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Malta Business Review
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
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xpress Trailers is about to take third-party
logistics to the next level as work on its
new 2,800sqm warehouse is in its final
stages. Located centrally in Qormi, this new
warehouse centralizes all Express Trailers’
managed warehousing activity in one depot to
cater for the increased business in this sector.
“Express Trailers has always worked very closely
with Maltese retailers and few understand the
needs of these retailers as we do. We know
that to operate and to remain competitive, one
needs to be backed up with the right logistics
setup and a robust IT platform. This is where
Express Trailers can come in with its thirdparty
logistics and warehouse management
solutions,” explains Franco Azzopardi,
Chairman and CEO of Express Trailers.
“We ask businesses one simple question:
how much more efficient would you be if
you could focus on the core operations of
your business without the hassle of having to
manage inventories, storage and deliveries?
It is a fact that so many companies have a
lot of capital and human effort locked up in
inventory management. We are proposing
an innovative ‘pay-as-you-use’ system where
Express Trailers provides companies with a
fully-managed central warehousing facility and
distribution operations, supported by a very
robust IT system to handle all their imports,
exports, storage, deliveries and distribution
requirements.
Express Trailers is currently finalizing an IT
platform that whatever the commercial
activity being operated, will be able to ‘talk’
to the retailer’s e-commerce software and
handle all the orders and deliveries in real
time. Through Express Trailers’ warehousing
and distribution services, businesses are
being offered a total solution where the
stock, stored at Express Trailers’ warehouse
is managed by a Warehouse Management
System that picks, packs and delivers on
behalf of the customer.
“Bottom line, what we are offering is a
scalable storage and distribution solution, a
‘pay-as-you-use’ system where merchants,
instead of owning and managing their
ancillary warehouses and being tied down
with idle space and human resources, can
avail themselves of the space they need thus
cutting significant costs, especially when
their stored stocks are at their lowest. All
companies enjoy expertise in their respective
lines of business. What we are saying is that
companies should concentrate on investing
in their people and their core operations
and leave the handling of imports, exports,
deliveries and distribution to a company like
us, who is the expert in transport and thirdparty
logistics.”
“This latest investment in our new 2,800sqm
warehouse in Qormi’s industrial estate is
our company’s next important move. We
are confident that this will be a concrete
step that will cement Express Trailers as the
leader in the local managed warehousing
sector,” concluded Franco Azzopardi. MBR
Courtesy: Express Trailers
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