Public Warehousing / 3PL
Powerful and Simple
Our shared or public warehousing options are simple yet powerful: simple because you only pay for what you use, and powerful because you have access to advanced inventory control, professional systems and management, large-scale efficiencies, and world-class electronic communications.
United maintains premium-level warehousing facilities resulting in the most cost-efficient logistics operations. We serve a range of manufacturers and service companies from privately held local businesses to large-scale global manufacturers and distributors on an easy to use month-to-month basis. Flexible terms, responsible performance.
Taking advantage of our shared public warehousing options yields all of the benefits of ownership without absorbing the costs of capital and headaches associated with building and managing a distribution center. United has the most updated equipment, screened and scrutinized professional and experienced employees. We maintain the most sophisticated pest and rodent controls, security and fire protection systems, and have mastered the most advanced inventory and shipping technologies.
Shared Warehouse Benefits
- No upfront investment required
- Minimizes risk of investment and location
- Economies of scale and scope give you the best systems and performance at a fraction of the cost
- Professional management
- World-class technology
- Premium warehouse space and maintenance
- Complete labor and equipment solution
- Complete insurance, safety, security, and environmental compliance
- Flexibility to grow or shrink your requirements on demand or even to change locations as needed
- Pay only for what you use
- Ideal for growing businesses, seasonal or rapidly-changing requirements
- Shifting markets or sources of supply
- Speed to market
- Get started in days, not months or years
- Complete outsource warehouse and distribution solutions
- High sensitivity and responsiveness to your service requirements
- Inventory management and control
- Order processing, inbound and outbound
- Order fulfillment, pick and pack by order, SKU etc
- Kitting and value added services
- Retail store distribution
- Static and Dynamic Replenishment and fulfillment programs
- Cross-docking, transloading, and flow distribution
- Bar-coding, re-packaging, labeling and quality control
- Return management and reverse logistics programs
- Special order handling, refurbishment
- Yard management
- Vendor/carrier performance
- Load building