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Feb 19, 2023 • 24 tweets • 13 min read • Read on X
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So, right next to Art Lebedev Studio in Colnbrook is
Quick International Couriers (UK) Limited
on the Heathrow estate

Cargo handling for air transport activities

I see they also handle organs & tissue
Here's their website
quick.aero
Quick is actually sandwiched between the Russian company's studio (Art is the Yandex founder) and

Strategic Shipping Services at
Unit 6 McKay Trading Estate, Blackthorne Road, Colnbrook Slough

Providing a vital service, no doubt

"Founded in 1890 as a freight company, the parent company for Quick – Kuehne+Nagel – has grown into one of the world’s leading logistics companies "

quick.aero/our-parent-com…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuehne_%2…

Upon Kühne's death in 1932, his sons - Alfred and Werner - became partners in the firm

On the 1st of May 1933 they joined the Nazi Party, and under their firm played a prominent role in the transport of property seized from Jews in occupied territories..
Klaus-Michael Kühne is known for being the richest person in Germany, according to Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus-Mic…

In 2022, he doubled his stake in Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Germany's largest airline

#CORE
🤔
"In April 2020, Kühne upped his stake in shipping company Hapag-Lloyd to 30%, having previously owned 26% of the business, making him the largest shareholder."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapag-Llo…
"He also runs Kuhne Holding AG. In 2016, the company acquired 20% of VTG, a rail logistics company."
reuters.com/article/uk-vtg…

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure announced a cash takeover offer for rail logistics group VTG VT9G.DE .. after securing a large stake from German billionaire Klaus Michael Kuehne. .

..Kuehne Holding AG agreed to sell around 20 % of VTG for more than 300 million euros, raising Morgan Stanley Infrastructure’s stake in the company to 49 percent.. Markus Hottenrott , chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partner"

thegrowthnet.com/hottenrott/
Klaus-Michael's father Alfred Kühne died in 1981.. in July the same year, due to the losses sustained by the Kühne family in attempting to expand its shipping fleet, a 50% stake in KN was sold to the British conglomerate Lonrho Plc. Following the purchase, Klaus-Michael and
Lonrho's head, Roland "Tiny" Rowland acted as joint chief executives of the combined organisation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonrho

In 2013, Lonrho plc was delisted from the LSE, JSE and OTCQX after agreeing to a £174.5 million takeover by FS Africa, a bid vehicle controlled by Swiss billionaire Thomas Schmidheiny and Rainer-Marc Frey

archive.is/seenJ
QUICK INTERNATIONAL COURIERS (UK) LIMITED
Company number 01711225

Registered office address
1 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park , Uxbridge, England, UB11 1FG

…te.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/017112…
Edward DeMartini - QUICK Group CEO
Nationality : American
Until 2000, Russell Charles CROCKFORD
was the Managing Director of QUICK

…te.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/NpQm7…

His wife is Victoria Louise CROCKFORD

Correspondence address
Broadlands Farm Cottage, Bagshot Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9JN
…te.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/1q8A0…

They are listed on
The Peerage website
thepeerage.com/p50767.htm

Victoria is is the daughter of Major Donald le Strange Campbell and Hon. Shona Catherine Greig Macpherson

Shona is the daughter of Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter
Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter was was Chairman of Macpherson, Train & Co Ltd, food and produce importers and exporters. He was also involved in the Food Defence Plans organisation from 1938 to 1939 and
archive.is/4UrjK
served Chairman of the London Provision Exchange and as a Member of the Port of London Authority.

He was a relative of
John Stuart Macpherson
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stua…

Macpherson was appointed Governor of Nigeria (Governor-General from 1954)..
"As Governor of Nigeria, John Stuart Macpherson was responsible for the introduction of the 1951 Constitution (unofficially known as the Macpherson Constitution ), which provided for "semi-responsible government". 👀

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitut…
The next revision of the constitution was called the Lyttleton Constitution after Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos. It was enacted in 1954 &firmly established the federal principle. This paved the way for Nigeria's independence from Great Britain 👀

Otherwise known as "soft power"

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