Palletways News
LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY JOINS PAN-EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
Rhenus Logistics has joined Palletways, the number one pallet network in Europe. The company will be the Palletways transport provider for areas South and East of Birmingham including Aston, Edgbaston, Kings Heath and Northfield.
The company has become one of more than 100 members in the Palletways UK network, which provides a range of express distribution services for small consignments of palletised freight, including next day, economy and timed delivery options across the UK. In addition they also offer daily cross-channel distribution service to mainland Europe provided by Palletways Europe GmbH". As a member of the Palletways network in the West Midlands, Rhenus Logistics will collect from local customers for onwards delivery nationwide, as well to Ireland, the Benelux countries, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Steven Turner, Principle of Rhenus Logistics, said: “Joining Palletways will open up new business opportunities for our company in the UK and mainland Europe. Being part of the largest network of its kind will enable us to offer our customers cost-effective, overnight and express palletised freight services to anywhere in the UK, Ireland and to mainland Europe with full track and trace.”
Rhenus Logistics are based in Cannock and are part of the Rhenus Group. Turnover at the Rhenus Group is in excess € 3.3 billion, making it one of Europe’s leading logistics service companies. Rhenus has business offices in 230 locations worldwide and employs 15,000 people. 7,000 trucks take to the road every day on behalf of Rhenus. The company transports over nine million consignments every year – consisting of approx. 7.7 million tons of goods of all kinds.
Palletways, which was set up in 1994, has 270 plus depots across the UK and mainland Europe and handles circa 21,000 pallets a day through eight hub facilities across Europe. The company’s distribution networks in the UK and mainland Europe are supported by an unrivalled and fully integrated IT infrastructure, which allows customers to track and trace consignments using the internet.<s></s>
Palletways (UK) Ltd.
- Palletways, which was founded in the UK in 1994 to provide an
express delivery solution for small consignments of palletised freight,
is today the leading pallet network in Europe, offering more depots and
handling more volume than other pallet networks.
- Palletways offers a range of express distribution services for
small consignments of palletised freight across the UK. These include
next day, next day am, timed delivery options, and Economy 2/3 day. The
company also offers premium and economy deliveries to Europe.
- Palletways has eight hub facilities across Europe, where goods
that have been collected by the network earlier in the day are sorted
for onward distribution to their final destinations. These are based in
Lichfield, London, Edinburgh, Nijmegen, Paris, Bologna, Naples
and Acala de Henares near Madrid.
- Driving the pan-European network is Palletways' unique and
bespoke IT system with a common platform, which links all countries.
- Barcode technology and web-based track and trace monitor all
consignments throughout the whole distribution process to all European
destinations.
- Palletways also provides warehouse and fulfilment services
alongside its hub locations, giving quick access to the multi-site
delivery facility of the pallet network.
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