Pictured: Syed Ziaullah
Syed Ziaullah has been named Chief Executive Officer of APC
Overnight following the recent retirement of MD Ivor Skinner.
Ziaullah has been the company's Operations Director since January
2008 and will lead a recently restructured senior management team
that will ensure APC continues its terrific growth during the
current economic challenges.
APC turned over £58 million in the period 2010-2011 with
pre-tax profits of £3.4 million. It currently delivers 1.4
million parcels a month throughout the UK through its 120 strong
network of local depots. APC's premium services and reliability
have been instrumental in helping hundreds of customers grow their
businesses. The "Handled with Care" services in particular have
helped wine, beer and fine food retailers extend their reach across
the UK.
"We have had fantastic success in growing the company over the
past three years and we are on track to break all records in 2012.
I am looking forward to helping APC build on this strong
foundation. It is a tough market, but we are proving to our
customers that APC is the key ingredient they need to ensure the
success of their own businesses. We are dedicated to providing the
best possible service for all our customers throughout the UK and
will not falter in achieving our goal," said Ziaullah.
Ziaullah has a wealth of hands-on experience inside and outside
of APC. As APC Operations Director, he was responsible for driving
operational improvements across the organisation, which included
the implementation of new systems as well as the modernisation of
the trunking fleet with environmentally friendlier trucks, trailers
and vans.
He will lead the project team for APC's new purpose-built
£14 million, 128,000 ft2 National Hub at Kingswood Lake,
Cannock, Staffordshire. The new hub will provide more than double
the capacity of the current site near Wolverhampton and will
benefit from state-of-the art material handling systems, including
a cross-belt sorter. APC will also expand its hub-based trunking
fleet with more bespoke double-decker trailers.
For nearly 30 years, Ziaullah has run his own courier company,
County Couriers Ltd trading as Action Express in Northampton, which
is an active member of the APC network. Action Express was one of
the original 53 shareholder depots that were involved in the
formation of APC in 1994.