cheap delivery company wanted

nic-pink

Hi, I wondered if anybody could help, I have my own business and I need to send heavyweight items to my customers however shipping quotes are coming out really expensive. We will be sending to all over the uk. I have tried fastway but they don`t have any franchises in my area. At the moment the parcel I am trying to send is 168 kilograms and DHL and interlink have quoted over £230 we have tried another company wey group they are coming in at around £50 but this is still very expensive. We want to be as competitive as possible but at the moment our delivery cost`s aren`t anywhere near as cheap as our competitors.
Please help we have our website launching soon so I really need to get a competitive delivery price.
thanks
Nic

Moneymaker

Problem is, something that heavy has to be palletted and fork-lifted. HSE regs apply. Also, all carriers I'm aware of still use diesel or petrol, which is expensive, so, unless you can find a company with a Star-Trek transporter, you won't get the price below £50.

Also please note that oil production has peaked so prices will continue to go up as supply runs out. In ten years time it's going to cost £10 just to post a letter!

scbk

£50 is a good price, make sure there aren't any geographic clauses with that deal though