Logistics firm invests in industrial facilities
HESSLE firm Neill & Brown Global Logistics has invested £90,000 in new facilities, taking the firm’s sites to a collective 200,000 sq ft.
The 3,000 sq ft building has been custom-made for Neill & Brown double-decker trailers and will house the loading and unloading of pallets set for the UK and Ireland.
The transit warehouse at its headquarters in Hessle, near Hull, has been developed following the launch of its pallet business on behalf of United Pallet Network. It has an exclusive deal in the Hull postcode area.
Colin Moody, Neill & Brown’s managing director, said: “The new transit warehouse has been introduced following the success of our pallet business to improve control of the increasing number of pallets we are handling.
“We have taken on an extra three staff over the last two years in order to fulfill the increase in this business, and the warehouse will ensure that we continue to fulfill the work professionally and efficiently.
“We have made significant investments in our facilities, fleet, technology and employees over the last five years will continue to do so to maintain our growth.”
The warehouse, which was built by Hull firm Geoff Barber Construction Ltd, can cope with up to 200 pallets a night, which are taken to the United Pallet Network hub at Fradley Park, Lichfield.
Neill & Brown now employs more than 130 staff. It is a family owned business that will celebrate its centenary in 2017.
Last year unveiled a new £2.5m, 40,000sq ft international warehouse at Marfleet Environmental Technology Park on Hedon Road, east Hull
In 2011, it joined forces with chemical company Nippon Gohsei to develop a facility for the storage and distribution of the company’s Soarnol product around Europe.
