Services
Product preparation
Between “the goods are bought” and “the goods are accepted” lie thirteen operations. We organise them as one cycle — to the buyer's specification or the retail chain's standard.
Ready means accepted
A consignment is ready when its condition matches the specification: grades and calibres separated, packaging and pallets to the receiving party's standard, labelling legible, documents assembled. That is the state in which the goods go for acceptance.
Operations are performed through partner infrastructure — sorting centres, packing lines and warehouses. We organise and control the process; partners provide the facilities.
Who and when
Four reasons to start the cycle
The goods are going to a retail chain
The chain has its own acceptance standard: pallet, labelling, case, temperature. The gate is too late a place to sort that out.
The consignment is mixed
Different calibres and different conditions arrived together. Separating by grade turns one disputed consignment into two clear ones.
Different packaging is needed
Bulk packaging into consumer packs, relabelling to the buyer's requirements, mixed pallets for several destinations.
The consignment has been rejected
Preparation becomes part of quality recovery — under the terms of the specific contract.
The full cycle
13 operations
From the arrival of the incoming consignment to signed acceptance. The set of operations for your supply is assembled from this list and fixed in the contract — not all of it, and not every time.
- 01
Acceptance
The consignment is received against documents and the agreed specification.
- 02
Quality control
Incoming inspection: condition, calibre, packaging, compliance with the specification.
- 03
Sorting
Goods are separated by grade and by actual condition.
- 04
Calibration
Sizing into uniform calibres per the buyer's requirement.
- 05
Re-grading
Manual re-sorting of borderline product, unit by unit.
- 06
Removal of damaged product
Unusable units are taken out of the consignment and documented.
- 07
Packing
Consumer or transport packing in the agreed format. The composition of the label for consumer packing is agreed before the cycle starts.
- 08
Labelling
Labels and markings to the standard of the buyer or the chain.
- 09
Palletising
Pallets are formed and secured to the receiving party's standard.
- 10
Batch assembly
The consignment is assembled to the structure and volume of the order, mixed pallets included.
- 11
Document preparation
The document set for the supply is assembled before dispatch, not afterwards.
- 12
Delivery to the DC
Transport to the distribution centre (DC) within the booked acceptance window; transport is organised through partner carriers.
- 13
Handover
Handover to the buyer or the chain per the contract specification; acceptance signed — the cycle is closed.
Boundaries
What we do not do
We name the boundary before the calculation, not halfway through the cycle. If your task lies beyond it, you learn that today and can keep looking.
We do not manufacture or process goods
Sorting, calibration and packing change the state of a consignment, not the product itself. Manufacturing, cutting, freezing and any processing are outside our perimeter.
We do not re-date and do not alter the manufacturer's labelling
Labelling is brought in line with the buyer's requirements within the limits allowed by regulation and supported by the supplier's documents.
We do not repack without agreed labelling
Repacking into consumer packaging changes the label: details of the party that carried out the packing are applied as technical regulations require, and any use of a trademark is agreed with the rights holder. The composition of the label and the liability for it are fixed in the contract before work starts.
We do not substitute for state control
Veterinary, phytosanitary and customs procedures are performed by the authorised bodies and licensed representatives; we coordinate.
We do not take consignments without documents
No origin, no specification, no permits — the cycle does not start.
We do not take dangerous or excisable cargo
Dangerous goods (ADR) and excisable categories require a specialised site and a separate licence.
How to ask
What to name to get the cycle priced
- 01
The goods, the volume of the consignment and the packaging it arrives in.
- 02
Condition on arrival: loose, mixed calibre, damage after transport.
- 03
The required outcome: the buyer's specification or the chain's acceptance standard.
- 04
The output format: case, consumer pack, pallet, mixed pallet.
- 05
Where the consignment is and where it goes after preparation.
- 06
Dates: when the goods are available and when they have to be handed over.
In return — the set of operations for your consignment, the site and the handling cost per unit. The cost is given as one figure for the cycle, not as a set of lines that surface later.
The result
A consignment whose condition is stated in a document
After the cycle the consignment has two things it did not have on arrival: a condition that matches the specification, and documents that evidence it. From there the conversation with the receiving party runs on the document — not on who remembers the terms differently.
Hand over a consignment, not a problem
Name the goods, the volume and the receiving party's requirements — we will come back with the set of operations and the cost of the cycle.