Palletways: Capital Growth
Palletways London, which was created by the Palletways Group two years ago to provide a hub facility for depots in the capital and the South East, is expanding its operations on the back of significant growth in the business.
Palletways London, which is based at a 40,000 sq ft hub facility in Greenford, has appointed Martyn Young as its new general manager. Previously with TNT, he will be responsible for the expansion program, which will see the Palletways London hub operation extend to the South West and comprise some 30 depots. Originally the hub serviced 16 depots in the South East, from Colchester to Southampton.
Young’s appointment comes as Palletways London is experiencing significant growth – in the last three months alone the number of pallets of goods handled by the hub each day has more than doubled.
Young: “Our aim is to achieve a further 50 pct growth in volume by the end of 2006 and this will be achieved by extending the network of local Palletways depots offering services via our London facility and fully utilizing the potential of the hub for inbound international freight.
“The Palletways London operation, due to its proximity to the main ports and airports, will provide a gateway to the rest of Europe, thereby providing a fast and cost effective delivery service for European manufacturers and suppliers importing and exporting goods to the UK. By doing so it will also offer major new business opportunities for all those involved in the operation.”
Steve Winzer of Devon-based Palletways member, Kay Transport, said: “The ability to trunk goods into the Palletways London hub now means we can provide a direct link for customers between the capital and the Devon and Cornwall peninsula, without the need for goods to travel via Lichfield. The result is a more efficient service for manufacturers and suppliers with a distribution need in the South of the country.”
Palletways London is investing in its IT systems to enhance the service to customers and the 30 Palletways depots across the south of the country that now take their customer collections to the hub for onward delivery across the region.
