Saturday 3 August 2013

Nothing ventured, nothing gained - our new service - Import / Export Freight Healthcheck


Good morning All

We've just launched a new service for companies in the UK North West – our "Import/Export Freight Healthcheck"




 

If you're a UK importer or exporter in the North West, we’re now offering a cost effective way to give your freight and Customs arrangements an expert health check. For £ 149.00 + VAT, we will come to you and spend 3 hours reviewing key areas of your import/export freight activity, focusing on freight costs, service issues and Customs compliance. We'll review these areas and then provide you with a report, highlighting areas which will yield savings or improvements. Limited offer. Terms and conditions apply.

Contact myself, Andy Cliff via any of the below channels


Mobile Tel : 07934 443492
Email : andy@straightforwardconsultancy.co.uk
Web : www.straightforwardconsultancy.co.uk
Twitter: @AndyCliffSCL
Linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/andy-cliff/1a/43/72


About Us
Straightforward Consultancy is an innovative, customer driven company who really understand the challenges faced by small to medium sized UK importers and exporters. Using our expert knowledge of the air and ocean freight markets, we achieve remarkable results for our customers who clearly recognise our value way beyond any financial savings or service improvements we deliver. We’re dedicated to the customer and work proactively to ensure their business benefits from our partnership, month in, month out.

Since we launched Straightforward Consultancy in 2009, we’ve achieved some great outcomes for our clients, ranging from financial savings of 35% via our Logistics Reviews, solutions to international logistics or Customs problems using our Virtual Logistics Manager service or day to day management of their freight and Customs models.

We’re passionate about quality, customer service and communication and have a broad commercial mind set, able to see things from a wider business perspective and how events in the logistics world may impact our customers.

We’re on a mission to support and protect the small-medium sized importer and exporter, typically those companies with freight spends between £ 50K and £500K per annum.

Many SMEs operate with very flat management structures and rarely have any in-house freight or Customs expertise. This often results in the customer paying far more than necessary and because their time is limited, supplier arrangements remain in place for several years, multiplying any overspend and making them uncompetitive.


Furthermore, the customer often isn’t aware of their Customs responsibilities and doesn’t check their Customs entries, so they could be overpaying (or even worse, be underpaying) duty, leading to fines by HMRC, who do seem to be carrying out far more routine importer inspections these days, in pursuit of additional revenue.

We can manage this area cost effectively, making sure customers remain competitive, Customs compliant and ultimately giving them peace of mind, knowing that this area is being professionally managed and that they have a lean, responsive and compliant freight model.

We’re extremely proud that all of our original customers are still on board in 2013, which we feel is a reflection of the on-going value we're bringing to their businesses and we do feel part of their team.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your own supply chain or would like some independent advice, please do contact us. We're happy to speak with you or to have a no obligation consultation to see whether there are any opportunities to improve your current model.


We look forward to hearing from you. Remember, nothing ventured, nothing gained...!

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