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DELIVERIES: PLAN FOR THE WORST… HOPE FOR THE BEST!

 * By Richard McCombe

 * September 13, 2021

 * business development, business strategy, Couriers, Driver Shortages, Late
   Deliveries, matrix, printing business, printing businesses



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DELIVERIES: FAILING TO PLAN, IS PLANNING TO FAIL.

I was listening to Jeremy Vine today on BBC Radio 2 and I am picking up that no
matter how much money is thrown at the driver shortage problem in the UK… they
are not happy.

As the world is opening up again we are seeing many things affecting our
businesses and what is becoming alarming is the UK Driver Shortage.

This is and will continue to affect deliveries.  We have never guaranteed
on-time delivery, but we do guarantee on-time dispatch and our customers receive
automated notifications when the goods are scanned onto the carrier’s vehicle.

> "I cannot stress this enough... buy extra days with your customers and explain
> the situation... we have found our customers to be very accommodating."
> 
> Adrian McCombe - Sales Director Tweet


DO NOT... GET YOUR GRAPHICS DELIVERED TO THE VENUE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

Last week I was helping a customer with setting up a stand at the SEC in
Glasgow.  I brought the graphics with me but I witnessed one lady in tears as
non of her stand graphics had arrived, and they were not going to.

 


DO... PLAN AHEAD.

I have witnessed for years, last-minute decisions to get to an event, add
additionals or stuff that has been forgotten.  If it has to be delivered by
courier… it’s probably not going to happen.

 

 


DO NOT... GET YOUR SIGNAGE DELIVERED ON-SITE WHEN BOOKING SUB-CONTRACTED
FITTERS...

They are going to bill you for their time because you have cost them a day of
lost labour, which is only fair.


DO... SPEAK TO US.

We use a number of different carriers for different sized parcels as not every
carrier can take the same kind of parcel and price-breaks make specialist better
for us and our carrier partners.

 

We have tied in their our carriers API (bit like The Matrix) to automatically
update our website with carried notifications BUT if you are struggling please
speak to our Customer Service team.

 

 


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