C & R Global Logistics Ltd

What C & R Global Logistics Ltd does

C & R Global Logistics Ltd is a privately held UK freight forwarder headquartered in Stockport that provides multi-modal third-party logistics services to shippers requiring cross-border and domestic movement of goods. Its service stack spans airfreight, seafreight, road freight, customs clearance, trucking, courier, and warehousing, marketed as a single-vendor solution that reduces the client's vendor management burden. The company holds membership in the British International Freight Association (BIFA) and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), aligning it with the principal UK and global forwarding trade bodies.

The firm's technology layer is modest and largely third-party: a Wisegrid-powered online Shipment Tracking portal gives clients visibility into freight status, and a Carbon Calculator allows shippers to estimate emissions across transport modes. No proprietary platform, AI, or automation tooling is indicated. Go-to-market is direct-sales-led, with prominent phone lines and an active presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter supported by a published blog.

The business model is a traditional freight-forwarding spread: revenue is generated from carrier rate arbitrage, customs brokerage fees, warehousing/storage charges, and value-added services bundled into the multi-modal offering. The customer base, judging from two named testimonials, includes enterprise industrial manufacturers (chemicals, glass fibre), but no segment mix or contract-value disclosure is available. Overall the company presents as a small, full-service UK 3PL operating in a crowded, low-differentiation segment without disclosed scale metrics.

Name

C & R Global Logistics Ltd

Website

https://crgloballogistics.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C & R Global Logistics Ltd is a privately held UK freight forwarder based in Stockport offering air, sea, road, customs, trucking, courier, and warehousing services to enterprise manufacturing shippers via direct-sales channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Transportation Management (Customs-Integrated) (TLAIAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Industrial Manufacturing & Heavy Industry (TLAIALAK)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• International airfreight
• Ocean seafreight logistics
• Customs clearance services
• Warehousing and trucking

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Third-party logistics provider offering airfreight, seafreight, road freight, customs clearance, trucking, courier, and warehousing services. Revenue generated through service fees for logistics management, freight handling, and ancillary services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

C & R Global Logistics Ltd operates as a third-party logistics provider (freight forwarder) offering an integrated suite of services: airfreight, seafreight, road freight, customs clearance, trucking, courier, and warehousing. The company targets businesses needing import/export logistics, customs brokerage, and end-to-end supply chain support across international trade routes.

Product overview

C & R Global Logistics Ltd operates as a third-party logistics provider (freight forwarder) offering an integrated suite of logistics services. The core product portfolio includes Airfreight, Seafreight, Road Freight, Customs Clearance, Trucking Services, Courier Services, and Warehousing. These services are supported by complementary tools including a Carbon Calculator for environmental impact assessment and a Shipment Tracking web portal. The company specializes in trucking, warehousing, supply chain management, and ancillary logistics services across international trade routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airfreight

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered moderate.

• BIFA (British International Freight Association)moderateOthersIndustry association membership demonstrating compliance with freight forwarding industry standards and regulations in the UK.
• FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders)moderateOthersInternational freight forwarding association membership providing global network standards and credibility for international shipping services.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV: Major European-headquartered transport and logistics group offering air, sea, road freight forwarding and contract logistics. Comparable multi-modal offering to C & R, with strong European manufacturing customer base.
• CEVA Logistics: Global third-party logistics provider offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and supply chain management. Comparable integrated service mix to C & R with manufacturing and industrial vertical focus.
• XPO Logistics: Global provider of less-than-truckload, freight forwarding, and last-mile logistics. Overlaps with C & R in freight forwarding and road freight, though at a much larger scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders offering air, sea, road, customs and contract logistics globally. Comparable to C & R as a multi-modal forwarder but at vastly larger scale and global footprint.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Global freight forwarding and supply chain arm of Deutsche Post DHL, covering air, ocean, road freight and customs. Direct overlap in service mix with C & R, but operating at global scale with enterprise customers.
• Yusen Logistics: Global logistics provider offering airfreight, ocean freight, road transport, warehousing and contract logistics. Overlapping service portfolio with C & R, particularly serving manufacturing customers.

Direct peers

• Röhlig Logistics: Mid-sized European freight forwarder with air, sea, road freight and customs services. Comparable to C & R in scale and multi-modal capability, particularly in cross-border European trade.
• Expeditors International: US-headquartered global freight forwarder with air, ocean, customs brokerage and warehousing services. Comparable product set to C & R but with a global network and public-company scale.
• Woodland Group: UK-based mid-market freight forwarder offering air, sea, road freight, customs clearance and warehousing. Closest size and geographic comparable to C & R, with a similar mid-market manufacturing customer focus.

Emerging players

• Flexport: US-based digital freight forwarder offering airfreight, ocean freight, trucking and customs with a modern technology platform. Competes with C & R for similar import/export shippers, but with a digitally-native experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/crgloballogistics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cr-global-logistics-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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