Tips on Hiring a Parcel Delivery Service for Your Business
Posted by CityPostParcel on June 13th, 2011
There are so many companies offering courier services these days. To choose a reliable company amongst them can be a bigger challenge. Some of these companies use marketing gimmick to gain customers. They make a lot of promises but in reality they hardly ever fulfill them. When it comes to hiring a Courier Company, there are various precautionary measures one can take. The suggestions given below will be helpful in making sure that you are getting what you were promised by the courier company.
Location – One of the first things that one should check is the location of the company. The closer the better, as it would be convenient to pick up or drop your parcel. If in case you chose a company which is located far from your business, then you can ask them to pick and drop your parcel and mails regularly. Most of the time pick-n-drop is an added service benefit you get from parcel delivery companies on a regular package.
Price – Another factor that matters is the price. Make sure that company’s local delivery, international courier service or parcel from a country to another such as couriers to UK, Australia, or US are affordable to you. Affordability plays a major role at the time of hiring a courier service company. Every business has one common goal that is to save more on expenses. So, look for a reliable parcel delivery company that can offer you low competitive and affordable rates.
Also, you can ask for a discount if your entire delivery requirements are handled through a single company. You can even ask for monthly payments or fix rates for all big or small deliveries just in case you are not interested in paying the company every time you send a parcel. You will be surprised to find out that various local or international couriers offer tailor made packages exclusively to fit in your company’s budgets and other essential requirements.
To start with, try and examine the service by sending small parcels. Checking things like safety of the parcel at the time of receiving, and the time period in delivery the parcels, international services and so on would be a wise move before you trust them with big deliveries or before assigning them entirely with the parcel service of the whole company.
You can also collect some vital information through checking out some websites, reading reviews and testimonials. Make sure the company fulfills all the essential criteria you require and then make that big decision to hire them for your business.
About the Author:
CityPOST Parcel is one of the leading courier companies in Ireland. The CityPost Group has been distributing phone directories and yellow pages since 2002. The Group also managed and distributed important government contracts such as the National Distribution of the Rules of the Road and the Lisbon Treaty. We offer our dedicated service for parcel delivery to Ireland and Dublin, couriers to UK, Europe, and all other international destinations. We believe in delivering quality services to our customers, hence make sure that, your parcel reaches to respective destination within time.
