Same day courier services for fresh produce

When you think about it, there is so much fresh produce available to us, and there is a tremendous network of delivery vans and companies who concentrate on working with multiple clients to ensure the distribution of fresh produce throughout the country. Often these vans can be seen at fruit and vegetable markets and wholesalers early in the morning, meat markets and fish markets, especially in and around London and the big cities. That system works for many, and the food sourced at these markets can travel halfway across the country for it to then be on sale that same morning.

Here at Distribusha, that is not the type of fresh produce and perishable goods we get involved with as we only work with one client per vehicle, it is a company policy to ensure that only the very best of personal attention is paid to each and every consignment. So, where can Distribusha help you when it comes to same day courier services for fresh and perishable goods?

Same day courier services for overseas fresh produce

Most supply chains are made up many intermediaries, especially when it comes to fresh produce. On the UK side of a supply chain that involves an overseas supplier, there is usually a wholesaler who buys in larger quantities and who has products flown in as shipping by road or sea can take too much time. A classic example of this is flowers, which have a very short shelf life and an extra week, even under refrigerated conditions, can lead to a rapid decline in their condition once exposed to room temperature. They may look great in a shop when you buy them, but will you use that florist again if the flowers you bought have all wilted within three days? Probably not.

The Distribusha solution to same day courier services for fresh produce

One of the great advantages of using Distribusha is the fact we do not work a 9-5 schedule. We will collect and deliver fresh produce at any time of the day or night, providing there is somebody at either end to release and also sign for delivery. Consequently, we can collect fresh produce in the early hours of the morning and have it delivered to a main distribution warehouse for a wholesaler in time for their own distribution to their customers.

A perfect example of this is where we collect roses flown in from South America the moment they have cleared customs at the airport, and deliver them to our clients located some three hours’ drive away. What is important for our client is to know that whatever happens, the roses will arrive at around the time each day when they are expected, and that we never fail to collect them from the airport at the agreed time.

The reasons for this are two-fold. If we do not deliver the roses on time, the wholesaler will disappoint many of its clients and this could see it lose business. Second, if you do not collect goods from an airport promptly, it can and will charge you a very high daily rate for storage, which would instantly wipe away any profit made from selling them.

Helping new importers of fresh produce with our same day courier service

Have you ever thought about becoming an importer of fresh foreign produce? Have you noticed that there is a strong demand for certain products at certain times of the year? Have you wondered why the prices of some perishable goods is so high in local markets and shops – here we are excluding supermarkets as they have their own supply chains, and instead we are concentrating on local stores and outlets, weekly markets, etc.

Perhaps you are looking for a way to create a new business but the one thing that is holding you back is the cost of buying a suitable van. After all, if you are going to establish a new business and impress your customers, you don’t want to be delivering fresh produce out of the back of a 20-year-old Ford Transit as that will create the wrong impression. But where can you get your hands on £20,000 for a van when you are just getting started?

Here at Distribusha there are a number of ways we can help you, as we already help a number of importers of fresh and perishable products, and especially flowers.

We can collect fresh produce from any of the airports in the UK as we know them all very well. We can then deliver direct to as many recipients as you would like and the more recipients there are, the more cost effective it will be for you. For example, if you have ten customers who you deliver fresh flowers to, or a chain of ten florists in the region, rather than wait for ten boxes of roses to be delivered to you from the airport for redistribution, we can deliver direct from the airport, improving the freshness and shelf-life of the roses, and boosting your efficiency.

The advantage for you is all our drivers are highly skilled, understand the requirements for extra care when handling perishable goods, and are 100% reliable. In addition, something which is ideal for your new business, is that our vans are unmarked and while all our staff are always smartly turned out, they wear nothing to identify themselves as working for Distribusha as we like to give the impression that we are part of the business we are delivering goods for.

Helping your business grow as a same day courier of fresh produce

We mentioned above that we prefer to blend into the background where same day courier services for clients are concerned as we want to help promote your business, not use you to promote ours.

Our philosophy is simple. If we can help you to succeed with your business, then hopefully you will continue to use our services, so in reality we have a vested interest in ensuring that we provide the very best possible service from the outset.

Of course, we don’t expect you to make an instant decision without contacting us as we are very much aware that every business is different and that there is no one-size-fits-all courier service that works for everybody. That is why Distribusha has built up its reputation of being able to adapt and adjust to meet even the most complex of needs. We’d love you to get in touch with us, even if it is just to have an exploratory chat, you might be surprised at what you discover!

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