SupplyChain Magazine April 2016 | Page 52

EVO GROUP
operate out of EVO Group . We have a retail section which predominately covers goods for resale – we will provide customers with a product that they will then display for purchase . We also supply dealer networks where dealers sell on to end user , which include offices and SME enterprises . With the integration of Office to Office , we gained the Banner business which supplies directly into major accounts .”
Our sales teams are consistently out there , talking with our customers and meeting them . I myself spend a day every two weeks on the road with the sales teams to help understand customer needs and how we can mitigate any potential challenges .”
He adds : “ We have sales teams operating out of Norwich , Droylsden in Manchester , Wakefield , and Lutterworth , while also having sales teams in Dublin and Belfast .”
Strategy EVO Group ’ s unrivalled position in the UK is maintained by a combined effort to increase customer engagement , aggressively expand sales , and to optimise its operations in order to guarantee next day delivery to its customer base . In order to achieve this , Allsop is tasked with ensuring that every aspect of the company ’ s supply chain is in-line with these goals .
He explains : “ Next day delivery is a huge responsibility – we are able to take orders up until 6:30pm each evening and get those distributed by the next day . This ensures there is a balance between the distribution centres , mainly based on geography , but also order size . “ We disseminate the orders into the right warehouse to ensure that warehouse is fit for purpose .
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