
Rico, known for its cost-effective innovative solutions, is using its nationwide network to assist the NBS in providing back-up to its current transport operation. The agreement covers deliveries of blood and blood products to blood banks and hospitals around the country and collections of donated blood from Blood donor sessions.
Rico sales manager Richard Turner said “We suggested to them that they should use us, and our specially trained drivers, to back up their own transport operation.”
Rico is now backing up blood deliveries in Manchester, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Sheffield, Birmingham and Bristol.
“As soon as NBS are aware that they don’t have a vehicle immediately available, they call us to provide a vehicle and driver to cover the job,” said Mr Turner.
“Generally speaking, hospitals don’t keep substantial supplies of blood, because it doesn’t have a very long shelf-life and it is expensive. But when they need it, they need it for a patient, which is where we come in.”
A number of drivers in the Rico branches closest to the blood service’s 15 centres in England and North Wales were selected for special training in the handling of blood products.
Rico Logistics
Tel: 01753 567313
www.ricologistics.com
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I am looking 2 becommmming an owner driver with rico, as already an independant courier in the forest of dean gloucestershirewith a small van also with 5years of courier work i could be a valuable asset to the company.
can u please contact me with details of how to apply etc.
reguards
ROBERT fUGE- WILDING