ESTABLISHED IN 1973 BY LIAM TARRANT
Tarrant International is a family-run operation currently running 90 tractor units and 240 trailers comprising fridges, euroliners, chip liners, curtainsiders, flats, walking floors, ejectors and tipping trailers. We deliver all over continental Europe and beyond including recent trips to Northern Africa ,Morrocco , Sweden, Crotai , Montenegro , Albania , Sardinia , Greece and Turkey. We received GDP Passport accreditation from Life Sciences International in February 2020 verifying our procedures & processes meet and surpass industry standards for transporting pharmaceuticals, medical devices & healthcare products. Our Quality Management System is ISO 9001:2015 accredited giving our customers in Pharma & Life Sciences, Food & ambient complete confidence that their cargo is in good hands.
Our Waste Division is the largest of its kind in Ireland transporting commercial/domestic & construction waste, recycling, timber, woodchip, sawdust, fines & bulk products around Ireland & UK. We are licensed to collect waste in each of the 26 counties & also hold Northern Ireland and UK permits.
LONG STANDING MEMBERS OF THE IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION & IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION
Our goal is to provide our customers with a first-class professional, efficient and transparent service. In keeping with these, we have achieved ISO9001 accreditation reflecting the drive for the highest standards in our company.
We are FORS Silver (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) compliant meeting the strictest operational and administration standards for delivering to all major UK cities. Our fleet has an average age of under 3 years old and rigorously maintained meeting Euro 6 emission standards to enable us to deliver to London city centre and transiting Switzerland.
We are registered with the UK Border Force Agency meeting the approved protocols for protecting our cargo and the drivers from the dangers of illegal immigration. We are also DVS London compliant with upgraded cameras & cycle safety equipment (PSS Progressive Safe System)
We continuously strive to develop and broaden our skills with recent upgrades to ISO9001:2015 and FORS Silver accreditation along with Irish Life Sciences GDP passport to provide the most professional service to customers in an increasingly regulated environment.
WE BELIEVE OUR DRIVERS ARE OUR STANDARD BEARERS ON THE ROAD & OUR MOST VISIBLE POINT OF CONTACT WITH OUR CUSTOMERS & THE PUBLIC
They are highly trained and experienced. Each member of Tarrant International’s team have a minimum of 5 years experience with a certificate of competency constantly refreshed with annual training. Our Pharma drivers are GDP trained with ADR licences for the haulage of dangerous and hazardous cargo.
On top of our in-house training our drivers are independently assessed and trained for fuel efficiency and making safe progress on the public road network.
LIAM STARTED IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC IN 1965
Liam hauled from coast to coast in the USA for 7 years and when Ireland joined the European Community in 1973, he returned to Ireland and commenced operations to France, Italy, Spain and beyond. His sons Donagh and Fergal joined the business full time in 2003 upon completion of their education and oversee the day to day operation of Tarrant International. Donagh and Fergal are both CPC holders, Liam’s wife Sheila supervises the administration staff. Due to continuous expansion we purchased our current premises in Sarsfield Court, Glanmire in 2005 which includes a full truck wash, service bays for up to 8 trucks at any one time and warehousing onsite & in 2023 we purchased a further 2 acres in the industrial estate to allow us to expand further .
This is an ideal location which gives us greater proximity to Cork, the M8/N20 & N25. All our equipment is maintained to the highest standard by a combination of manufacturer’s warranty and our in house maintenance department at our depot in Sarsfield Court supervised by our foreman Michael Mullane who has been with us since 1992. Our staff and dedication to service have helped maintain excellent relationships with our customers some of which have been with since the 1970s , Breeda O’Sullivan has been with us since 1975 & we recently celebrated Breeda 50th anniversary with Tarrant International and hopefully will be for many more years to come!
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