A Liverpool-registered freight forwarding and logistics company, formed in 2024 when Denholm Global Logistics joined John Good's logistics business, which dates back to 1833.
Denholm Good Logistics is a freight forwarder and supply chain company. Freight forwarding means arranging the movement of goods across the world on a customer's behalf, using ships, aircraft and lorries. Its services include sea, air and road freight (including European road freight and UK road haulage), import and export consolidation, project forwarding for large or unusual cargo, customs clearance, and warehousing and distribution. It also runs a port and liner agency business, acting on the ground for shipping lines, and offers a tracking tool called Connect and reporting on carbon emissions.
The business has two long roots. John Good founded the Good business in 1833 in Hull as a ship chandler, agent and broker, supplying ships and working with Finnish and Baltic ship owners. It later won a regular liner agency between Finland and Hull in 1883 and opened an Ipswich office in 1965. Denholm, part of the fifth-generation family business J.J. Denholm founded in 1866, bought the Good business in 2021 (one source gives 2022), and Denholm Global Logistics and Good Logistics merged in January 2024. The company's vision is "to lead the logistics industry by being the preferred trusted partner for businesses". Its values are "we value our people", "we look ahead" and "we act responsibly". John Good Group was ranked 198th in the Sunday Times International Track 200 in 2020.
Its registered office is in Liverpool, and the Good side of the business is historically based in Kingston upon Hull. Wikipedia lists locations in Hull, Liverpool, Manchester, Felixstowe and London, with port links through Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Felixstowe. The company says it also has locations in Turkey, China and Ireland. UK road freight and port-centric warehousing, meaning warehouses close to a port, are among its stated services.
On culture, the company calls its people "the heartbeat of our organisation" and credits their passion, creativity and dedication, which is its own claim. The leadership team on its site includes Alan Platt and Martin Hall at divisional level, Paul Ferguson as managing director of the freight forwarding business, Stephen Hughes as finance director and Emma Chapman as head of HR, along with directors for sales, IT, freight procurement and customer experience. The family ownership is part of its identity. The Good family also set up the Matthew Good Foundation in memory of a former joint managing director.
The mix of services means a wide range of jobs. Freight forwarding teams book and track shipments, customs staff prepare clearance documents, drivers and transport planners run road freight, warehouse teams store and pick goods, and port agents help ships load and unload. Other roles sit in IT, sales, procurement, HR, finance and sustainability reporting. If you are interested in ships, ports, trade between countries or how a business can last almost two centuries, this company offers a view of all of that.
Website: denholmgoodlogistics.com
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