Hawthorn Logistics cuts through red tape ‘Dinosaurs’ land multinational contracts

Terry Allen and Martin Cunningham, founders of Hawthorn Logistics Picture: Fergal Phillips

A personalised approach to customer service was the key to Hawthorn Logistics surviving the recession, and thriving after it.

Terry Allen and Martin Cunningham had a wealth of experience between them when they started the Dublin-based company ten years ago.

“We’re both dinosaurs of the industry,” Allen said. “I was with Aer Lingus for 14 years before moving to MSAS, which later became DHL, while Martin was working in Britain through the 1970s ...