The Wine Society benefits from a cross-depot solution to its distribution needs from PalletFORCE
PalletFORCE Member, Beattie Brothers has enhanced the service it offers to its customer, The Wine Society, by setting up a warehousing deal with fellow PalletFORCE Member, Transvan.
The world’s oldest co-operative wine club, the Wine Society delivers to members nationwide from its base in Stevenage. The company has its own fleet of vans based around the country, which are used to deliver locally from nine strategically located warehouses.
The company has been using Beattie Brothers to deliver pallets to these warehouses for several years and was sufficiently confident of their relationship that, when Beattie Brothers moved from Palletways to PalletFORCE, The Wine Society was happy to follow suit.
Recently, The Wine Society needed to find a new warehouse for the Manchester region, and Beattie Brothers suggested using fellow Member Depot Transvan, based in Aston-in-Makerfield, near Liverpool.
After visiting the site to assess its suitability, The Wine Society agreed to use the secure premises for its warehousing. Transvan transports pallets from the hub back to its Depot, where The Wine Society’s own vans can pick product up for local delivery.
The deal benefits all parties: The Wine Society receives free storage for its goods; Transvan receives payment without having to make deliveries; and Beattie Brothers has enhanced its customer service.
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“Beattie Brothers has been a helpful and efficient partner for us, and we are delighted that Transvan holds the same values,” comments Eddie Brennan of The Wine Society. “The quality of these two Depots, as well as the distribution service supplied by the Network as a whole, reflects well on PalletFORCE.”
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