Fagerhult develops, produces and markets lighting products and solutions for public environments worldwide. Schools, retail areas, offices, industries and hospitals are a few of the environments they target, both indoors and outdoors. The company has been in the lighting industry since 1945 and they use their vast experience to create innovative, energy-efficient and environmental-friendly lighting. Goods that need a gentle hand and short delivery time Fagerhult has been supplying customers in the UK with lighting for 20 years. The process of transporting their products from Sweden to the UK, and then on to various locations all over the country, has special requirements.
Firstly, the lighting products are often fragile and need to be handled very carefully. Secondly, since Fagerhult is targeting public environments with their products and solutions, their transports need to be punctual. When sales orders are delivered to clients there might be electricians and installation teams waiting at a scheduled time. Furthermore, if a luminaire breaks, in for example a hospital, it needs to be replaced quickly and sometimes at an inconvenient time of the day. Hence, short delivery time and flexibility are also important aspects. Finally, since Fagerhult has such a strong focus on sustainability it is important that the transport element contributes to the reduction in the environmental footprint and at the same time lives up to the strict delivery times. Regular transports from Sweden directly to customers across the UK or to storage Since 2015, Greencarrier Freight Services has been helping Fagerhult to transport their goods from their factories in Sweden to the UK and further across the country. Our solution starts by collecting goods from Fagerhult’s factories in Habo and Bollebygd, Sweden. If the trailers are not being filled by Fagerhult’s products, we collect and include additional goods from other customers. Hence, when the trailer is shipped from Gothenburg the same day, it is always sent fully loaded and safely packed to prevent any damages. When the trailer reaches Immingham at the British east coast, we offload all the goods at Greencarrier Freight Services’ terminal. From here, we deliver some of the goods directly out to Fagerhult’s clients, some are taken to our stock warehouse where we store products such as light bulbs, cables, LED drivers and fittings. This way, when the sales team at the local Fagerhult office receives a request from a client in the UK, we can pick and parcel the items and send them from our stock warehouse the same day. We use our small vehicles to access public environments in the big cities and we can deliver the products at any time of the day or night.