We are true to our words
As the logistics provider of choice to the print and publishing industry, we deliver trackable, 360 supply chain solutions to the world’s printers, packagers, publishers, wholesalers, and distributors.
Our expert teams in Woodland locations across the globe have been serving the industry for 30+ years, providing global distribution, customs, fulfilment, and sustainable transport solutions from print origins such as Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Dubai, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and India. We are proud to be known as the most efficient and cost-effective supplier providing transatlantic stock transfers including increased visibility to ISBN level.
Our dedicated media and publishing team in Hong Kong delivers expert solutions as a gateway to and from Asia while teams across the UK, Ireland, USA, mainland Europe, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand offer dedicated fulfilment, customs, and distribution solutions to meet the quickly evolving needs of the industry. Our unique offering is facilitated through our owned global hubs in key publishing locations, aided by our recent strategic acquisition of the UK’s number 1 exporter of books, Worldwide Book Services, and our dedicated, market-leading book partners across the globe.
Our experience in successfully managing the bespoke, critical path from bound book date to publication date is supported by our development of bespoke digital solutions that deliver instant quoting, booking, tracking, reporting and full visibility of the entire supply chain ecosystem, including emissions reporting of all transport chains. This has enabled us to work with our clients and industry associations on developing supply chain solutions that reduce journeys, cost, and carbon.
WE DELIVER
- Sustainable supply chain solutions to meet the industry's sustainability goals
- Global customs consultancy and clearance as well as ETSF facilities for import customs clearances into the EU
- Extensive warehousing and dedicated fulfilment solutions across the UK, USA, and Europe
- Transport solutions and alternative transport management to suit your needs
- Digital Supply Chain management platform for easy and instant access to your entire supply chain ecosystem
- Express Services
- Carbon reporting and reduction of global transport chains
- Weekly ocean services from China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to the UK, USA & Canada, Europe, Australasia, South America and Africa.
- Weekly ocean consolidation services from the UK to all the major markets such as the USA, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.
- Dedicated weekly transatlantic LCL and FCL services in both directions
- European road services offer weekly departures from/to the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Turkey.
- Dedicated rail solutions to cut carbon and provide alternative transport chains
- Dedicated airfreight solutions to meet the demands of the print and publishing industry:
- Both import and export to airport or directly to door across the globe
- Preferential rates on our main routes covering the USA, UK, Singapore, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, New Zealand.
- Consolidation within our facility to ensure the most cost-effective solution to our clients, collecting shipments from the UK, USA, and Europe.
- Direct access and procurement with airlines to ensure not only the best pricing, but also the best service solution available.
- Freight security service carried out in house to ensure freight integrity and minimum touch points once despatched.
- Principal export and import services to and from destinations in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine
- Express services to Germany, France, and Sweden
- Weekly AIR / SEA import and export services to and from consolidation points in the USA
- In house developed, market-leading IT solution with live information, quick reporting function and instant access to commercial invoices and documentation.
CONTACT OUR SPECIALIST PRINT AND PUBLISHING TEAM HERE