COURIERS
Optimising the choice of delivery network
The modern world is more interconnected than it ever has been. Customers can order items and have them arrive within hours – and in some cases even more quickly. As a result, expectations have risen, and any company which moves items from one place to another will need to rise to meet those expectations. For this reason, the role of courier has never been more important. Fortunately, this is an area that Parcel Warehouse can help with.
Even though the cost of a delivery might represent a tiny proportion of the price of any given item, the quality of that delivery can hugely influence the value of that item. There’s little point, after all, in paying for something that arrives late or damaged, or doesn’t arrive at all. These incidents can inflict lasting harm on a business’s reputation, and accounted for more than £800million of wasted money in 2016, according to the IMRG.
The final mile delivery is the most important part of your sale – without being delivered your sale is incomplete. With our methodology can show you how to enable more first time, safe and secure deliveries with almost any courier network.
We’ve been working in the third-party logistics industry for the past six years, and during that time we’ve accumulated a wealth of knowledge concerning how best to navigate it. Whatever unique challenges your business needs to surmount, the chances are that we’ll have encountered it before – and we’ll be able to enlist a courier service that’ll tackle it with ease. We’ve a deep operational understanding of how the industry works – and we’ll be able to wield this understanding to the advantage of your business.
We work in an Courier and Postal Industry that is worth £9billion in the UK, which is part of a wider global Logistics Industry worth US$7trillion!
Of course, the UK isn’t just a single landmass – it’s a series of islands, some of which are more remote and more difficult to reach than others. That’s not to mention some of the inland locations that can be reached only after several hours of driving! In order to be able to claim coverage of the entire country, however, these spots will need to be given the same treatment as the centre of London, Manchester and Edinburgh. That’s why it’s so crucial that we’re able to offer complete coverage of the entire country. With that in mind, you’ll be able to offer delivery to your customers without attaching caveats and provisos – you’ll be able to claim to deliver to anywhere in the UK, whether it’s Shoreditch or Skaw.
Most UK delivery networks will have divided the country into delivery zones, each with its own pricing and transit time. We can show you delivery networks that can deliver to destinations like Inverness, Isle of Man and Belfast on a next day service for the price of a standard next day delivery. It’s all about understanding the capabilities and limitations of each delivery network.
The modern business, of course, isn’t just restricted to domestic logistics. By crossing national boundaries, a business has far greater scope for expansion and trade. But crossing these boundaries can often be difficult – there are customs, tariffs and other barriers to surmount. With the help of our expert team, you’ll be able to hurdle these obstacles with minimal effort. We work with global services like DHL, UPS, TNT and FedEx to deliver parcels to more than 220 different countries. With so many services to choose from, we’ll be able to source a courier that works with the way you prefer to do business. The end result? A more reliable service for you, your customers and your suppliers.