Palletline opens new London base, and expands network
Palletline has announced that it will lease an 80,000 sq.ft site in Greenford, Middlesex in support of its sustained commitment to a nationwide continuous quality improvement programme.
(12/7/2004)
The Greenford site will house Palletline’s first wholly-owned commercial depot serving the London area, and provide a new location with excellent road links for Palletline’s Southern Hub, channelling Palletline traffic into and out of London and the South East.
The move is an integral part of Palletline’s current drive to enhance service quality and consistency across the network, overcoming issues facing collections and deliveries within London and the surrounding areas. It will allow the company to use the existing Palletline network to consolidate freight for the London area – an efficient, environmental and cost effective solution.
The Greenford depot will operate under the management of subsidiary Palletline London Ltd.
In other news, Palletline has announced the appointment of a new member company to cover the Stockport area. Newly appointed member company – Global Logistics Ltd – is a well established organisation, offering a full portfolio of distribution and warehousing solutions including full and part load, contract haulage, warehousing, pick and pack, reprocessing and container unloading. The company runs a modern fleet of vehicles and trailers and operates from purpose-built premises including 300,000 sq.ft of secure warehousing with computerised stock control systems, CCTV monitoring and on site security.
Paul Welsh, managing director of Global Logistics, explains the rationale behind his company’s drive to join the Palletline System: “We have traditionally subcontracted an element of the work we handle. Through Palletline, we can bring this in-house, giving us total control over quality procedures and customer service. In addition, Palletline offers us significant opportunities for growth and further development of our core product offering.”
Glyn Jones, Palletline’s managing director, said: “Global Logistics fields a dedicated team delivering the highest levels of customer service, with a quality focus matching that of Palletline. In addition, the company demonstrates the operational flexibility to meet customer needs, both locally and nationally.”
