MBR ISSUE 44

Malta Business Review
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
A TRAINING ACADEMY WITH A MISSION
At Express Trailers, one ideal has always stood the test of time:
that the people within the organisation, are one of the main
drivers for business.
At Express Trailers, one ideal has always
stood the test of time: that the people
within the organisation, are one of the
main drivers for business.
“Equipment and space are investments
that anyone can make. But attracting,
training, and retaining the best people is
a culture. We have decided to set up our
new Express Trailers Training Academy
with a very specific mission: to intersect
theory, experience and better practice
in the field of transport and logistics. We
want this project to be a source and flow
of knowledge and motivation for all our
employees,” explains Franco Azzopardi,
Chairman and CEO of Express Trailers.
The Express Trailers Training Academy will
be providing Express Trailers’ employees
with ongoing training based on a structured
and long-term plan.
“The intention is driven by the way we do
things at Express Trailers because we do not
just hire people, but we provide them with
ample opportunities for career progression
based on transmitted experience and
knowledge aimed at heightening their
capabilities and experience. Indeed, we do
not just employ people – we train them to
become experts in logistics.”
"Indeed, we do not just
employ people – we
train them to become
experts in logistics.
“The transport and logistics sectors are
very dynamic ones which are constantly
evolving. To be able to retain our expertise,
our people need to remain abreast with the
latest developments. In fact, through this
Academy, we will be training our people
in the art of logistics, be it on the road, at
customer level, in operations, planning,
administration and management.”
Franco Azzopardi acknowledges the
importance for companies like Express
Trailers to harness the wealth of knowledge
that exists and that is held by many of its
key people.
“Harnessing this knowledge and passing
it on is part of good succession planning
that every company needs to be looking
at. Key experts in companies are always
very busy and no one knows what would
happen if one day, these key people decide
to leave. The Express Trailers Training
Academy is part of our long-term plan on
making sure this knowledge keeps being
passed on to the respective teams to
ensure business continuity. In fact, besides
the specialised training courses delivered
by accredited bodies and online courses
Express Trailers Training Academy
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