Rivalry among pallet networks is set to focus sharply on IT, with news that Pall-Ex is sending out 500 tracking and electronic proof-of-delivery sets to drivers this week.
Pall-Ex owner Hilary Devey says that the network will give customers nationwide coverage by the end of November at the latest, with all collection and delivery vehicles using the devices.
If you thought pallets were all about heavy freight, not fulfilment, think again, says Peter Rowlands. This is the era of the pallet networks, and they have a role in fulfilment and home deliveries too
Read MorePall-Ex (UK) Ltd, the pallet distribution network, has launched a unique business partnership with Nightspeed Secure Worldwide Express. The alliance sees the creation of a unique, “one stop shop” parcels, mail and pallet distribution service. “This new service is already online and provides Pall-Ex with a significant opportunity to further expand the range of services we offer to our customers and member hauliers,” said Mrs Hilary Devey, Managing Director of Pall-Ex. Ian Pickford, Managing Director of Nightspeed Secure Worldwide Express adds: “Nightspeed specialises in moving parcels, not pallets. Whilst our trunking operation relies heavily on pallets to aid parcel handling, our ‘sprinter’ type collection and delivery vehicles are not designed for this operation. Pall-Ex is the sector leading expert in palletised freight logistics. Working in partnership Pall-Ex and Nightspeed can offer the best parcel and pallet distribution solutions in the sector.”
Read MorePall-Ex annual dinner moves to Hyde Park, London and hears confident boss looking forward to future of growth. More hauliers expected to join.
Pall-Ex owner Hilary Devey shrugged off speculation as to her “exit strategy”, when she addressed network members at their annual dinner dance last Saturday. She told 440 people at the InterContinental Hotel in London: “Let them speculate. I’ll get on with the job, making Pall-Ex more successful, more prestigious and more profitable.” Devey, notably confident and relaxed, promised investment, growth and innovation, and allowed herself a joke about flooding at the new hub, which had been worked so hard that the floor had “broken into a sweat”. “Pall-Ex will always be the number one network,” she said. Networking with Pall-Ex provides a cushion for firms in a tough market.
Read MoreTo support a new joint contract with Sims World-Wide, Pall-Ex has launched a Logistics arm. The company is also negotiating other logistics contracts.
Pall-Ex has launched Pall-Ex Logistics after securing a joint contract with member Sims World-Wide Logistics to provide logistics services to welding consumables company SAF Oerlikon UK. Pall-Ex says it is currently negotiating several other logistics contracts. To support the operation Pall-Ex has acquired a 2,800 sq m warehouse facility at Bardon Industrial Park in Leicestershire, close to its central hub. The warehouse will be a dedicated pallet storage facility, with 4,515 pallet spaces, and has the option to expand in the future. SAF’s decision to award Pall-Ex and Sims World-Wide the contract follows its decision to outsource its logistics and transport operation to concentrate on its core business.
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