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NS – B35, Hopewell
Office: 804 458-9844
411 E. Randolph Road
P.O. Box 479
VA & CSXT – COMMONWEALTH, Hopewell, VA
Fax: 804 458-9858
Hopewell, Virginia 23860
Hopewell, Virginia 23860
Efficient Warehousing and Distribution Services Enhance Profitability! ind-svcs.com /blog/efficient-warehousing-distribution-services-enhance-profitability/ Any company or commercial business that has call for storage of the volume of accrued inventory, production materials or other such items have a need for efficient warehousing and distribution services. Warehousing and distribution at the fine tuned level leads to enhanced profits and efficiency, something any business wants to achieve.
Advantages Of Contracting A Warehousing And Distribution Service One advantage to hiring out and contracting with a warehousing and distribution service is the security and location that typically comes with such a contract. Professional warehousing services often have CCTV on the premises for 24/7 protection of the stored materials or products. In addition, these services have lines of distribution that handle the packaging, shipping and logistics making the operation run smoothly. This also means less staff and payroll. There are fewer issues of HR involvement when the warehousing and distributing is handled by an external service. The clients materials and products may require specific circumstances for proper storage, such as chemicals or biological materials. There are warehouse and distribution services equipped to handle these unique needs, thus alleviating the need of the client or business to invest heavily in infrastructure costs, freeing up liquid assets or lines of credit for growing the business is a planned growth model. This freed money allows the company to grow with a cushion instead of being overextended by placing the money into facilities that are available on contract.
Commonwealth Industrial Services Such services are handled by Commonwealth Industrial Services, based in Hopewell, Virginia. Commonwealth Industrial Services handles distribution through its access to the existing rail infrastructure in the region along with shipping trucks and semis. This service includes a truck scale facility which allows trucks to be weighed to legal limits, again reducing costs for clients in that this procedure alleviates ticketing or other such issues in the logistics and distribution chain. Packaging, palleting, and handling are all taken care of in-house. Because the Commonwealth Industrial Service has been in business for so many years, it has the distribution down to a precision operation. These all lead any client to see a savings on their shipping, storage and handling costs as well as prevention of material theft and other security issues that effect the bottom
line. Companies in need of such services are encourage to look into these benefits and even set up a spread sheet to give concrete numbers on the enhanced profitability for using a warehousing and distributing service. Outsourcing to a professional operation gives businesses and companies the relief from these tasks, allowing them to concentrate solely on the business or company mission statement. Make more money with an efficient warehouse and distribution service such as Commonwealth Industrial Services.
Industrial Services Commonwealth Industrial Services, Inc. (CIS) is an industrial services company located in Hopewell, Virginia. Although historically a service business, CIS’ primary profit center is the packaging and resale of ammonium sulfate.