Testimonials

Extracts of what some of our clients have to say about the Oakland team and our services:

“We have worked with Oakland International for several years in a small way and their help and co-operation has always been highly valued.

It was therefore natural for us to approach Oakland when a major project arose for us and we sought a reliable and creative specialist distribution partner in UK to achieve daily distribution services across UK and Ireland for imported chilled goods.

After six months working closely together, our opinion of Oakland personnel and their operating systems is further enhanced. They are always flexible, helpful, professional and most importantly, pro-active to problem solving, thereby ensuring the best levels of service to our joint customer.

We would recommend them without hesitation to any company looking for a total storage solution for chilled and frozen foodstuffs.”

Clive Lester, Commercial Director, Solstor UK ltd, Kent, www.solstor.co.uk

“Bridgehead Food Partners supply dairy products from regional and speciality food producers to major customers in the UK; and utilise Oakland’s cost efficient storage and consolidation schemes, that provide an effective route to market. Suppliers deliver direct to Oakland’s depot for order picking and consolidation onto mixed pallets before distribution to major customers locations across the UK every day. The Bridgehead business structure enables regional suppliers to access and develop their business with major customers, with Oakland providing in-depth supply chain knowledge and logistic route concepts.

“Working together, Bridgehead and our partners, receive a first class and tailored service from Oakland .”

Jonathan Cope, General Manager, Bridgehead Foods, Wrexham

‘We feel very lucky to have the expertise and support of such a professional award winning Company behind us. Not only are they helping us reach markets all over the UK but will allow us to expand faster than we ever thought possible’.

Louis Barnett, Chocolatier, Chokolit Ltd, Kidderminster, www.chokolit.com

"Being an Oakland International customer for over 4 years, May and Raeburn is well positioned to give a firm recommendation to anyone considering using Oakland's 3PL supply chain expertise.

"We continue to draw on Oakland's knowledge, dedication, personal and efficient service of the supply chain arena to support our ongoing business growth. Through their facilitation of our everyday storage, picking and distribution to our retail customers, Oakland leaves us to concentrate on what we do best, marketing and selling our product."

Peter Massey, May & Raeburn, London

Thank you, for the quality service and professional attitude of your company in the handling of our retail customers repack, picking and distribution business. My supply chain colleagues and myself have been delighted with the ‘can do’ approach to our business and your on target service level. I would have no hesitation in recommending your service to other similar chilled food companies."

Linda Beresford, Commercial Manager, Retail Business Unit, CP Foods UK, Kidderminster, Worcs

Our initial involvement with Oakland International was to satisfy our requirement for a really effective, well structured and efficient daily chilled delivery to our key customers; a service that has never let us down; even though we have sometimes asked for short deadlines.
More importantly is the Team’s approach to new opportunities – for with our highly innovative strategic development of new food products across a diverse range of markets we are frequently seeking new packaging and processing techniques, and Dean and Sallie’s team have never failed to provide valuable input, providing effective resource exactly when needed - they are excellent practitioners of the ‘Can-do’ approach

Enterprise Brands, David Angove, Director.

‘A brief note of testimony regarding your continued support over the past 7 years to Halfords PLC & many of our suppliers. We have dealt with many different situations & solutions often at very short notice with large volume as well as small intricate jobs. Quality & accuracy has always been a key driver along with Customer satisfaction & this has lead to many of our suppliers continuing their own relationship with Oakland. On a personal note your support to Halfords demands & the high standards attained have allowed me to deliver quality solutions during some of our peak periods’.

Thanks !!!

Nick Jones.Halfords PLC, Redditch.Operations Manager Capacity Planning.

‘Get Real Organic Foods are one of the premier suppliers for Organic ready meals in the UK. Historically operating in the frozen market the Company secured a significant retail account in June 2007 for chilled products that include Quiche and our popular Ambledown roast.

One of the main issues for a small trading company in the chilled short shelf life business is finding the correct route to market. Get Real identified Oakland as a potential trading partner in May 2007 and started trading in June.

The operation allowed the company to develop its chilled business through to a number of the large food retail chains and now Oakland are servicing all of our chilled customers.Oakland operate a case picking operation which consolidates a number of suppliers and as such can result in significant savings on distribution costs.

We have found Oakland to be an excellent business partner and consistently achieve 100% picking ratio. We receive reports daily on our stock position by line as well as confirmed orders and a stock adjustments that may have occurred’

Dai Williams Operations Director Get Real Organic Foods, Shrewsbury

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