The Christmas season, Black Friday, or any sudden sales spikes should feel like a home run for your business. But for most enterprise owners, this sales rush can also feel like a wave of panic; you wind up hiring temporary staff who aren’t familiar with your products or ways of working, and spend endless hours watching the mistakes and missed opportunities pile up.
This is why a pick and pack warehouse can be an invaluable tool… It’s not just a partner, it’s a built-in safety net that turns this period into maximised profits. At FDC Holdings, we’re proud to offer pick and pack services that help your business manage these operations all year round, so you can focus on the things that matter in your day-to-day. Get in touch with a member of the team today to find out more. Or, if you’re still on the fence, keep reading…
Reasons why you should consider the pick and pack process to enhance your business operations
Immediate scalability without the stress
This is one of the top reasons businesses begin to outsource their needs. Your current system might be fine for boxing up 50 items per day. But what happens when this reaches 500? Your current team becomes overworked beyond measure, and you start falling behind.
Pick and pack warehousing solves this instantly:
- Labour is ready to go: At FDC, our highly experienced staff are always ready to assist with an influx of orders, ensuring items are picked and packaged in record time, helping you meet demand, so you can prioritise making further sales.
- Space is flexible: Rather than buying a new warehouse space outright (which could cost a fortune, by the way), why not opt for flexible, reliable pick and pack warehousing that offers all the space you need, with terms that work for your specific business? Short, medium, and long-term warehousing deals are ready and waiting for you at FDC.
By outsourcing this element of your business, you’re buying back your time, your effort, and your peace of mind.
Eliminate mistakes
Your current in-house team may be very good at what they do. But if they’re not dedicated warehousing experts with experience managing high volumes of orders, mistakes always pop up eventually. Especially during those busy times we talked about earlier.
Using a pick and pack warehouse is a great way to avoid such instances, because these warehouses aren’t operated by just anybody…
- Trained experts: Our team has a wealth of experience in sourcing and packaging stock in high volumes, with their own tried and tested packing methods, lowering the odds of mistakes occurring frequently. This includes batch picking for high-volume customer orders.
- Zero-defect focus: Worried some dodgy or broken items might slip through the net? Our team are trained to ensure all items are stored in pristine condition. But, if one should ever look less than stellar, they’re far more likely to spot the defect before the item is packaged than unqualified staff.
Not only will this extra measure keep your customer satisfaction levels at an all-time high, but it will also protect your brand’s reputation, even during difficult periods.
Smart budgeting and cost savings
You might be considering taking matters into your own hands when orders begin piling up, rather than relying on third-party providers like FDC Holdings. Yes, it can be scary if you’ve never left such an essential part of your business in the hands of strangers before. But it’s a wise move, considering all the financial strain that will be lumped onto your business should you try to handle everything yourself.
Acting on your own, you’ll have to deal with certain associated pick and pack fees, including:
- Rent
- Organisation of warehouse shelves
- Handling multiple orders
- Choosing a warehouse management system
- Utilities
- Insurance
- Buying and choosing appropriate packing materials (in bulk)
- Hiring
- Training staff in the picking process
- Dealing with returns and packing slips
But with a reliable pick and pack service, you can avoid all of the above and save potentially countless headaches. And a few pennies, too!
Explore Pick and Pack warehouse operations with FDC Holdings
If all of the above sounds too good to be true, we’re here with some good news. FDC Holdings is your go-to solution for warehouse picking and packing, along with other useful features (including pick and pack fulfilment), you can use to relieve internal pressures and make the most of your business’s most profitable times without the risk of lost orders, mistakes, or excessive spending.
Based conveniently in Preston, Lancashire, between three major motorways, we’re able to pick, pack, and fulfil orders across the length and breadth of the UK, so you’ll never feel restricted as you expand.
Sound good? Speak to a member of the team today about our pick and pack warehouse services to get the ball rolling.