Over the last few weeks we have been in talks with various companies that produce cupcakes, and how to deliver them. Up until recently, the safest and most secure way of delivery has been via same day courier, as it’s the only way to guarantee the cupcakes won’t be turned upside down during their journey to […]
Category: Sameday Courier
Gently does it!… today we’re delivering antiques
This morning I was out early to take a drive down to Deal in Kent. I collected some stunning art deco bedside cabinets. The good thing about delivering antiques the way we do here, it they are completely safe. The vehicle that we use for expensive furniture has a carpeted floor. This means the underside […]
Vehicle tracking systems: The benefits for business
Businesses across the UK are in a constant battle to keep their bottom-line costs to a minimum and make savings where, and when, it is possible. For many fleet owners this can be assisted with the use of vehicle tracking technology. As its name suggests this is a system used to track and monitor the […]
Why next day delivery guarantees cost your business money
It was my youngest daughter’s birthday yesterday, she was 6 and she didn’t have the things she wanted for her birthday. I didn’t have a lot of time this year to find each present individually and I made the decision to shop online. On Wednesday I ordered all of her presents and I paid extra […]
As couriers we know when you are shipping shit.
It’s quite simple really, you ring up and you say “how much to move a box of whatevers to the other end of the country”. You know zip all about us, how reliable we are or anything else and the first words out of your mouth is “how much?”. When you ask that (I will […]
When your drivers leave – what do you do?
Breaking up is always hard to do. The person initiating the split has the advantage; they know what’s coming, the other party don’t. When leaving a job it’s customary to clear your desk and walk out of the door with a box of stuff, photos, cards, stationery you have lined the box with 😉 you have […]
Delivering Furniture
This week Sarah needed to go into London (she reckons she was meeting Guy Kawasaki) so I thought I’d pop her in the van and show her what a furniture delivery entails. Loading safely, ensuring that the straps are there to secure the items, sack trolley on hand to move it into position on the […]
Can a courier deliver late at night?
Up until recently a same day courier company would deliver when instructed to by their customer. But now customers have something else to consider when booking their delivery – whether it will be too late for the recipient and whether it breaches their privacy. A complaint was made to the regulator and then to the Complaints […]
Good news on the horizon for Hauliers
And motorists it would seem. Prime Minister David Cameron today gives his strongest hint yet that his government will ease the burden on hard-pressed motorists and hauliers. Less than a week before Chancellor George Osborne delivers his Budget, Mr Cameron made it clear to the Press and Journal that help is on its way. He […]
Avoiding mistakes when booking a courier service
Everyone in business wants to save money and improve their bottom line. Yet when it comes to getting their goods delivered they are enacting Einstein’s definition of insanity; expecting a different result from doing the same thing, over and over again. Saving your business money when it comes to courier services isn’t that hard, and […]