KEVIN WALSH: LV SHIPPING HELPING TO PUT WIRRAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAP
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KEVIN WALSH: LV SHIPPING HELPING TO PUT WIRRAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAP
Kevin Walsh is the UK Sales Director of Birkenhead based LV Shipping. The company has 10 offices around the UK with 200 staff and a board of seven Directors. Kevin is responsible for all UK sales and is personally involved with the company’ s local initiative to raise its profile in Wirral. Kevin also uses his unique job role to help promote Wirral around the world whenever the opportunity arises.
Kevin says,“ I travel overseas a lot in my work and view that as a privilege and an education. I get to visit places like the Middle East, India and China and learn about different customs and cultures. I try and inform the people I meet about Wirral and its relationship to Liverpool. Liverpool obviously has a big profile around the world and little by little I think Wirral is forging its own international identity.”
He added,“ LV promotes the area by advising clients to ship cargo directly into the Port of Liverpool rather than to southern ports like Southampton or Felixstowe and coming up north by road. This benefits the local economy and can mean a cost saving for our clients. LV is a local, family owned company with a global footprint. In Wirral we are a small team with knowledge of the area but have offices across the globe and can get any shipment large or small to or from anywhere in the world.”
LV Shipping recognised the potential of Wirral’ s diverse business community and built a successful branch office here in 1999. They have worked hard to establish the company’ s profile locally and joined forces with Wirral Chamber of Commerce as a strategic partner to offer practical support to local businesses.
LV’ s Wirral business is mostly general freight forwarding, shipping everything from machine parts to general supplies across the globe. The company is a one-stop shop for all shipping needs, so whether it’ s a single pallet from Shanghai or a heavyweight piece for an oil rig, they can bring it into or out of the country quickly and efficiently.
China has been a growth market for the last 10 years with regards to imports but lately there has also been an increase in exports going the other way. China imports many quality products from Europe in favour of cheaper products made at home. The market is huge and opportunities exist everywhere for businesses large and small. LV Shipping operates groupage or consolidation services so that smaller companies can group cargoes together with others and share the cost of container shipping.
Kevin was a keynote speaker at Wirral Chamber’ s In Business event on International Trade in January. His message to Wirral businesses was a simple one.“ If you are interested in shipping goods into or out of the country, ask LV Shipping the question. We are a friendly, approachable team in Wirral with so much experience that I am sure we can help, whatever your needs.
If you would like to discuss international trade options please contact Kevin Walsh at wirral @ lvshipping. com wirrallife. com 83