Shed 5 freight exchange is aiming for 50% growth in membership in 2010.

Since launching in its current form in 2008, Shed 5 has been building up a core membership, offering extensive courier exchange features at a competitive price. We are now aiming for steady growth in membership and the volume of work traded.

The focus for Shed 5 so far has been on building up a core of loyal members and providing them with a top-quality exchange at an aggressively competitive price.

This strategy has paid off and ‘The Shed’ is now established as an essential business tool for many couriers and hauliers.

Top priority now is to build on this solid foundation, and in the coming months Shed 5 aims to bring many more couriers on board, to make our position even stronger and to enable our members to realise the full potential for increasing profits and improving service to their customers.

Around 25% of current Shed 5 members are renewals, which is high for an industry which sees large numbers of businesses failing during hard times.

With increasing numbers, existing members should see a noticeable increase in activity and new members will be joining a busier site.