Andy Thorne

Background

About Andy Thorne

Logistics specialist who left school at 16 with no qualifications and entered The Shipping business as a dock runner, has lived and worked overseas, started Kestrel in 1994 The only Liner Agent to be named Three times in Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II birthday honors list for services to international trade receiving The Queens award in 2010, 2018 and 2022. Owner operator who works in the business and operates a flat line management system, a family business with family feel. Specialist in the Caribbean, Africa, North America and Asia. Commonwealth business mentor, committed to put back 10 percent of profits to good causes (not necessarily charity) Owner of family owned and operated businesses, kestrel, Baltic and European Shipping, Artgo ltd, JSA Global, and Freight Group. Representing More shipping lines to more places than everyone else put together. We've seen massive growth and expansion globally, especially in Africa and Caribbean regions. Taking care of our greatest asset. our people. Providing. Free PPE for all our staff, their families and friends globally, then providing rapid test kits all free of charge. so they feel safer. Caring about our people, it’s our way. Take care of your people, they will take care of your business, and if you are there for your customers, they will be there for you. our 2021, plan to move into the European trailer market, was only scuppered by our ability to grow that fast and maintain our high levels of customer service. but stand by for a typically fast (kestrel style) ride in 2022. now in our 29th Year, we are the market leaders. our Three year growth, our customer service, our people delivered us another Queens Award for International trade bringing our number to Three. makes me laugh when I hear people say, we need to more diverse, we need to employ more women, what Kestrel has always done, how we have always been is now popular. if you want to be with a Company who cares about its people, cares about its customers, cares about the markets it serves, cares about the people in those markets, join us. We are already diverse.