In the current economic climate, many businesses are finding it difficult to find areas where cutting costs has the least impact on the business as a whole. With eighteen years experience in the field of pallet management and control, B&M Associates Ltd has managed to save clients substantial amounts of money through good management and best practice. With established relationships and a proven track record with many blue chip companies, B&M Associates manage and track their client’s pallet and hired equipment movements with a dedicated team, headed by directors Lee Fry and Simon Blair.
When dealing with hired equipment, it is essential to have some form of control in place and many companies already have this, either internally or externally. Although this management structure may be in place it does not mean that it is the correct form of control, or that the full potential of savings are being met. With specialists such as B&M, who currently track over ten million pallet movements per annum across the UK and mainland Europe, dealing with around a thousand pallet pool users on a daily basis, they can review current processes and offer anything from advice to a fully outsourced option. Although seen as a business on-cost, by out-sourcing pallet control to B&M, not only does the service pay for itself, savings over and above that cost are often realized, particularly with users of large hired equipment pools.
There are a number of questions that need to be asked to understand if you are in control, such as:
- Are you being charged for more pallets than you can account for?
- Have you received large additional invoices for write-on costs following an audit?
- Have you been charged Lost Equipment or Late Declaration Fees?
- Do you find the invoice long-winded and confusing?
- Do you have difficulty in reconciling movements against the invoice?
These only cover the main issues in pallet management. The B&M website shows more details of what to look for to determine if there is a problem. B&M offer a number of different, flexible and tailored services, with the first consultation meeting being free.
If you use pallets or other hired equipment and would like to see if you can start to save money then visit their website or contact Simon or Lee on 01664 810 000. www.bmpallets.com
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