Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Christmas is Coming!
Christmas is coming, your warehouse is getting fat! Give us some pennies and we'll sort your pallets out!!
Friday, 23 July 2010
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Stop material price hikes ruining your margins!
Following recent account review meetings with our customers, we have been told about huge raw material price increases that are having a massive impact on bottom line profits. In some cases, costs have risen by as much as 35% which is prompting enquiries for bulk storage in order to beat the price hikes and fix budgets.
Packaging News have reported that adhesives maker Henkel, ink group Flint and polymer manufacturer Wacker Polymers recently revealed more hikes.
Henkel is to increase the price of its adhesives by 10-15% with immediate effect, while Flint Group is upping the price of its narrow web inks by 5-8% from July. Wacker, meanwhile, is to raise its prices by up to €80 per tonne from July.
The companies announced the rises amid a spate of price rises in the sector, which producers say are linked to the growing cost of raw materials.
According to Reuters, French tyremaker Michelin kicked off a fresh round of price rises in Europe recently, passing on a spike in raw materials such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber, steel and oil.
The increases, to take effect before July 1, will hit both consumers and businesses, likely adding to price inflation and possibly slowing economic growth.
We are here to help you beat the price rises and therefore save you money. Talk to us now!
Packaging News have reported that adhesives maker Henkel, ink group Flint and polymer manufacturer Wacker Polymers recently revealed more hikes.
Henkel is to increase the price of its adhesives by 10-15% with immediate effect, while Flint Group is upping the price of its narrow web inks by 5-8% from July. Wacker, meanwhile, is to raise its prices by up to €80 per tonne from July.
The companies announced the rises amid a spate of price rises in the sector, which producers say are linked to the growing cost of raw materials.
According to Reuters, French tyremaker Michelin kicked off a fresh round of price rises in Europe recently, passing on a spike in raw materials such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber, steel and oil.
The increases, to take effect before July 1, will hit both consumers and businesses, likely adding to price inflation and possibly slowing economic growth.
We are here to help you beat the price rises and therefore save you money. Talk to us now!
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Thought for today!
The Common Law of Business Balance is a meditation on price attributed to John Ruskin. It reads as follows:
It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money -- that is all.
When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.
The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot -- it can't be done.
If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.
This is a classic quote on the possible folly of automatically choosing low cost as the best way to make a purchase decision. It appeals to those who believe, or who want to persuade others to believe, that price is a possible indicator of quality.
Never buy on price – think of the quality of the service you are buying - That’s why Masters is what it is!
It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money -- that is all.
When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.
The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot -- it can't be done.
If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.
This is a classic quote on the possible folly of automatically choosing low cost as the best way to make a purchase decision. It appeals to those who believe, or who want to persuade others to believe, that price is a possible indicator of quality.
Never buy on price – think of the quality of the service you are buying - That’s why Masters is what it is!
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
That’s it! Phase I of the racking is now complete!
Thought I’d post some pictures so that you can see how productive we’ve been over the past few weeks.
Lots of enquiries from loads of different sources. Some wanting up to 2,000 pallet spaces, some wanting only 250 pallet spaces. It’s good to think that we can be a small company’s main warehousing provider, as well as offering overspill warehousing to a larger company when required.
I never knew that racking could be so exciting!!
We are so lucky to have such a great team of staff. The operations side of Masters, as I’ve probably said before, just happens! Nothing is too much trouble.
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Well done Linda Mackenzie at DRC Polymers in Soham!
Linda was the first person out of the hat when she returned our customer survey and therefore won £100 of vouchers of her choice. Linda’s daughter has just given birth to Linda’s second grandchild, so the vouchers are going to come in very handy!We were interested to find out from our customers why they used Masters and what is is that they thought were our unique selling points, so we sent out a survey which was headed: “What does Masters mean to you?”
We received many wonderful comments (a selection of which are outlined below) and from them, we have been able to surmise that it is the team of people that make Masters the success it is. We offer good customer service at an affordable price. Our attention to detail and willingness to literally go the extra mile for our customers is very much appreciated by all who use us.
“Staff are always pleasant and very helpful.”
“Collections are always made on time.”
"Our customers are pleased with service from Masters."
"Deliveries always arrive in good condition and on time.”
“Friendly, efficient, polite and flexible.”
“Patient, diligent, thorough.”
“Affordability – Reliability – Professionalism – Availability.”
“Master provide an extremely personal, very honest, trustworthy, competitively priced service which is why our company highly rates Masters and uses them for our logistical problems.”
“Good reliable service.”
“Collections are always made on time.”
"Our customers are pleased with service from Masters."
"Deliveries always arrive in good condition and on time.”
“Friendly, efficient, polite and flexible.”
“Patient, diligent, thorough.”
“Affordability – Reliability – Professionalism – Availability.”
“Master provide an extremely personal, very honest, trustworthy, competitively priced service which is why our company highly rates Masters and uses them for our logistical problems.”
“Good reliable service.”
Well done Linda! And a huge thank you to our customers for their continued support!
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