This is the first weekend off this year, and time to catch up with the blogging.
August has been our busiest month for a long time, apart rom the normal workload, the new seasons football and rugby kits RFT deliver as well as the school uniforms, have been unpredictably .more than previous years.
The shows have been quite hectic and at present we are in the middle of London Fashion Week.
I have managed to write a series of articles describing how we won a contract against the multi-nationals, and at a price that ended up at double that of our nearest competitor.
There is an introduction to the articles in a blog on our site
Putting the customer first works. which lays out part of the PDF quote, and is a relevant post to the fashion industry.
The first article
Part 1 Dedicated Vehicle vs Groupage Load details the advantages we offer for a bespoke service compared to that of the multi-nationls we were competing aginst. The second article
Part 2 The End User lays out the condition of the contract, and the stages we had to go through before we secured the contract. The final article due to be published next weekend outlines the arguments we used to procure the contract.
Although this article is typically aimed at the fashion industry, the methods we used can be adapted to any industry.
Looking forward to next year, apart from the shows which are booked every year, we are having clients asking us to store larger HGV vehicles on their premises in order to complete daily deliveries.
We have been involved with several companies when they have tendered for manufacture, importing and delivering new ranges. This has paid off with some deliveries next year booked in up to May 2014.
The new
French Ecotaxe Deferred until the 1st of January, has been a problem, partly because of the extra cost involved, but mostly because it is not going to dbe a uniform rate for all the French National Roads, and the fact that there will be diferrent rates for the the Euro ratings and the number of axles as well as the gross vehicle weight. The Ecotaxe was due to start next month, to date the French Authorities haven't worked out the charges involved yet.
Have a look at the intro blog and the two articles then comment below.
If you like this article, hit the “Like” button.
