New managing director steps up at logistics firm

Xtra Express Logistics, a logistics firm with sites in Brackmills and Hannington, has announced a new managing director of its Brackmills business.

Sophie Yorke will step up from her current role to managing director and Edward Grant-Salmon will become group managing director.

Yorke joined Action Express Northampton through an agency 20 years ago at the age of 17, taking on the role of accounts assistant.

She then became operations manager in 2015, then changed again to General Manager in 2022.

The promotions come after a year of changes for the company, including the acquisition of Action Express Northampton on Brackmills Industrial Estate.

When Crisis Logistics—then the business’s name—acquired Action Express, the management team immediately saw Yorke as part of the company’s future.

Chairman Charles Grant-Salmon said: “We knew straight away that we wanted Sophie to be a part of the company at a senior level, working with myself, Edward and our other director, Roman. Now I am looking forward to seeing Sophie go from running the day-to-day operations to running a business.”

Yorke said: “When the acquisition happened, I immediately felt at ease and knew that it was a positive move for myself, my team and Action Express Northampton as a business. Now to receive this level of recognition means so much. This promotion is something I have always wanted and have aspired to. I feel proud to have been appointed to this position of responsibility.”