Air, Sea, Road and Rail Freight…
We supply a range of fast, reliable, cost effective domestic and international freight forwarding services. Offering both door to door and arrival only delivery to and from the UK.
When it comes to international shipping, there are many choices and to make the best decision you need to consider price, timescale, and type of cargo. We are here to help and will make shipping decisions with you, based on your business requirements.
We understand how important local knowledge is within this industry, so we have built a network of carefully selected agents all over the world. This helps shipments to run as smoothly as possible every time.
To ensure your shipment is delivered without incident we organise all the required consular documentation as well as customs formalities, bill of lading, certificates of origin and letters of credit.
Suitable for time critical delivery air freight reduces transit times. We work with carefully selected and reputable air carriers offering direct, deferred, consolidated and hand carry services means we are able to fulfil your schedule requirements and delivery deadlines.
As our services are bespoke we can tailor delivery to suit any item however large or small, urgent or otherwise.
Our professional air freight services include:
- Same day/next day collections
- Import and export to/from anywhere in the world
- Most hazardous commodities and specialist products catered for
- Export packing for personal effects
For cost effective solutions, sea freight is often the preferred choice, using our contacts with all the major shipping lines we offer services with different transit times, enabling customers to make accurate forecasts and keep costs within budget.
Our professional sea freight services include:
- Regular departures to/from all international ports worldwide working with various shipping lines.
- Courier services for urgent cargo/documentation
- Full Container Load (FCL)/Less than Container Load (LCL) shipments worldwide
- Out of Gauge/special equipment and RoRo
- All equipment available: 20ft and 40ft GP’s; High Cubes; Reefers; Open Tops; Flat racks
With a road network which reaches out to 36 countries, TPS covers Europe and beyond. We offer same day and next day deliveries, part and full loads as well as weekly trailers.
Our professional road freight services include:
- Express European Service
- Door to door collections and deliveries UK and worldwide
- Timed and next day deliveries
- Part and Full load deliveries
- A range of vehicles including Tail lift
Faster than sea and cheaper than air, suitable for customers importing large containers or dense cargo from China. Especially during peak ocean demand, when it is more reliable than sea freight in terms of rates and market conditions.
Rail freight is also part of our multimodal European services, large 45 ft. pallet wide containers can travel door to door from Turkey to the UK in 12 days
Our professional rail freight services include:
- Time savings compared to sea freight
- Cost savings, up to 50% cheaper than air freight
- FCL and LCL options available
- Rates are stable and competitive
When minutes matter, our specialist time critical team at Aylesford can help with urgent needs no matter how big the cargo or its destination.
We oversee complex and time critical operations throughout the journey, taking into account ever-changing travel conditions, or high level security.
Whether a shipment is multiple times a day or once a month, our flexible approach and long term partnerships enable us to get anything across the world in the shortest time possible.
Our newly refurbished state of the art warehouses have 130,000 sq.ft. of secure storage based in Aylesford Kent within easy reach of the M20 these warehouse and distribution facilities have over 22,000 pallet spaces of racking, secure private storage rooms, mezzanine floors for pick and pack operations, multiple loading bays to accommodate articulated lorry’s, along with large secure enclosed yards. Our offices are within the same facility enabling us to operate smoothly as one team throughout.
We are well positioned for major UK airports, seaports, road and rail networks. We also operate out of town storage facilities, enabling us to offer the most competitive rates in the market.
We offer:
- Short and long term storage
- E-commerce fulfilment solutions
- Integrated IT systems
- Dispatch and returns management
- Inventory control and stock management
- Pick and pack and re-work services
- Dedicated space and shared storage solutions
- Pay as you go or fixed price per pallet charges
- Container loading/unloading and cross loading
- Worldwide collection and delivery
- Customs handling and fiscal representation
- Bonded warehousing facilities (allowing for deferment of all duties until point of dispatch)
Our experienced warehouse team and equipment can accommodate all your requirements, high value, over-sized, heavy, delicate, hazardous or unusual. We know having the right product in the right place, packaged and delivered on time is crucial to deliver the instore/online experience customers now expect.
For UK and domestic transport, international and cross border European distribution we have a fleet of our own vehicles, and contracts in place with numerous carriers/partners that enable us to collect or deliver goods and cargo at competitive prices.
We can offer overnight stock replenishment to reduce the amount of stock holding on site. Real time visibility with online track and trace and direct communication with our delivery team ensures we know where your goods are at any time.
At our Aylesford office, we provide our own team of TPS Global Logistics IT specialists.
Our experienced tech and telecom team includes a Polycom trained engineer, we can provide labour and vehicles for one off corporate events or complete server and data centre re-locations.
We operate specialist vehicles and double manned delivery schedules so our in-house team can install, decommission, dismantle, carefully pack, move and reassemble monitors, servers, audio visual and electronic equipment quickly and efficiently, with minimal disruption to the day to day business of our clients. Our 24/7 service enables our team to work through the night ensuring an office IT relocation takes place outside of business hours, so offices are fully operational during their working hours.
Using our specialist knowledge we cover all aspects of a corporate move, site surveys, a security cleared labour team for server and data centre relocations, installing and decommissioning equipment as required, assembling and positioning office furniture, and removing all obsolete IT equipment and data, packaging and materials, which we dispose of securely in accordance with the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive.
Our event service provides domestic and international transportation services to the audio/visual, tech and telecom industry. The team can cater for show freight, exhibitions and events with a white glove service, including in-house carnet printing for overseas events, secure short and long-term warehouse storage, and to complete the service one to one account management and an online tracking system to monitor the progress of equipment.
We use dedicated vehicles to offer extra peace of mind to our clients, these limit the possibility of damage to products and equipment and enable us to offer delivery within hours, handling is minimal and only by our own experienced team.
We have rapid and reliable courier service covering the UK, our fleet of vehicles are in all sizes to enable quicker pick up times, faster deliveries, better coverage and more flexibility, we can provide the perfect vehicle for the size of your consignment, from envelopes to parcels or pallets. We also have a 2 man driver team available for critical or bulky loads, door to door delivery and installation.
Our scheduled service allows you to specify a time for your delivery to suit you or your customer, the destination could be local, national or European.
Nationwide same day courier services
We have rapid and reliable courier service covering the UK, our fleet of vehicles are in all sizes to enable quicker pick up times, faster deliveries, better coverage and more flexibility, we can provide the perfect vehicle for the size of your consignment, from envelopes to parcels or pallets. We also have a 2 man driver team available for critical or bulky loads, door to door delivery and installation.
Services include:
- Sameday
- Late collections
- Overnight
- POD’s
- Track and Trace
- European Road Service
- Global Freight Forwarding
Our full range of delivery services cover everything from kerbside to de-palletisation, install at point of use and removal of packaging.
Maintaining service levels when volumes are increased can be problematic, so outsourcing order fulfilment can be the most cost effective and reliable way to ensure you meet your customers expectations without having to invest in more staff or warehouse space.
Lifestyle and leisure markets are now very competitive, and companies have to be able to deliver the online or in-store experience customers now expect. We are experienced in this sector and our warehouse pick and pack teams, software systems, strategically located warehouses and transport network can support your storage and distribution needs. We handle packaging and delivery, fulfilment, domestic and global distribution and returns, to the full range of recipients – homes, offices, retailers and warehouses.
Our software and online management tools are compatible with all e-commerce platforms so you can manage inventory, track and trace deliveries, access shipping reports, delivery documents and book collection and delivery times for your goods.
We believe in partnerships and want to see your business grow, customer service is as important to us as it is to you – so we supply dedicated account managers for those times when you need to speak to someone and discuss your individual requirements.
Our supply chain excellence means that from the beginning to the end of your products journey we handle the whole process for you.
We are specialists when it comes to fulfilment, warehousing and distribution, we have an easy and affordable storage package, software that is fully integrated with all e-commerce platforms and we can pick, pack and deliver your products across the UK or worldwide using our courier and freight distribution network.
So from manufacturer to customer we can streamline your supply chain operation.
E-commerce is the fastest growing retail market in Europe and North America, and the UK leads the way with 16.8% of retail sales taken online.
The 4 principles of fulfilment operations are – Speed, Accuracy, Professionalism and Quality.
At TPS Global our software is fully integrated with all e-commerce platforms, fulfilment can take place in real time as soon as your customer clicks to purchase.
All reporting is daily and the technology we use automates order and inventory management, which saves you time, it can handle the routine tasks.
Our account handling, professional service and partnership mentality sets us apart. Our knowledge, experience, systems and team ensure that we are able to deliver fulfilment, warehousing and logistics services to a multitude of industry sectors.
We understand passionate businesses, because that is what we are. Customer service, reputation and referral are the corner stones of our company values.
We are trade experts, and our experienced account managers understand freight, logistics and customs procedures for all goods and products, perishable, time critical, hazardous, fragile and oversized.
We oversee the planning, reporting and tracking of your goods, as well as organising the documentation required – consular documentation as well as customs formalities, temporary import procedures and carnets, bills of loading, certificates or origin and letters of credit, ensuring that your shipment is delivered without incident.
We can issue ATA Carnets in-house, this temporary customs document allows equipment to clear customs without import taxes, duty fees or delays. An ATA Carnet is a passport for broadcast equipment, musical instruments, stage sets, lighting, exhibition stands, product samples and even costumes.