About us
JPGL are island freight specialists with hubs in Portsmouth, Channel Islands and Isle of Wight. We provide end to end value-added supply chain services including Road, Sea & Air freight, customs, warehousing and final mile delivery.
Our story
JPGL specialise in freight, UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight, customs clearance, warehousing and final mile delivery.
We are part of Jersey Post Group, a Jersey government-backed business with over 50 years of postal, logistics, and eCommerce experience.
As a shareholder member of Pallet-Track, we cover six postcodes in Portsmouth UK, Jersey and Guernsey. We transport pallets between Pallet-Track’s hub from and to our Portsmouth hub for final mile delivery to the Channel Islands and the PO Portsmouth post code area.
We are certified to ISO 9001 at our London & Portsmouth hubs.
We acquired businesses with vast logistics experience to provide specialist services to our clients, including:
• HICs with 100 years of customs expertise
• Global logistics provider Fraser Freight’s forwarding
• Woodside Logistics, Channel Island freight experts
Our people
Our people
The JPGL team are freight specialists with over 30 year’s industry experience.
We have local island knowledge of the Channel Islands and Isle of Wight, with a wealth of experience moving freight and mail from and to the UK.
The Jersey Post Group is made up of over 500 employees in Jersey, Guernsey, the UK.
Mark Houghton
UK Freight Operations Director
Mark has over 20 years of experience in freight forwarding, logistics and senior leadership roles. He leads our freight operations team in the UK.
Max Bailey
Head of Customs
Max has over 25 years of experience in imports, exports and transport. Together with his team, Max provides customer-friendly, hassle-free Customs navigation.
Mark Gould
Head of Transport and Freight
Mark has 25 years of experience running transport operations, freight forwarding and logistics management. Mark manages the fleet, freight forwarding and warehouse operations and oversees health and safety compliance.
David Groves
Head of Area Logistics
With 40 years of experience in the logistics industry, David is dedicated to connecting island businesses with efficient logistics and reliable pallet delivery service, ensuring a seamless link to the mainland.
Michelle Elcombe
Office Manager
Michelle has 16 years of experience at JPGL where she oversees the storage at Portsmouth, streamlining and implementing processes to ensure compliance for our ISO accreditation and continued improvement across the business.
Julian Pedler
UK Sales Manager
Julian is a key member of our customer relationship team, focused on developing relationships in the Isle of Wight. He has specialised in looking after clients shipping requirements to all offshore markets for 37 years.
Edward Watson
Business Development & Account Manager
Ed has over 30 years’ experience in business development and account management within the supply chain sector. His role is focused on support and development of existing customers, as well as introducing new businesses to JPGL services.