Originally a fully apprenticed Aircraft Engineer, a City of London Compliance Officer, Stock Exchange Manager, Property Investor and Pan-European Rail Freight logistics expert, Rod Hilditch, Managing Director and owner, founded FOCAL to challenge and inspire the Pan-European rail freight industry to examine its opportunities in the 21st century to offer long-term volume logistics routes and services which would inter-modally transfer significant freight from Europe's roads to existing rail facilities. Having become recognised as a leading innovator and visionary in this field, Rod Hilditch has led FOCAL to being commissioned in the roles noted above on an increasingly wide scale. By harnessing the strengths of its expert associates, FOCAL, valuing its independence, remains at the forefront of rail solutions innovation. Its confidential client list continues to grow on a widening international basis.

Michael Oaten, Senior Partner, Corporate Finance Europe, Arthur Andersen until his retirement, now joint managing partner with Barons CH a corporate finance practice in Geneva and Knightsbridge London, has acted as the mentor and confidant to Rod Hilditch during the development of FOCAL almost since its foundation. Widely experienced in the senior levels of logistics and transport executive management across Europe and the Far East especially, Michael continues to support FOCAL's development actively.

As the most recent recruit to the FOCAL stable in May 2007 joining from Cooper Standard, David has brought with him a time-served, European Purchasing and Logistics expertise deeply based in the European and US automotive manufacturing industry, both as a 3PL logistics operator and as a Tier 1 supplier. He has always been a strong advocate of the industry's opportunity to use rail on a wide, pan-European basis, should the rail industry actively work to remove the auto-OEMs perceived historic view of inherent barriers threatening efficient rail operation.

Formerly SNCF Director for Port Security and SNCF Fret. Guy worked as French Engineer from leaving University to March 2006. Guy is now the Snr. Consultant to SNCF Fret. Rod and Guy signed a 'Convention in 2005 to work together on projects in France. Currently they are working together with CG76 Saint Maritime in the redevelopment of the Ports of Dieppe and Newhaven. Saint Maritime unusually purchased the Port of Newhaven: They are also working to develop a rail terminal at Cleon for a Nissan & Renault rail solution. Another project with the French DTT department will be redeveloping 40 French Sea and Inland Ports.

An engineer, previously he ran Mobil Oil UK distribution and storage before becoming managing director and major shareholder with AHC (Warehousing). AHC operates an intermodal terminal site in NW England for its trans-European customers including DHL/Exel, Rehau, Heinz, General Motors.

AHC (Warehousing) is a principal partner to the Marco Polo RAFTS Incubator Project.

An engineer, currently project leader to the Ariane III and Galileo EU Project led by CNES (Centre Nationale E'Tudes Spatiales - French Aerospace).
Roger introduced Rod to FOCAL's JV with ESA (European Space Agency). They are working together on FOCAL's ContainerTraK project.

An engineer and formerly managing director of a Netherlands logistics company. Hans also assists Rod in the RAFTS Marco Polo Incubator.

Originally a fully apprenticed Aircraft Engineer, a City of London Compliance Officer, Stock Exchange Manager, Property Investor and Pan-European Rail Freight logistics expert, Rod Hilditch, Managing Director and owner, founded FOCAL to challenge and inspire the Pan-European rail freight industry to examine its opportunities in the 21st century to offer long-term volume logistics routes and services which would inter-modally transfer significant freight from Europe's roads to existing rail facilities. Having become recognised as a leading innovator and visionary in this field, Rod Hilditch has led FOCAL to being commissioned in the roles noted above on an increasingly wide scale. By harnessing the strengths of its expert associates, FOCAL, valuing its independence, remains at the forefront of rail solutions innovation. Its confidential client list continues to grow on a widening international basis.