Logistics firm walks off with new luggage brand contract

North Notts-based Carlton Forest 3PL has signed a five-year partnership with Tripp, the luggage brand, to deliver a full-service container, storage, order processing and logistics solution.

The partnership will see Carlton Forest 3PL receive inbound containers, empty and de-nest the products, palletise them and store ready for picking. Orders are processed each day via online retail platforms and direct from Tripp website, and despatched direct to the customer.

“The 3PL landscape continues to evolve and our end-to-end service, where customers such as Tripp, can choose services to their exact requirement, is proving hugely popular,” said Alistair Plant, business development manager, Carlton Forest 3PL. “Working with the Tripp team will be superb and we look forward to mutual success as a result of our partnership.”

Craig Clingan, director of logistics at Tripp, added: “We were incredibly impressed by the Carlton Forest Team, their industry knowledge and ability to understand exactly what we needed to facilitate our day-to-day operations. We have every confidence in the team and know this is a partnership that will allow us to continue to deliver the best customer service and expand our market share accordingly.”

Carlton Forest 3PL currently has over 1.4m sq ft of warehouse space across four sites; Bawtry Park, Worksop, Hellaby and Tuxford.