BK Sameday has just begun its second year of trading, and is
celebrating by adding an additional Transit van to the fleet.
Tucked into their distribution centre in Trench Lock, Ben Coates
has decided it is time to start filling the warehouse and becoming
a distribution centre for local businesses.
With the more vans they bring on board, the easier it is to
offer a reduced price to customers who can wait a day or two and
add the items to the appropriate van, Ben said "it has been
difficult with the small van's, we have had to be purely a same day
company only, get the goods and take it to the destination,
therefore charging our per mileage price, this will still be our
main service, however with the new vans coming into the fleet, we
expect to cover the UK most days, thus enable a collection in the
North, and promise a delivery down South within a couple of days,
but at a cut price, because we can get more than one job on the
van."
BK Sameday know the importance of the local economy, indeed
being a courier business, there are many factors that affect
margins, none more so than the rising cost of Diesel, the weather
slowing traffic down, and cash flow dictating the amount of vans
are on the road, but Ben said "We are building slowly, our first
year accounts are near completion and they show a small profit, and
that was with a big marketing splash just before the end of year,
we appreciate market conditions are poor, but if we can improve
year on year then we will be happy, we are not a major player, but
we are ensuring our long term sustainability and not
over-stretching ourselves."
BK Sameday will have three full time workers from Mid-January,
but is looking for self-employed van drivers looking for work,
working off a trade exchange means that work can be supplied to
several people in different areas of the country 90% of the time,
Ben added "We have some fantastic tools in our industry, and if we
can pass on some of this business to local drivers, we would be
proud to assist, we can put on where people are returning from as
well and ensure they are loaded for return journeys, which is where
we can really make our margins higher."
To take advantage of this or to discuss working alongside BK
Sameday please call 0844 826 2614.