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"Fradley Park was the obvious call for us and WSUK made it painless. The M6 Toll at T5 means our trucks dodge the worst of the M6 and still make Birmingham drops on schedule."
Recalls and stock recovery 45 minutes from the DIRFT core — claims raised while the supplier window is still open.
Reverse logistics for Lichfield from WSUK: recalls quarantined on arrival and reconciled against what was distributed, stock repatriated from retailers, marketplaces and FBA removals, supplier returns consolidated with photo evidence, and disposal recorded. Unit handling from £1.25, bulk intake from £75. Via A38, A5, A5127, M6 Toll (T5) and M42 (J9), 45 minutes from the DIRFT core.
Consumer returns are one lane of the reverse flow. Recalls, retailer repatriation and supplier returns are the lanes that carry real risk.
A recall is a deadline with legal consequences. Stock is quarantined on receipt, counted against what was distributed, and reconciled so you can evidence what came back.
Stock pulled back out of retailers, distributors, marketplace warehouses and FBA removal orders — received, inspected and returned to sellable or written off.
Faulty batches consolidated and returned to the supplier with evidence attached, and anything unsellable disposed of responsibly with a record.
Priced on handling rather than storage, because most reverse flows move through rather than settle. Short-term rate card for one-off recalls and project recoveries; long-term contract rates for ongoing reverse programmes.
Pay-per-use published rates with no commitment.
Locked-in rates on multi-year SLAs.
Received, inspected, counted and dispositioned.
Pallet and container-level returns from trade.
Held through claim windows, then resolved.
Indicative ranges based on standard requirements. Bespoke / hazardous / temperature-controlled goods are quoted separately. Get an exact quote for your volumes →
For a cathedral city, Lichfield carries a surprisingly heavy logistics footprint, and the reason is simple: Fradley Park sits on its doorstep. That park has become one of the fastest-growing distribution locations in the Midlands, strung along the A38 with quick reach to the A5 and the M6 Toll at T5. Sitting in Staffordshire's WS13 and WS14 postcodes, Lichfield is roughly 45 minutes from the DIRFT and Rugby core - further out than the triangle's heart, but firmly plugged into the same motorway grid.
The A38 is Lichfield's backbone, running north towards Burton and south into Birmingham, while the M6 Toll at T5 and the M42 at Junction 9 give operators a way to skirt the congested central motorway box. That combination is exactly what has drawn big-shed distribution to Fradley Park, alongside Britannia Enterprise Park and the older Trent Valley estate. Together they offer a spread of modern logistics units and light-industrial space within a couple of minutes of a trunk road.
Lichfield's business base is weighted towards distribution, logistics and light manufacturing, and its neighbours reinforce that character. Tamworth's Relay Park lies just east across the M42, Cannock's warehousing cluster sits west along the A5 and M6 Toll, and Burton upon Trent - Britain's brewing capital - is a short run north on the A38. Goods routed through Lichfield can therefore tap into a dense Staffordshire logistics network without ever leaving the A38 corridor for long.
WSUK handles the lanes that carry the real risk for Lichfield and Staffordshire: stock pulled back out of retailers, FBA removal orders, faulty batches returned to suppliers with a claim pack, and disposal recorded for duty of care.
A38, A5, A5127, M6 Toll (T5) and M42 (J9).
~45 min from the DIRFT / Rugby Golden-Triangle core.
Distribution, logistics and light manufacturing.
Operating from the Golden Triangle on A38, A5, A5127, M6 Toll (T5) and M42 (J9) — around 45 minutes from the DIRFT core, and within easy reach of Tamworth, Cannock and Burton upon Trent.
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 Lichfield, plus the questions every reverse logistics client asks.
Fradley Park, on the A38 just outside the city, is one of the Midlands' fastest-growing distribution parks. Add the M6 Toll at T5 and the M42 at Junction 9 and Lichfield gives operators big-shed capacity with a clean run around the central motorway box.
Lichfield sits roughly 45 minutes from the DIRFT/Rugby core in the WS13 and WS14 postcodes. It is on the outer edge of the triangle, but the A38 and M6 Toll keep the trunk run into the hub straightforward.
We work across Fradley Park for modern distribution units, Britannia Enterprise Park, and the established Trent Valley estate. That range lets us place light-industrial and larger logistics stock close to the A38 as needed.
Yes. Tamworth's Relay Park is just east over the M42 and Cannock's warehousing cluster sits west along the A5 and M6 Toll. We route between them regularly, so Lichfield works well as a Staffordshire staging point.
It does. Joining at T5 lets vehicles bypass the busiest stretch of the M6 through the conurbation, which makes southbound and Birmingham-bound runs from Lichfield more predictable, especially at peak times.
Yes — recalled stock is quarantined on receipt at our Golden Triangle warehouse, counted, photographed where evidence is needed, and reconciled against what was distributed so you can show the recovery rate rather than assert it.
Yes — collections from retailer RDCs and stores, received against the original despatch records, with a discrepancy report where counts disagree. Sellable units go back into stock rather than sitting on a pallet.
Returns management is the consumer parcel flow — graded and back on sale in 48 hours. This covers recalls, retailer and marketplace repatriation, supplier returns and evidenced disposal, where the risk and the paperwork are different.
Unit handling from £1.25, bulk or container intake from £75, quarantine storage from £4.50 per pallet per week, palletising from £12.50. Recalls are scoped and quoted against the evidence you need.
Yes — consolidated, photographed and shipped back with a claim pack. Speed matters here: the supplier claim window is the deadline Lichfield clients miss most often.
| What you get | WSUK | Generic 3PL / DIY |
|---|---|---|
| Live within 24–72 hours | Yes | Rarely |
| Recalls quarantined and reconciled | Yes | Rarely |
| Supplier claims evidenced inside the window | Yes | Rarely |
| No setup fee & no minimum | Yes | Rarely |
| Repatriation from retailers and marketplaces | Yes | Rarely |
| Disposal recorded and auditable | Yes | Rarely |
We provide reverse logistics across Lichfield, Staffordshire and the wider Golden Triangle — Tamworth, Cannock and Burton upon Trent and beyond. Explore nearby service areas.
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