Fresh Look for CSM’s Vans

CSM are currently rolling out our new look vans.  Have you spotted one yet?  Our new livery marks the preliminary steps towards the unveiling of our new branding – so watch this space!

Members of our new fleet can already be seen in Oxford, Northampton and soon will be up and down the streets of London

We are stepping away from our classic silver and black branding in favour of a lighter, brighter, orange and blue design, with its flowing feeling representing our reliably smooth service from door to door. 

Delivery for your business is our business, so we continually strive to invest in our fleet so we can provide a reliable service to our customers, and allowing us to maintain our can do culture.

Tour de France 2014 –Road Closures and Service Disruptions

This Saturday marks the beginning of the Tour de France; it sees Britain’s Chris Froome riding out from Leeds to defend his Tour de France title.  This will only be the fourth time in its history that England will act as host since the Tour began in 1903.  

The UK legs will be held between Saturday 5^th July and Monday 7^th July 2014.  The final UK leg will see the cyclists battling through the streets of Greater and Central London, so many roads along the panned route will be closed.  As a result of these road closures we would like to prepare our customers for disruptions.

Saturday 5^th July – The Grand Départ 2014

The Grand Départ 2014, hosted in Yorkshire, begins in Leeds.  It sees a 190 Km route which will pass Skipton, Ripon to name but a few, before it comes to an end Harrogate.  See here for an overview of the route.

Sunday 6^th July – Stage 2

The second stage the cyclists will begin in York heading through the Peak District National Park and Huddersfield before making its way towards Sheffield.  Full details of the route are available here.  The riders are then due to travel by car to Cambridge ahead to their next race.

Monday 7^th July – Stage 3

Monday is the day that will cause disruption to our customers, and other businesses, in and around the Greater and Central London, Essex and the surrounding areas.

Stage 3 of the Tour is due to start around Midday in Cambridge city centre and will be passing through Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire.  Its course is then set for Essex, passing through Saffron Walden and will travel close to both Braintree and Chelmsford then through Epping.  After which they will be heading to Greater London

The racers will be riding close to Woodford Green, Chingford, Walthamstow and Snaresbrook .

Then on to Central London the party will be traveling through Layton, Stratford, West Ham, Plaistow, Silvertown, Leamouth, Poplar, Wapping and Shadwell.

The riders will pass the Tower of London and along the Thames towards Upper and Lower Thames Streets, Victoria Embankment, passing the Houses of Parliament to St. James’s Park before finishing on The Mall.  It is estimated that the riders will be finish the stage between 15.30 and 16.00 on Monday.

Try this interactive map of Monday’s route to see if the Tour will affect you or your business, or if you need to plan a route to travel.

How do I Measure My Parcel

How do I Measure My Parcel for Delivery?

Do you find that sometimes things aren’t as easy as they sound?  I had the perfect gift for my Aunty Rose, she’s been on a health kick recently and a new pushbike is just the thing for her.  The helpful man in the shop built it with care and I’d taken it home wrapped it in a generous amount of bubble wrap to protect it’s shiny red paintwork, I made sure it was protected it with cardboard and there I was ready to send it on its way, knowing it is easily within the 30Kg the maximum weight allowance of my courier.  Only to find that the actual charge to send the gift will be much, much more! 

 

Here’s the explanation, there are two ways of measuring a parcel.  By weight, which is the immediate thing that springs to mind, well to my mind at least, but there is also a volumetric weight to bear in mind.  

What is Volumetric Weight?

This is where I went wrong, volumetric weight is the space that your package takes up, rather than its actual weight. 

How to Calculate Volumetric Weight

You need to follow this calculation:

Length x Width x height (cm) /5000

Occasionally carriers may vary the calculation dependent on the service they are offering.  

I’ve been using this calculator to check my parcels since, you might find it comes in handy too.

Smart Business Use CSMLogistics

Are you a business owner?

What do you do if you need to get an item from A to B?

The smart solution is to use CSMlogistics couriers. Why?:

1.     Your time is Precious
Being in business means your time is precious.
It is unlikely that your day gives you enough time to complete everything on your list. So why lose more time popping out to the post office and queuing. Our courier service will collect it from your door. Simply book online on our website, ensure your parcel is properly packaged and labeled then it will be collected.
It’s easy and hassle free, and leaves you to be free to continue with completing your list.

2.     Traceability
Your package is of importance, you’re going to feel a lot more at ease if you can trace its progress through our easy to use website.
You’ll be able to see when it was delivered, also you will see it at other stages within the network.

3.     Time definite
If your package needs to be delivered AM, our courier service can help with that too.
Timed definite services guarantee your parcel will be there for AM Delivery. If something is even more urgent than that, you could book a Sameday collection and delivery service. Just contact your local office.

So you see, our courier service is the perfect solution to ease the stress of sending parcels.