Freight Quality Partnerships or FQPs are groups of transport operators and local authorities that come together to deal with matters of freight access and deliveries in a particular location . FQPs are regarded as best practice by the Department of Transport (DfT) [1] Best practice is published by the Energy Savings Trust (on behalf of DfT). In recent years there has been a shift of transportation companies and organizations that have consolidated these shipping resources in order to provide the end user with a better experience.[2] Two booklets are available: "A guide on how to set up and run Freight Quality Partnerships",[3] and "Freight Quality Partnerships - Case Studies" [4]

Some of these are small geographically, i.e. covering only one business estate, e.g. Brimsdown Business Area in Enfield, whilst others cover larger areas, such as West London .

Some are funded by the members themselves, others by regional authorities, e.g. Transport for London (TfL). Freight Quality Partnerships are a key part of TfL's London Freight Plan.[5] Transport for London hosts an umbrella website for London's FQPs [6]

Within London the current FQPs are:

  • Brimsdown FQP .
  • Central London FQP , managed by the Central London Partnership .
  • West London FQP , managed by MVA Consulting.
  • South London FQP , managed by TTR Ltd.
  • Thames Gateway FQP , managed by Intermodality.
  • Islington FQP, managed by Steer Davies Gleave.

Outside of London there are many FQPs including:

  • Cambridgeshire FQP.
  • Oxfordshire FQP.
  • Tyne and Wear FQP , managed by AECOM.

Networks

The Freight Quality Partnership Network (FQPN) is a discussion forum available to members of the Freight Transport Association.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Department for Transport".
  2. ↑ "ShipHawk | Online Shipping Quotes - Freight Shipping, Furniture Shipping, Antique Shipping and more!". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  3. ↑ (Good Practice Guide 335)
  4. ↑ Good Practice Case Study 410
  5. ↑ "Deliveries in London".
  6. ↑ "Freight Quality Partnership (FQP) - London". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Home". fta.co.uk.
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