Our Experience: Case Studies

• Packaging Company - New to importing.
• TV Production Company - Special operations worldwide for Outside Broadcast equipment
• Importer & Distributor of Industrial Equipment Multiple import requirements requiring
  consolidation & co-ordination
• Global Supplier of Electrical and Instrumentation Construction Materials new to exporting,
  global activities, cross trades.

When we were first introduced to Anthony Norman of ATL Packaging he had very little practical experience of importing at all, but had identified a key business advantage to sourcing product from China and needed help in getting his plans off the ground. We were able to assist in setting him up with his EORI and provide information on freight options costs and schedules and consulting closely with him on product classification in the HM Customs Tariff to establish the Duty and VAT payable on arrival in the UK; so he eventually had a landed cost model to work with.

When this then led to landing a large contract requiring fixed prices in GBP for 12 months, we introduced him to Schneider FX who were able to provide him with forward orders for the purchases in USD currency alleviating the exchange rate risk.

Now regularly importing from the Far East and South America by air and sea, Anthony is another 100% satisfied Freedom customer:

• I value the very personal nature of the service that we get from Freedom Logistics, they are friendly and flexible in their approach.

  Anthony Norman, MD, ATL Packaging.

The Outside Broadcast Production Team at ARK won a contract to film Golf Tournaments around the world to provide nightly highlights for screening on multi national Sports News Channels. Freedom Logistics were able to support their full logistical requirements to get the mobile TV Production Unit including everything from cameras to blank tapes to each tournament site within strict timeframes. Using a combination of dedicated trucks and airfreight and taking care of Temporary Import Customs procedures with ATA Carnets we were able to get the equipment to each site on time and assist with unloading and loading and then return the kit after the tournament without delay.

• They just get on with it and make things happen in a critical area for us.

  Mark Fulton, MD, Ark Productions.

Bringing order to multiple suppliers and shipping routes Freedom were able to assist Flowtech in gaining control of their global supply chain. Critical elements in our joint success were establishing routing preferences and procedures to streamline operations and remove bottlenecks and delays by managing these effectively using our experienced team. The results also gave freedom to the Flowtech buying team to concentrate on their sourcing and inventory planning responsibilities.

• Freedom Logistics use the latest technology to enable me to track my freight and continually liaise with my warehouse to enable the whole process to run efficiently.

  Kevin McKullen, Supply Chain Director, Flowtech Ltd.

The customer wanted to develop operational capability to source and supply a wide range of highly specified electrical and instrumentation materials worldwide. Since working with Freedom Logistics we have successfully moved Full Container Loads (FCL) and airfreight from Mexico to Japan, from Italy to the UK, from the UK to Abu Dhabi, from the Czech Republic to Netherlands and set up a staging warehouse facility in the northern Netherlands to facilitate deliveries to a highly regulated power plant construction site.

• Freedom Logistics provides us with the ability to seamlessly fulfil the most challenging of client logistical demands with a World Class Service in safely moving product from factory to job site on a global basis; leaving us to focus our efforts on satisfying customer demands and expanding our portfolio.

  John McLaughlin,MD, Texpro.