Evolution Time Critical

Evolution Time Critical, also called ETC, is a premium freight company with a global control centre in the United Kingdom and offices around the world. It is the specialist time critical division of Metro Supply Chain Group.

The company has more than 20 years of experience with hard supply chain problems. It says over 2,000 OEMs and suppliers worldwide trust it. Its customers work in advanced manufacturing, automotive, aviation and aerospace, and military and defence.

ETC runs two main lines of work. Freight Critical Logistics covers freight forwarding. Time Critical Logistics covers urgent moves where a delay costs money. In both, the company handles the job directly and keeps control of it from start to finish.

For aviation and aerospace customers, ETC helps when an aircraft is grounded or a mission is delayed. It offers rapid AOG response, urgent engine and component transport, global hand carry and charters. Its air freight plans use knowledge of airline routings and schedules, and close links with chosen carriers. The team also checks whether a route is direct or needs a transfer. It looks at how busy the departure and arrival airports are, and at the roads around them.

The company has more than 13 offices worldwide. Its control centres run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year. They are in the UK, North America, Germany, Portugal, China and Slovakia. There is also a control centre in Montreal, Canada. The Chinese centre links offices in several cities, including Shenzhen, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Tianjin.

Customers can use the MyEvo portal to follow every shipment in one place. It gives live visibility and tracking updates for road shipments.

ETC shares case studies from its work. One covers a 2023 air move that kept critical materials flowing between Morocco and Portugal after severe weather. Others cover supply chains from China, electric vehicles and motorsport.

Services

• Freight critical logistics
• Time critical logistics
• AOG response
• Urgent engine and component transport
• Global hand carry
• Charters
• Air freight solutions
• Road shipment tracking