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"Same-day couriers from their Midlands base have saved us on three production stoppages this year. Ring, dispatch, done — within the hour."
Contract Logistics for Chelmsford businesses - stock held at our Lutterworth site and trunked to Essex overnight, so orders placed against the afternoon cut-off land next day.
Contract Logistics reaching Chelmsford and the surrounding Essex area. Your stock is held 115 miles away at our Lutterworth site and released against the afternoon cut-off for next-day arrival. There is no setup fee and no minimum. Braintree, Basildon and Brentwood are covered on the same arrangement.
Everything a Chelmsford business needs from a contract logistics partner, run from central Midlands capacity with A12, A130, A414 and M25 (J28) on the final leg.
We take full responsibility for your storage, transport, and distribution — a true logistics partner.
Regular, pre-agreed schedules ensure your goods move exactly when they need to.
Grow or reduce capacity as your business demands — we scale with you.
Chelmsford and Essex pricing, line by line. Nothing is bundled and nothing is hidden behind a minimum spend.
Standard, published rate-card pricing for monthly rolling accounts.
Negotiated tiers on 12-month and 3-year contracts.
Standard 1.2 × 0.8m EUR pallet, ambient storage.
1.2 × 1.0 × 1.4m, up to 750kg gross weight.
Anything beyond the standard envelope.
Indicative ranges based on standard requirements. Bespoke / hazardous / temperature-controlled goods are quoted separately. Get an exact quote for your volumes →
Chelmsford is close enough to London to behave like part of its economy and far enough out to have its own industrial base. The A12 runs through it toward the M25 at Junction 28, roughly twenty minutes south-west, while the A130 heads south to Basildon and Southend and the A414 crosses west toward Harlow. CM1 to CM3 cover the city and its immediate surrounds.
Widford, on the south-western side by the A12, is the main industrial estate and takes most of the palletised traffic. Chelmsford Business Park and Springfield carry modern commercial space on the northern side, and the Boreham interchange area north-east of the city has attracted larger-format development because of its direct A12 access. Proximity to the M25 means national carriers treat Chelmsford as part of the London orbital network rather than a separate region.
The city has a genuine engineering history - Marconi built the world's first purpose-built radio factory here - and electronics and precision engineering remain part of the local mix alongside financial services, construction and a substantial retail sector serving a commuter population. Braintree is twelve miles north-east, Basildon seventeen south and Brentwood twelve south-west.
For contract logistics specifically, WSUK runs dedicated contract warehousing and managed logistics - ring-fenced space, a named team, agreed KPIs and open-book reporting rather than a shared rate card. Stock for Chelmsford is held at our Lutterworth site and trunked overnight, so you get Essex delivery without Essex rent.
A12, A130, A414 and M25 (J28).
About 115 miles / 2 hours 10 from our Lutterworth site.
Electronics and engineering heritage, financial services, construction and retail.
WSUK gives Chelmsford operations warehouse capability without a Essex lease - one stock pool, national reach, 2 hours 10 from your local delivery network, and setup inside 24-72 hours.
The onboarding route for Essex accounts, from the first conversation to live despatch into Chelmsford.
Pallet volumes, peak season, integrations. One 10-minute call is enough.
Transparent line-item pricing on a single page — no hidden fees, no jargon.
Walk the floor with our ops team. Bring your operations lead, not just procurement.
Stock in, scanning live, integrations active. Daily standups for the first two weeks.
Around twenty minutes north-east of Junction 28 on the A12. That proximity means national carriers generally treat the city as part of the London orbital network, which tends to give it later cut-offs than locations further into Essex.
Widford Industrial Estate on the south-western side beside the A12 takes most of it. Chelmsford Business Park and Springfield carry modern commercial space to the north, and the Boreham interchange has larger-format units with direct A12 access.
Electronics and precision engineering, rooted in the Marconi works - the world's first purpose-built radio factory was here. Those sectors remain part of the local mix alongside financial services, construction and retail.
About 115 miles from Lutterworth, roughly two hours ten via the M1, M25 and A12. Stock is held in the Midlands and trunked overnight for next-day delivery into the CM postcodes.
Braintree at twelve miles north-east, Brentwood at twelve south-west and Basildon at seventeen south are the usual additions, all reachable on the A12, A130 or A414 without extending transit meaningfully.
| What you get | WSUK | Generic 3PL / DIY |
|---|---|---|
| Live within 24–72 hours | Yes | Rarely |
| Transparent line-item rate card | Yes | Rarely |
| Central capacity, next-day Chelmsford delivery | Yes | Rarely |
| No setup fee & no minimum | Yes | Rarely |
| Single point of contact (not a portal) | Yes | Rarely |
| Same-day couriers under one roof | Yes | Rarely |
We provide contract logistics across Chelmsford, Essex and the surrounding area - Braintree, Basildon and Brentwood among them. Explore nearby service areas.
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