Neill & Brown secures exclusive pallet delivery services for East Yorkshire

Under the agreement, Hessle-based Neill & Brown becomes part of a network of 80 logistics specialists providing express pallet delivery services.

Colin Moody, Neill & Brown’s managing director, said that the deal would result in a “significant” increase in business. “This is a significant development for us. Our exclusive agreement with UK Pallets will result in us gaining a much greater share of pallet movements from this area, with a large proportion of the goods being from Hull-based manufacturing companies and from distributors who have imported products into the Humber.

“As the logistics sector has become more sophisticated, businesses order goods in far smaller quantities and at short notice, removing the need to store excess stock.

“This has created a much greater demand for express pallet services.”

As a result of the deal with UK Pallets, Neill & Brown has just taken on an additional full-time member of staff and invested in a new truck. Over the next two years, the company hopes to take an extra six staff and an additional vehicle, specifically in relation to this deal.

UK Pallets is one of the country’s largest express pallet delivery companies and coordinates and manages the consignments from its national distribution centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Neill & Brown recorded an annual turnover of £17m last year and now employs more than 100 people, having taken on 30 new staff members over the last three years.

The company, which is an official partner of World Trade Centre Hull & Humber, recently announced three new international logistics partners. It now has 19 international partners including agents in India and the Far East, and a dedicated office in Hong Kong.

The company has more than 120,000 sq ft of warehouse space and cargo handling and distribution facilities over two sites at Hessle and Hull.