For companies seeking to develop their export activities into Europe, Africa and the Middle East, servicing business generated from their sales teams in each country can be a challenging problem.

Shipping goods from their global head quarters is often not the most efficient solution. Not only can it significantly increase the shipping cost per order but, for companies based outside the EU, it can also cause delays and additional costs as each consignment is cleared through customs.

Holding stock in each regional sales office is not an ideal solution either. Often these offices are not geared up for product handling and dispatch. It wastes both expensive office space and more importantly sales office time that could be used more productively in business development.

AFM has the solution. By acting as your central storage and distribution hub, we can service all of your sales needs throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East – saving you time and money.

Receipt of bulk deliveries of products into the UK Cost effective storage of goods in European Free Circulation Electronic or paper based receipt of sales orders Daily picking & packing of orders Next-day delivery into Europe Provision of a proof of delivery for each consignment Daily confirmation of orders shipped sent to the appropriate sales office Specialist distribution team to handle shipment of goods Sales tracking for IntraStat purposes Full stock tracking and reporting procedures

For more information on our hub and spoke services, please contact us and we will be happy to help.