Retailers often reach a point where trailer capacity isn’t the constraint, but tractor units and drivers are.
Traction services are designed to solve this precise problem. The transport partner provides the tractor unit and driver, while the retailer keeps their own trailers, stock and warehouse processes as they are.
Paper, print and packaging businesses run on tight production timelines that involve the transportation of delicate cargo.
The margin for error is small. Late collections can hold up a converting line, while a poorly loaded pallet of paper reels can arrive damaged and unusable.
For retail and FMCG businesses, effective transport and logistics is non-negotiable.
There’s a reason that consumer-packaged goods companies typically spend 6-8% of their revenue on distribution and transportation costs. With the customer experience increasingly hinging on next-day delivery and product availability, logistics performance has a direct impact on brand reputation and bottom line.
bwd (Barron Wood Distribution), a leading logistics company in the UK, has announced its membership with EcoTransIT World (ETW), a leading global platform for calculating energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions across freight transport networks.
Ask most businesses what they want from a transport company and the answer tends to contain a combination of the words on time, undamaged, and consistency.
That is still the baseline – but it is not the whole picture. The supply chains those deliveries move through have become harder to manage, windows have tightened, and the commercial consequences of a missed slot are more significant than they were a decade ago.
Construction logistics is demanding work. As a construction logistics company based in the UK, we understand that the building materials can be heavy and awkward to handle, sites are often difficult to access, and project schedules leave little room for error.
