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warehousing services seemed like a natural expansion of the business ,” Daniel states .
He continues : “ Both the express courier service and warehousing business have grown considerably in Holland over the years . Our large investments across the group are in our warehousing facilities ; we have a huge site in Eindhoven and have recently opened one of the group ’ s largest warehouses in Hoofddorp , near Schiphol airport .”
Storage solutions
To facilitate the growth of its warehousing services in the UK , Seabourne opened an additional facility in Birmingham , England , in November 2022 . Mark elaborates : “ We are now providing warehousing solutions in the UK , whether it is storing , cross-docking , picking , and packing , or just distributing any cargo . The Birmingham site has been fully operational for around six months now , and we are currently at about 60-to-70 percent capacity , so that is really encouraging !”
However , this is only the starting point of Seabourne ’ s efforts to replicate its Dutch warehousing operation . “ The same clients who love our service in Holland are looking for additional storage or warehouse space in the UK , which is helping the operation grow ,” Daniel adds . “ This has really been accelerated by Brexit because international companies could previously service the UK from any European facility , meaning they didn ’ t require a UK base . So , we will eventually develop further sites across the UK , and we are currently in the process of moving to a much larger facility in Basingstoke .” “ Brexit has been really challenging for the entire logistics and warehousing industry ,” Mark reflects . “ Freight previously moved freely within the European Union ( EU ), but post-Brexit legislation requires specific documentation , meaning more businesses are needing additional storage space within the UK to fulfill the region ’ s operations . We ’ ve worked
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