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"For us the A14 is everything. Kettering puts our chilled stock straight onto the port route east, and Corby is only minutes up the A43 when we need extra capacity at short notice."
Stock control serving Kettering and Northamptonshire: every unit located, every pick scanned, variance investigated rather than absorbed, and reporting by SKU, batch and expiry.
WSUK holds and counts stock for Kettering businesses to 99.5%+ accuracy — no annual stocktake shutdown, batch and expiry tracked, min/max reorder alerts and ageing reports. A14, A43, A6 and M1 (J19) on the doorstep; we also cover Corby and Wellingborough.
Inventory accuracy is not a warehouse vanity metric. It is what decides whether you oversell, over-order, or discover a problem at year end.
A rolling programme that counts fast-moving lines often and everything periodically — instead of one disruptive annual stocktake that tells you about last year.
When a count disagrees with the system we find out why — mis-pick, mis-receipt, damage, theft — because the reason is worth more than the adjustment.
Min/max levels set with you and alerted against, plus SKU, batch and expiry reporting so slow movers and short-dated stock surface early.
Inventory management is included on managed fulfilment accounts and priced separately where we hold stock only. Short-term rate card for monthly rolling; long-term contract rates tier down with pallet volume.
Pay-per-use published rates with no commitment.
Locked-in rates on multi-year SLAs.
Located storage with perpetual cycle counting.
A complete wall-to-wall count where you need one.
Live stock pushed to your systems and channels.
Indicative ranges based on standard requirements. Bespoke / hazardous / temperature-controlled goods are quoted separately. Get an exact quote for your volumes →
Kettering's logistics identity is written along the A14, the east-west freight route that carries traffic between the M1 and the ports of the East Coast. The town straddles that corridor and adds a fast A43 link running north to Corby, giving it two of Northamptonshire's busiest distribution roads in a single location. Add the A6 threading through and the M1 reachable at Junction 19, and the NN14 to NN16 postcodes sit on a properly connected crossroads rather than a quiet backwater.
Storage and distribution here cluster on Telford Way, Pytchley Lodge and Kettering Business Park, estates that serve the town's mix of food processing, general manufacturing and distribution tenants. Corby's enormous warehousing cluster lies just up the A43, while Wellingborough, Market Harborough and Northampton complete a ring of neighbouring towns all tied into the same road network. That proximity to Corby in particular means Kettering can act as an overflow or satellite location for operators who want A14 access without the biggest-shed rents.
At roughly 35 minutes from the DIRFT and Rugby core, Kettering sits in the eastern reaches of the Golden Triangle, closer to the A14's port traffic than to the M1's north-south trunking. For businesses whose supply chains run towards Felixstowe and the container terminals, that eastern lean is an advantage: the A14 offers a direct line to the coast, while the A43 and M1 keep the Midlands and the south within comfortable reach.
WSUK holds located stock for businesses across Kettering and Northamptonshire with min/max reorder alerts and ageing reports. The practical benefit is not the counting itself — it is that buying stops being a guess and overselling stops being a monthly event.
A14, A43, A6 and M1 (J19).
~35 min from the DIRFT / Rugby Golden-Triangle core.
Distribution, food processing and manufacturing.
Operating from the Golden Triangle on A14, A43, A6 and M1 (J19) — around 35 minutes from the DIRFT core, and within easy reach of Corby, Wellingborough and Market Harborough.
From first contact to live operation, our typical onboarding takes less than a week.
Volumes, SKUs, 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.
Local answers for Kettering, plus the questions every inventory management client asks.
The A14 is the main east-west freight route linking the M1 with the East Coast ports. Kettering straddles it, so goods heading to or from Felixstowe move directly, while the A43 north to Corby and A6 handle regional traffic.
Just a short run north up the A43. Corby holds one of the East Midlands' largest warehousing clusters, so Kettering works well as a satellite or overflow base for operators wanting A14 access at lower cost than the biggest sheds command.
Telford Way, Pytchley Lodge and Kettering Business Park are the main distribution addresses. They serve food processing, manufacturing and general distribution, all with quick access to the A14 and A43 corridor.
Yes, particularly eastbound. Sitting on the A14 gives a direct line to Felixstowe and the container terminals, which makes Kettering stronger for import and export supply chains than for pure north-south M1 trunking.
The M1 is reachable at Junction 19, and the DIRFT core sits around 35 minutes away. That places Kettering in the eastern Golden Triangle, balancing A14 port access with reasonable reach back into the Midlands hub.
Fixed locations, barcode verification on every pick, and a perpetual cycle-count programme weighted so your fastest-moving SKUs are checked most often. We work to 99.5%+ on managed accounts.
No. Counting runs continuously against the live operation, so there is no stocktake weekend, no overtime and no backlog afterwards. Full wall-to-wall counts are available separately if an audit needs one.
It is investigated before anything is adjusted, and the cause is recorded — mis-pick, mis-receipt, damage, short delivery. You authorise the adjustment. The cause report is what stops it recurring.
Yes — batch, lot and expiry tracked where your products need it, with short-dated stock flagged while it can still be sold.
Located storage with cycle counting from £4.50 per pallet per week, reporting and integration from £150 per week, full stocktakes quoted per count. Monthly rolling, no setup fee.
| What you get | WSUK | Generic 3PL / DIY |
|---|---|---|
| Live within 24–72 hours | Yes | Rarely |
| Perpetual cycle counting, no annual shutdown | Yes | Rarely |
| Variance causes recorded, not just adjusted | Yes | Rarely |
| No setup fee & no minimum | Yes | Rarely |
| Batch and expiry tracked | Yes | Rarely |
| Live availability pushed to every channel | Yes | Rarely |
We provide inventory management across Kettering, Northamptonshire and the wider Golden Triangle — Corby, Wellingborough and Market Harborough and beyond. Explore nearby service areas.
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