Headlines

Financieel Economische Tijd - Friday July 7thi 2000

"OOSTENDE – The Ostend shipping and groupage company Cross Channel is being taken over by Jan Carbonez from Bruges. Carbonez gives up his position as manager of KBC bank to run a company with 19 employees and a turnover of 360 million Belgian francs. With its fleet of 80 trailers pulled by external hauliers, Cross Channel ships grouped cargo to England via the lines of P&O, Dart Lines and Cobelfret."

Het Laatste Nieuws - Wednesday July 5th 2000

"OOSTENDE – The Cross Channel group, situated in Ostend, Vlietinckstraat 24, has been taken over by the former bank manager Jan Carbonez. The company has a fleet of 80 modern trailers. It was established in 1977 and was originally situated near the Ostend ferry terminal. In 1988, new buildings were constructed in an industrial estate along the motorway, but they soon appeared to be too small, so that new extensions were built. Cross Channel employs 19 people."

Brugsch Handelsblad - Friday July 7thi 2000

"Jan Carbonez, aged 47, known as the manager of the largest KBC branch bank in Bruges (Steenstraat), leaves the bank after 21 years to take over the Ostend groupage company Cross Channel Services. What’s his motivation to exchange a secure and well-paid job for the hectic life of an entrepreneur ?”

Nieuwsblad - Tuesday July 4thi 2000

"OOSTENDE – The Ostend-based Cross Channel group has been taken over by the former bank manager Jan Carbonez. Cross Channel consists of three companies specialised in the storage and shipment of goods from the Benelux to Great Britain. Over the years, the group has created an image of groupage specialist of palletised goods. Cross Channel also handles full loads and has a fleet of eighty modern trailers at its disposal.”