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Service 03 / Distribution

Warehousing & distribution

From container door to customer dock. We receive, store and move palletised freight across the UK — with the goods-in discipline and stock accuracy that keeps B2B supply chains honest.

01 / Capabilities

Heavy lifting, handled

Container devanning

20ft and 40ft containers unloaded by hand or machine, goods counted, inspected and palletised to your spec. Damage and shortages photographed and reported the same day.

Bulk warehousing

Long and short-term storage for palletised and non-standard freight, with located stock control and call-off schedules built around your production or sales cycle.

Cross-docking

Inbound freight turned around and back on the road without going into storage — ideal for time-critical consolidation, splitting loads or re-routing imports.

UK-wide pallet distribution

Next-day and economy palletised delivery across the UK through established pallet networks and trusted hauliers — from single pallets to full loads.

Retail & wholesale compliance

Orders picked, labelled and documented to retailer routing guides: correct pallets, correct labels, correct paperwork, booked-in deliveries that don’t get rejected.

Reworking & re-labelling

Date coding, barcode corrections, repacking and quality inspections — problems fixed at the warehouse instead of bouncing stock back up the supply chain.

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02 / The location advantage

Where the routes actually meet

Distribution economics are written in miles. From RAF Upwood, the A1(M) and A14 are minutes away — the two arteries that connect the Midlands distribution triangle, the M11/London corridor and the East Coast ports.

Containers from Felixstowe reach us in under two hours without touching the M25. Pallets leaving us join the national networks early enough for genuine next-day coverage across mainland UK. For businesses serving both London and the North, Cambridgeshire is the compromise that isn’t one.

  • Felixstowe & London Gateway — direct container runs east
  • A1/A14 junction reach — Midlands and the North same day
  • M11 corridor — London and the South East next morning
  • Daily network collections — pallets and parcels from our door

03 / Working with us

One-off job or standing operation

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Ad-hoc and overflow work

A container that needs devanning this week, a rejected delivery that needs reworking, overflow from your own warehouse at peak. Call us, agree a price, job done.

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Contract warehousing

A defined block of space and a service-level agreement: your goods-in schedule, your call-off pattern, your reporting. Reviewed together as your volumes evolve.

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Full outsourced logistics

We become your warehouse and dispatch operation end-to-end — imports devanned, stock held, B2B and D2C orders shipped, returns processed. One partner, one invoice.

04 / Distribution FAQs

The practical details

Can you receive containers directly?
Yes — we take 20ft and 40ft containers on site with ramp access for devanning. Book the delivery slot with us and we’ll have the team and equipment ready.
How quickly can a container be devanned?
A standard loose-loaded 40ft is typically unloaded, counted and palletised the same day it arrives. Palletised containers are quicker still.
Do you deliver to supermarkets and retail RDCs?
Yes. We pick and label to retailer routing guides, produce compliant paperwork and book deliveries into RDC slots — and we know how unforgiving those slots are.
What size loads can you distribute?
Anything from a single pallet to full trailer loads. Network freight handles the small stuff; dedicated transport covers full and part loads.
Can you handle weights and oversized items?
Within sensible limits, yes — counterbalance and reach trucks handle heavy and oversized pallets, and floor storage suits items racking can’t take. Tell us the dimensions and we’ll confirm.
Do you offer stock reporting?
Yes — every client gets visibility of stock on hand, movements in and out, and goods-in discrepancy reports. Frequency and format are agreed during setup.

Got freight on the move?

Container landing, contract out to tender or a one-off job that needs doing properly — tell us the details and we’ll price it today.

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