National plumbing and heating network City Plumbing has partnered with leading two-person delivery provider Panther Logistics to enhance its delivery capabilities.
After looking to provide further flexibility in its delivery model, City Plumbing, which has over 350 branches across the UK, has sought the expertise of Northampton-based Panther Logistics, which is one of the UK’s foremost two-person delivery providers specialising in next-day delivery.
Keen to provide a variety of adaptable capabilities for customers, City Plumbing is utilising Panther’s next-day timed delivery service with late order cut offs, through which it will be delivering plumbing and heating products to the room of the customer’s choice.
It was Panther’s level of expertise, coupled with its solution-focused and flexible approach that tipped the scales in the decision-making process, as those capabilities were vital in helping support City Plumbing with the development of an additional fulfilment channel – a delivery model which has been implemented off the back of its renewed contract with major customer, British Gas.
All deliveries have been made from City Plumbing’s central 670,000 square foot warehouse facility in Warrington, a strategic decision that has paid dividends by streamlining the process – with deliveries being made from a central location direct to the customer next day with an order cut off time of 6pm.
In addition to engaging with Panther Logistics, City Plumbing has also invested in a new warehouse management and carrier management system to enhance its central fulfilment capabilities through managing stock more effectively and providing greater transparency throughout its end-to-end supply chain.
Panther Logistics has received excellent feedback on its delivery service to date to support City Plumbing’s new model and has received very positive response from customers, in particular with regards to its communication and customer engagement.
Speaking on the partnership Samuel Scott, Head of Sales and Marketing at Panther Logistics, said:
“We are delighted to partner with City Plumbing, which is adding further capabilities to its delivery model, following the renewal of its contract with British Gas, in order to enhance its offering to its much-valued customers.
“It was this forward-thinking approach that led to choosing Panther Logistics to help scale its offering through providing enhanced and flexible delivery services to customers, especially those who are elderly or vulnerable.
“By utilising our range of services such as next-day and timed delivery slots, we very much look forward to providing total peace of mind to British Gas customers, who can be assured that they will receive a professional and totally seamless delivery experience.”
Tim Cornelius, Supply Chain Development Director at City Plumbing said:
“Once we became aware of Panther Logistics’ level of expertise in the marketplace, as well as their flexible range of delivery capabilities, we quickly identified that they were the right partner for us.
“Like City Plumbing, Panther Logistics has a customer-centric ethos and a solution-focused approach, which drew us to them in the first instance.
“As a supplier for British Gas, which is a major customer, it was vital that we joined forces with a delivery provider that not only provided a range of next-day services, but also one that possessed a complete understanding of the importance of ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the entire delivery process – as they were essentially acting as a representative of both City Plumbing and British Gas.
“With this in mind we felt that Panther Logistics’ professionalism and customer-focused approach made it a perfect choice, and as such we very much look forward to working with the team in providing our customers with a best-in-class and flexible next-day delivery offering.”
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