Manufacturing Today Issue - 225 June 2024 | Page 107

__________________________________________________________________________________ Denholm
Good Logistics
“ We are heavily involved in imports and exports via sea , road , and air freight , with imports accounting for around 65 to 70 percent of our operations , with key trade lanes being Asia , Türkiye , and the Indian Subcontinent . We also have the advantage of having 1.7 million square feet of warehousing space across the UK along with our own fleet of trucks that are involved in both container haulage and distribution . We offer our customers a variety of warehousing solutions including storage , reworking , packing , palletizing and pick-and-pack through to onward delivery , either directly to the customer ’ s door or to central distribution centers .“
He continues . “ Our main export markets are across Asia , the Middle East , and East and West Africa , but our presence in the USA has been growing since we opened an office in New Jersey in 2020 . We believe that the
USA and Latin American markets have huge growth potential for us , and they feature strongly in our long-term strategic plan .
“ We ’ ve also recently established a joint venture company , BIG Logistics , in China with offices in Shenzhen , Shanghai , Ningbo and Dalian . This is just the start as we continue to add additional resources and capabilities to expand our operations in Asia .”
Reflecting on his career , Paul shares how developments in technology and digitalization have transformed the company ’ s operations . “ When I first started working in logistics , people were faxing documents and the phones never stopped . While our people are still extremely busy , our communication has changed to emails , online portals and online correspondence ,” Paul explains . “ Digitalization has been a key area of our investment strategy and we ’ ve adopted state-of-theart cloud-based technologies to ensure we
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