Let’s talk about the cardboard box. Every year, our logistic services support hundreds of businesses who ship their goods worldwide. We offer a fast, flexible and affordable service that they can rely on. Regardless of their sector or scale of operations, most retailers and suppliers continue to choose cardboard boxes as a lightweight and low-cost Read More
Tag: Logistics
How to get back on track after the bank
…Holidays, that is. (We definitely don’t fancy a nostalgic lunch break trip to branch!) The month of May has been full of long weekends thanks to May Day, the King’s Coronation and Springtime (we’re still not sure about that one, feels like a hat-trick for the sake of it) Figures released by the BBC suggest Read More
Is your business ready to take a crack at urban logistics?
Spring is finally here, and with the Easter bank holiday weekend just around the corner, we decided it would be good to start thinking about urban logistics and fresh new ideas coming to the logistics sector. It was that or start cleaning the warehouse. Not a hard decision to make… We wanted to focus on Read More
How we make sure your customs clearance process is smooth and efficient
Marco? Polo? Do you know where the word “quarantine” comes from? You might be surprised to learn that it actually comes from the Venetians. If you’re not surprised, read on anyway. No one likes a teacher’s pet. In the 1400s, whilst grappling with the bubonic plague, the Venetians had the brilliant idea of isolating incoming Read More
Somewhere, beyond the sea…
You’re wondering where your sea freight might be… With news of vessels being grounded, bottlenecks at port and seasonal delays, it can be a challenge to predict just when your ship will come in. So how can you manage customer’s expectations? Because we like a good tune here at Smart Directions, we thought we’d break Read More