TTS - Why Does a West Midlands Based Storage and Logistics Partner make Financial and Strategic Sense?

So, you’ve reached the point where, perhaps for a variety of reasons, your business and its growth strategy is best served by working with an external - integrated logistics / storage partner. Question is, what should be your key search criteria?

Naturally, reputation flexibility and all-round ability are key factors. As with any trade supplier or partner, you need to look beyond the hype and look at customer reviews; this is the most telling and credible way to gauge a prospective trade partners ability and levels of service.

It’s also a fact that an independent integrated logistics company (as opposed to one that’s part of a large group) will generally be more flexible and reactive – often with greater levels of attention and service. Such a trade partner is also generally more obliging and pliant; this is something that every business needs in a trade partner from time to time.

However, two other vitally important factors, that very much go ‘hand in hand,’ are ‘cost’ and ‘location.’  By choosing to work with an external, integrated logistics partner you are greatly reducing your financial risk since such a choice negates the need for heavy investment into warehousing, vehicle fleet and additional staff. Nonetheless, due consideration must still be given to profit margins and of course efficiency since this has the potential for huge impact on both your reputation and future sales.

By working with a West Midlands based - integrated logistics partner your warehousing, pallet storage, 3PL and fulfilment will be ideally situated to service the whole of the UK with the added bonus that, if you are a business based in the south of the UK, you will experience very competitive rates.

Recent figures, published by the UK logistics industry, suggests that pallet storage, 3PL and fulfilment is cheaper in the West Midlands, than it is in London and the home counties, by as much as 20 to 45%!  Even at 20%, this represents a huge saving which of course goes straight towards your bottom-line profitability!

Now, consider this; TTS is not only West Midlands (Telford) based, but also, we are independent and have multi-industry experience working with both B2B and B2R businesses of all sizes. Furthermore, for your complete peace of mind, we benefit from many glowing customer / client endorsements (some of which can be seen on our website) as well as being one of very few integrated logistics companies to enjoy a double ‘A’ star, BRCGS accreditation.

To discuss your requirements with a FREE NO OBLIGATION consultation, get in touch today: ian@telfordtransport.co.uk