Scottish business is booming after APC Overnight takes a local view
APC Overnight’s bold move to boost business in Scotland has paid off with a big increase in business north of the border. APC Overnight has taken an innovative approach by retaining all consignments for Scottish destinations within Scotland, allowing their Scottish depots to offer much earlier deliveries than rivals.
The expansion of its Bellshill hub operation also led to crucial fuel savings, faster response times and reduction in environmental impact. The service is proving particularly popular with the luxury food sector, with fresh produce businesses such as meat, pie and bacon suppliers finding APC Overnight’s early deliveries the best choice for their perishable items.
At Bellshill a third of all parcels received are sorted and distributed in Scotland without ever crossing the border. This enables the Scottish depots to offer much earlier deliveries. Not only does this improve efficiency it also helps APC Overnight to reduce the carbon footprint of its business and manage the drivers’ Working Time better. In addition, by keeping these consignments within Scotland the Essington hub in the Midlands is able it to optimize its services for the rest of the UK.
With a depot in each of Scotland’s major cities and further depots in Kilmarnock, Dumfries, Arrochar, APC Overnight’s fleet of around 170 delivery vehicles is well positioned to serve the entire country. In addition the network is expanding and this reflects the steady year-on-year growth in business.
APC Overnight’s bold move to boost business in Scotland has paid off with a big increase in business north of the border. APC Overnight has taken an innovative approach by retaining all consignments for Scottish destinations within Scotland, allowing their Scottish depots to offer much earlier deliveries than rivals.
The expansion of its Bellshill hub operation also led to crucial fuel savings, faster response times and reduction in environmental impact. The service is proving particularly popular with the luxury food sector, with fresh produce businesses such as meat, pie and bacon suppliers finding APC Overnight’s early deliveries the best choice for their perishable items.
At Bellshill a third of all parcels received are sorted and distributed in Scotland without ever crossing the border. This enables the Scottish depots to offer much earlier deliveries. Not only does this improve efficiency it also helps APC Overnight to reduce the carbon footprint of its business and manage the drivers’ Working Time better. In addition, by keeping these consignments within Scotland the Essington hub in the Midlands is able it to optimize its services for the rest of the UK.
“The APC Overnight formula in Scotland is proving a big hit and there is certainly much more business to be gained,” says Colin Lynskey-Nonis APC Overnight’s Scottish Manager. “Our customers like our local approach and we plan to take the message out to more businesses over the year ahead.”
With a depot in each of Scotland’s major cities and further depots in Kilmarnock, Dumfries, Arrochar, APC Overnight’s fleet of around 170 delivery vehicles is well positioned to serve the entire country. In addition the network is expanding and this reflects the steady year-on-year growth in business.
“Our service leads the way in efficient next-day deliveries for Scottish businesses. Customers who need consistent, reliable, secure and on-time deliveries need not look further than APC Overnight,” concludes Colin Lynskey-Nonis.
