Brentwood distribution centre Railstore has come in for praise from one of the leading IT cable network equipment companies, and new contracts from a number of new customers.

P&I Data Services Ltd (PANDI) has handed its contract for the storage and distribution of its palletised consignments to Railstore. The deal was signed before Christmas, and means Railstore delivers the pallets to high profile customers such as SmithKline Beecham.

Ceri Richards, of PANDI, said the company had found the Railstore operation, particularly its technical handling facilities, very efficient and the contract would be ongoing.

"This provides us with a reliable storage and distribution service to our big clients" she said.

Paper merchants ANTALIS (formerly Wiggins Teape) have also signed up, while another group spokesman, Terry Hayward of DI Sales, Wipers International and Silverhook Lubricants said the group was using Railstore for similar purposes.

"We are very pleased with the level of service we get from Railstore and see this as an ongoing relationship" he added,

The move to West Horndon from Romford last year has been shown to have been the right one Railstore says

"We are now reaping the benefits of our move to a modern warehouse complex located ideally close to the M25, and easily accessible from the Channel Tunnel and all major sea and air ports in the South East", managing director Martin Reynolds said.

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