Specialist Driver Resourcing’s sister company, Building Materials Logistics, is “already enjoying rapid growth” following its initial launch earlier this year.
Sitting alongside SDR, a specialist provider of temporary drivers to builders’ merchants and building materials suppliers, BML gives merchants access to a combined vehicle and driver service, supporting businesses with both short-term requirements and longer-term transport needs.
Simon Pritchard, CEO of Building Materials Logistics, said: “Through BML we can supply haulage solutions to merchants whenever they’re needed, giving merchants a complete transport solution to make sure that they’re tight delivery schedules can always be met.
“Over the years that Specialist Driver Resourcing has been working with merchants, we’ve seen the problems that merchants can encounter when their lorries break down. Last-minute logistics issues can slow down deliveries, frustrating customers and causing delays that merchants can ill afford during such challenging times.
Simon added: “BML offers a flexible solution that enables merchants to continue to meet delivery schedules no matter what obstacles stand in their way.”
Indeed, SDR states that it built its reputation on delivering experienced, fully compliant drivers with the consistency and sector knowledge that customers rely on. This focus on customer service and reliability is also said to be reflected in BML’s expanding offer, responding to growing demand from merchants and manufacturers for a more complete logistics solution.
By bringing together SDR’s expertise in driver resourcing with a dedicated logistics operation, BML says it is positioned to offer a more streamlined and accountable approach to moving building materials across the UK.
The business is currently operating in South-East England, offering a service to all builders’, timber and plumbing merchants within a 100-mile geographical radius of Southampton and north to Reading, Berkshire. This will continue to expand steadily until BML operates right across mainland UK alongside SDR.
By offering a fully managed service, BML says it “enables merchants to access additional transport capacity to cover unexpected breakdowns, or to meet unexpected demands, without the administrative burden of managing vehicles, drivers and compliance separately.” This is intended to give merchant businesses “greater flexibility, improved visibility and the reassurance that operations are being handled by a team with a deep understanding of the building materials sector.”
Moreover, the launch of BML also strengthens SDR’s overall proposition, allowing the business to support customers at multiple levels depending on their needs, whether that is individual driver cover or a fully outsourced logistics solution.
For more information, visit buildmatlogistics.com.
