BK Sameday
has just begun its second year of trading, and is celebrating by adding an
additional Transit van to the fleet. Tucked into their distribution centre in
Trench Lock, Ben Coates has decided it is time to start filling the warehouse
and becoming a distribution centre for local businesses.
With the more
vans they bring on board, the easier it is to offer a reduced price to customers
who can wait a day or two and add the items to the appropriate van, Ben said
“it has been difficult with the small van’s, we have had to be purely a same
day company only, get the goods and take it to the destination, therefore
charging our per mileage price, this will still be our main service, however
with the new vans coming into the fleet, we expect to cover the UK most days,
thus enable a collection in the North, and promise a delivery down South within
a couple of days, but at a cut price, because we can get more than one job on
the van.”
BK Sameday
know the importance of the local economy, indeed being a courier business,
there are many factors that affect margins, none more so than the rising cost
of Diesel, the weather slowing traffic down, and cash flow dictating the amount
of vans are on the road, but Ben said “We are building slowly, our first year
accounts are near completion and they show a small profit, and that was with a
big marketing splash just before the end of year, we appreciate market
conditions are poor, but if we can improve year on year then we will be happy,
we are not a major player, but we are ensuring our long term sustainability and
not over-stretching ourselves.”
BK Sameday
will have three full time workers from Mid-January, but is looking for
self-employed van drivers looking for work, working off a trade exchange means
that work can be supplied to several people in different areas of the country
90% of the time, Ben added “We have some fantastic tools in our industry, and
if we can pass on some of this business to local drivers, we would be proud to
assist, we can put on where people are returning from as well and ensure they
are loaded for return journeys, which is where we can really make our margins
higher.”
To take
advantage of this or to discuss working alongside BK Sameday please call 0844
826 2614 or visit www.bksameday.co.uk.
