Our services
Growth logistics services
Juggling multiple logistics suppliers creates cost, complexity and blind spots. We take them away by bringing everything from warehousing to distribution under one partner.
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Whether you need support with a single part of your supply chain or a fully outsourced logistics operation, we start by consulting with you to understand your business, your customers and your objectives inside out. Then we design, deliver and optimise a logistics solution that’ll drive your ambitions forward.
Contract logistics
A bespoke logistics solution built entirely around your operation. From warehousing and fulfilment to transport and supply chain management, we work as part of your team to streamline operations, improve efficiency and build the best route to market for your products.
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Warehousing
Secure, flexible warehousing without the risk or complexity of running your own. From overflow storage and long-term space to pick-and-pack services, container unloading, or stock management, we tailor our solution to your needs.
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Fulfilment
End-to-end fulfilment services that take care of storage, inventory management, pick and pack, product rework, multi-channel order processing, nationwide dispatch, returns management and real-time order visibility through Motion™. Helping you deliver every order accurately, efficiently and at scale.
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Distribution
From a single pallet to a full load, delivered nationwide. Backed by one of the UK’s leading pallet networks for palletised freight, including larger consignments that sit outside traditional pallet requirements.
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Amazon consolidation
Simplify your Amazon supply chain with one of only two approved Amazon consolidation partners in the UK. We help suppliers reduce complexity, improve compliance and ensure products reach Amazon fulfilment centres efficiently.
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Why growing businesses choose Expect:
Simplify your supply chain
One partner across your entire logistics operation, from inbound goods to final delivery. We act as a true extension of your business, working alongside your team.
See everything
Real-time tracking, stock visibility, electronic proof of delivery and advanced reporting with Motion™.
Scale with confidence
Whether you’re experiencing seasonal peaks, entering new markets or scaling your operations, we adapt to fit you, absorbing the pressures of growth so your growth is never stunted.
Reduce operational costs
A shared-user model, optimised transport networks and tailored logistics solutions reduce unnecessary overheads and improve efficiency.
Your questions, answered.
We don’t have an in-house logistics team. Is that a problem?
Quite the opposite – it’s who we’re built for. We act as your logistics department: one dedicated contact, one partner, one invoice, and a team that takes ownership from day one. You focus on the growing; we’ll handle the moving.
Can we scale without taking on fixed costs?
Yes. Our shared-user model means you only pay for the space and activity you use – no leases, no fleet, no fixed overheads. And with 500,000 sq ft across three sites, there’s always room to grow into.
What happens when demand spikes?
We absorb it. Space, people and transport flex to your forecast, planned with you ahead of every peak, promotion and launch. Your service stays the same whether you’re shipping hundreds of orders or hundreds of thousands.
Can you fulfil B2B, D2C and marketplace orders together?
Yes. We fulfil every channel from a single stock pool, through one integrated operation. Your retailer deliveries hit their booked slots on time and in full, your customers receive palletised orders direct to their doors, and as one of only two approved Amazon consolidation partners in the UK, we get your stock into fulfilment centres compliantly and on time.
How reliable is your delivery?
We fulfil timed, next-day and 48-hour delivery nationwide, backed by our own 250-strong fleet and the Palletline network we helped found. Every consignment is tracked in real time through Motion™, with electronic proof of delivery.
Our products are bulky, heavy or high-value. Can you handle them?
Yes. We offer larger pallet dimensions than most networks, full and part loads for anything outsized, and secure, accredited facilities for high-value stock. If it’s awkward, we’ve probably moved it.
Do you have experience in our sector?
Almost certainly. We work across FMCG, pharma, healthcare, brewing, construction, engineering and more, with MHRA-accredited, BRCGS-certified facilities and the sector detail handled, from best-before rotation to booked DC slots.
Will we lose visibility of our stock?
No – you’ll gain it. Our WMS gives you real-time stock levels, whilst Motion™ provides live tracking and KPI reporting across every channel. Arrive™ lets you book deliveries in yourself, in seconds. You’ll always see exactly what we see.
Do you manage returns?
Fully. We handle the whole reverse journey – collection, inspection, processing – and get sellable stock back into circulation fast, protecting your customer experience and your cashflow.
What makes Expect different from other 3PLs?
We don’t just deliver your logistics. Through Excelerate™, we audit your operation, design a bespoke solution and keep optimising as you add channels, products and markets. It’s logistics built for the business you’re becoming.
Will outsourcing cost more than doing it ourselves?
Usually the opposite. You swap fixed facilities, fleet and headcount for a flexible cost that moves with your volumes –and our Continuous Improvement team keeps finding savings long after go-live.
Where do you operate?
From three strategically placed sites – Bradford, Leeds and Colchester – with nationwide delivery through our own fleet and extended network, reaching every corner of the UK, including the places others can’t.
How disruptive is switching to Expect?
Your customers shouldn’t notice a thing. We manage the entire transition, onboarding is rapid, and you can trial our services before going live, so you commit with confidence, not fingers crossed.
Some of our products are temperature-sensitive. Can you store them?
Yes. Alongside standard ambient storage, we offer heated and temperature-controlled warehousing that’s continuously monitored, protecting everything from pharmaceuticals and supplements to beverages.
Our Clients
Trusted by growing businesses
Growth in their words
“We chose Expect because we recognised the need for a progressive, solutions-driven provider capable of working at pace and supporting our continuous business growth.”
“Working closely with Expect to create an innovative business model, we have managed to change an industry. It was vital we partnered with a pallet delivery company that could match our customer-centric values and cope with our rapid growth and seasonality.”
“When we have a problem, Expect is very good at helping us dig ourselves out of the problem.”
“Expect are a partner who care about working together with us as if they were part of Hazel 4D.”
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Logistics that grows with you
From extra storage to a fully outsourced logistics operation, tell us where you’re headed and we’ll design the logistics to help get you there.
Tell us what’s impossible
Whatever you’re scaling towards, we’ll design and deliver the logistics strategy to get you there.