Snows has announced it has made some changes at its Mansfield Distribution Centre in a bid to keep up with growing demand.
The company comprises of three sites in Andover, Mansfield, and a head office in Towcester. The Mansfield Distribution Centre has become the primary production hub, meaning that all of Snows Timber’s machined products are milled through this site.
Snows has reportedly recognised the need to keep up with customer’s demands, stating they have the ambition of being the “Amazon of Timber”, and hope to be able to get product delivered on a 24 hour lead time.
The Mansfield site has, therefore, increased its operational hours to pick and mill more products. This is being carried out by implementing a new shift pattern where the team start earlier and finish later. Snows has also increased the capacity to pick and mill more orders, meaning the company can turn them around on shorter lead times.
This change in operation has reportedly been long awaited and there will be a period of catching up with current high demand. But, Snows states that the benefit of these changes should be felt by its customers by the end of the year when product availability and delivery improve.
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