COVID-19 Impacts On Pallet Storage & Fulfilment Solutions
- What are Covid-19 impacts on Pallet Storage and Fulfilment capacity?
- Are your warehousing and fulfilment requirements changing because of the Pandemic?
- Do you need more pallet storage and fulfilment solutions capacity
Warehousing Space Problems Due to COVID-19
COVID-19 impact on pallet storage and fulfilment capacity is becoming a major challenge for the eCommerce industry and distributers. Warehousing space in the face of COVID-19 restrictions is reaching a critical point, with potential for zero capacity within weeks, says the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA).
90% of respondents in a UKWA survey, which was designed to identify and quantify the current impacts of COVID-19 on the industry, confirmed that they were totally full, suggesting that the market has just 10% pallet space availability.
Inbound & Outbound Problems
According to UKWA CEO Peter Ward, this crisis has been driven by outbound flows from distribution centres of non-essential goods grinding to a halt in the face of retail and manufacturing closures due to COVID-19 restrictions, while inbound flows continue to arrive at UK ports.
“With outbound flows severely reduced or stopped altogether as stores and factories are closed, inbound flows have become a mounting problem,” he says.
“Inbound supply chains continue towards the destination, arriving at ports, requiring a receipt, handling, onward distribution and storage.”
One thing that has been sorely highlighted during the recent COVID-19 outbreak is how integral our supply systems and logistics services are to the normal functioning of the country. By ensuring the safe, efficient transport of goods across the nation – be it food, construction equipment, or medical supplies – haulage firms and warehouse solution experts are helping to enable those on the front line to keep us safe.
As we start to gradually emerge from lockdown, we can see that the warehousing and distribution landscape has changed forever.
Complete Warehousing Solution
The emergency situation has made us much more aware of the need for complete warehousing solutions across multiple sectors. With facilities closed and industries production restricted, companies are desperate for safe, secure places to keep their goods during the lockdown.
During lockdown we have focussed our strategic planning on four key areas:
- Building additional storage capacity
- Improving client’s Inventory management
- Improving cost-effectiveness
- Maintaining the highest levels of Safety and Security
Since April we have taken on three new Clients, not surprisingly all in medical equipment supply. So why ATL Fulfilment?
If you have suffered as a result of Covid-19 impact on pallet storage and fulfilment capacity in your business then you really should talk to us.
What makes ATL Fulfilment so different?
We are more than a warehouse solution; we positively engage with you and your team from day one to understand your specific requirements. We then provide you with a list of options along with the pros and cons of each service and process. We support you in making an informed decision at the outset without committing any upfront time or cost.
Our no-pressure consultative approach makes the whole process stress free, reduces timescales and drives the best commercial deal for both of us.
There are no upfront costs and you will only pay for what you use – guaranteed. We offer a risk-free approach to solving your space challenges.
Immediately available 3000 pallet spaces
We now have available pallet storage and fulfilment capacity to meet the projected increase in storage and distribution requirements driven by the shift from retail to online sales.
Some of this is earmarked for our existing 40 plus clients but a large proportion will be available to the expected new client influx.
If you are at all concerned about how COVID-19 could affect your goods and require urgent warehouse solutions please contact the ATL Fulfilment team.
As we always say ”You buy and Sell leave the rest to ATL”