Reliance Worldwide

Travel disruption as Snow blankets the UK

2012-02-05T05:31:00.000-08:00

A thick blanket of snow, 16cm deep in places, has settled across parts of the UK, grounding planes, stranding motorists and leaving roads icy and treacherous.

Many motorway drivers were forced to spend the night in their cars as the snow brought traffic to a standstill. The Highways Agency has urged motorists to take extra care on the roads.

A third of today's flights have been axed at Heathrow because of the snow and the possibility of freezing fog. A spokesman for the airport said: "We have about 850 of our usual 1,231 flights scheduled for today. That's been agreed with the airlines, but we are asking people to check with their airlines before travelling to the airport."

A full schedule of flights is planned for Gatwick, but passengers have been warned of possible disruptions because of the weather.

Stansted, Birmingham, Luton and Manchester airports were forced to suspend operations for a period last night as snow piled up on the runways, but normal service was expected to resume on Sunday.

In Luton, flights were "fully operational" with some delays due to snow clearing.
A couple of departures were cancelled at Stansted, but a spokesman said there was "movement" on and off the runway, adding: "Flights are subject to delays of up to about one hour".

A Gatwick spokesman said all scheduled flights had taken off and arrived safely, despite 8cm of snow. There were no cancellations.

On the roads, motorists faced what the RAC described as a "dangerous cocktail of driving conditions" and were urged to stay at home where possible. Some minor routes closed altogether.

The Highways Agency has issued an amber alert, advising people to take extra care while travelling because of "the increased risk of adverse driving conditions".

Rail services have also been affected, with disruption set to continue throughout Sunday.
Southern Railway said trains were subject to delay and cancellation, with journey times extended by up to 30 minutes.

In the capital, all bus routes were operating morning after a few "curtailments" to the night bus services, Transport for London said.

The Department for Transport has said it was better prepared than ever for severe winter weather.

LCT Awards Ceremony - 2010

2012-02-02T05:37:00.000-08:00

Above is a picture of our CEO Reza Choudhury, receiving the award for Best Direct-Mail Piece and Best Print Advertisement at the LCT (Limousine, Charter & Tour) Awards Show, Las Vegas for Reliance Worldwide.

Further news to follow on upcoming events.

London 2012 Olympic Games

2012-01-20T03:52:00.000-08:00

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad or "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012 & the Paralympics Games 29^th Aug – 9^th Sept 2012 will become the first City to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.

The Olympics prompted a redevelopment of many of the areas of London in which the games are to be held particularly themed towards sustainability. The Games will make use of many venues which were already in place before the bid, including Wembley Stadium, Wembley Arena, Wimbledon All England Club, Lord's Cricket Ground, The O2 Arena, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Excel Centre and Stratford (Olympic Park)

Journeys near traffic hot spots as mentioned above and such as the Blackwall Tunnel and Vauxhall Bridge will take at least 30min-1hr longer throughout the Olympic period and overall traffic congestion will increase by a third.

Experts also warned of the potential for the biggest traffic problems occurring in the first 72 hours of the Games just outside of London, perhaps establishing a negative reputation that could permeate throughout the Games.

The opening ceremony weekend of July 27 to July 29 will be particularly challenging.

Reliance Worldwide will do our utmost to service our clients safety and requirements during this period and also provide the level of service that everyone has become accustomed to and endeavour to keep up to our philosophy of service.

*Attending the Games – ONLY*

During the Games our Terms and Conditions have been adjusted for the Sporting Event:
From 27 July to 12 August 2012& 29^th Aug – 9^th Sept 2012

Cancellation Policy: 48hrs with Full Charge

Surcharge of 25% will be applied on all bookings

As Directed Bookings - Minimum Hire: 10hrs

*Please Note: Rates are Subject to Change*

*NOT Attending the Games*

*Rates + Terms & Conditions will remain the same*

Further information will be available as and when it is released by the Olympic Committee. We thank you for your support and look forward to serving you throughout 2012.

New Office Location

2012-01-19T03:10:00.000-08:00

Reliance Worldwide, moved to new facilities in Essex due to the expansion of our courier entity. Our current office space now includes 3.5000 sqft, as opposed to the 800 sqft we were operating from.
Given these new premises, we have since been able to take on board 4 more new clients, who were all impressed with our new storage facilities on site.