SSO Logistics of St Helens, Lancs., has recently become BRC accredited to AA standard which recognises the company as conforming to the highest standards of food safety. This accreditation shows the company’s commitment to both new and existing customers who need BRC warehousing and distribution.
The company’s 20,000 square feet warehouse in St Helens has a built-in container ramp. This makes it very easy for a vehicle to pull up to the ramp where the company has a large range of equipment that can offload a container within minutes. The yard is easily accessible by any sort of vehicle and is simple to find for vehicles arriving from abroad since it is situated very close to both the M6 and the M62.
Once off-loaded, the company’s warehouse solutions services mean that the container’s contents can then be palletised and stored until they are ready to be sent onward to the end customer. The site and warehouse have a state-of-the-art CCTV and security system in operation so customers can be sure that their goods are in safe hands. In practice, this means that SSO customers may never see the goods that they have imported and are sending onwards to their customer!
SSO Logistics operates on a 24-hour basis so it doesn’t matter if a ship is delayed because as long as the company knows about it they can provide a work-around and allow for the shipment to arrive in its’ new time slot.
SSO Logistics is also keen to help new businesses who can’t afford to tie up money in expensive deposits and lease payments. The company now offers Pay As You Go warehouse and logistics facilities based on the space actually used, and with no commitment. As the company says, a customer can then sell out of stock and won’t be paying for space that it is not using if it cannot get further stock for a couple of weeks. The same thing applies to deliveries from overseas that may be delayed as a result of breakdown or for any other reason.
The company also provides a same day collection and delivery service anywhere in the UK. This includes weekend services and overnight services for anything from a single pallet to a full load. SSO Logistics has a full range of vehicles of all sizes and can provide everything from a small van for one pallet up to 15m double deck trailers that can handle 58 pallets.