01829 772200 About Services Sectors Careers Resources Blog Contact Added Value Home Services Added Value Going beyond simple logistics services Offering our customers a flexible mix of added-value services to simplify their supply chain. Great Bear offers a comprehensive list of Added Value Services to its customers at the most efficient point in the supply chain. We have extensive experience incorporating processes that are cost effective and improve supply chain efficiency. This includes operations that are traditionally the preserve of in-house or specialist companies. By taking an approach that is tailored to suit each individual customer’s needs and focusing on high levels of service, Great Bear is trusted by its clients to carry out specialist added value services that add real value to their Brands. Some examples of our added-value services include: Contract packing Pre-retail services Fulfilment Production logistics Call centre services We can help reduce manufacturing complexity, eliminate wasted product miles and cost, as well as support excellent customer service and product availability. ‘Our experience has helped us to deliver significant benefits for our clients.’ Co-packing operations Traditionally, co-packing operations were the preserve of in-house or specialist co-packers. At Great Bear, we prefer to take a more centralised approach by focusing on synergies that can be gained by undertaking co-packing activity alongside the main stockholding. By taking an approach that is tailored to suit each individual clients needs and focussing on high levels of customer service, Great Bear is trusted by its clients to carry out many specialist co-packing activities. These Include: Re-configuration and re-boxing / bagging of existing lines Packaging changeovers Export re -boxing and labelling HOD building and promotional displays Clip-strips Shrink-wrapping manufactured units Multi-pack and gift-pack assembly Management and sourcing of packaging and consumables Our experience has helped us to deliver significant benefits for our clients in areas such as reducing manufacturing complexity, eliminating wasted product miles and supporting excellent customer service. We have extensive experience incorporating packing services at the most efficient and cost-effective point in the supply chain. Great Bear is a member of the BCMPA – British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association. Pre-retailing Great Bear offers a range of pre-retailing services. We ensure our customer’s products are presented in the correct format and are ready for sale, no matter what the requirement or sales channel. We develop a deep understanding of our customer requirements to remove complexity from their retail operations and deliver benefit to their customers. Examples of our extensive pre-retailing experience includes: Unit / case labelling Carton reconfiguration Price Labelling Bagging Packaging Removal Kimble Tagging Clip-Strips Application of security tags Quality checking Creation of gift sets, multi-packs and promotional displays Management and sourcing of packaging and consumables Production logistics a unique set of challenges. Great Bear’s production logistics operations allow our customers to manufacture goods efficiently and effectively. We can undertake logistics activity at all stages of the production process, managing key activities including: Raw materials & packaging storage JIT delivery Material Control Line-feed operations Finished product handling, including on-site warehouse and shunting activities ‘We bring value to our customers by our passion for innovation and drive for service excellence, whatever the environment.’ Call centres require in-depth understanding of products and product availability. Modern commerce means customer care is of the utmost importance. Our customers trust us to deliver service excellence and represent the brand values and culture of their individual businesses. We can handle order process management, inventory and supplier management, as well as customer care, support and advice lines. Other Services Interested in what we do? Warehousing Great Bear Warehousing provides shared used and dedicated warhousing solutions to a wide variety of customers. 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