Wilson James builds new facility in Tilbury

News 8 Aug 2020 by WCN Editorial

The construction logistics services specialist has opened a new warehousing and consolidation capacity in the port of Tilbury

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The new facility augments the company’s existing London Construction Consolidation Centre (LCCC) in Silvertown and helps it to meet the evolving needs of its growing customer base, which requires construction material and equipment to be delivered to site in ever-shorter timeframes.

The port of Tilbury, as the port of London, is understandably the UK’s number one port for construction materials, handling a range of materials from aggregates, specialised dry bulk materials to timber, plywood, bricks, paving and stone. The port is in a prime location for London and the South East, offering easy access to the M25 and the rest of the UK’s national motorway network.

“Put simply, the Port of Tilbury ticked all the boxes,” explained Keith Winterflood, operations director at Wilson James. “As well as being strategically located and boasting state-of-the-art facilities, it makes importation of overseas goods easier for us. Just as importantly, in addition to the excellent transportation links by road and rail, we can improve sustainability across our operation through the use of barges on the River Thames and other waterways.

“Fifty lorry loads of equipment can fit on one barge and it also gives us the ability to transport large and heavy deliveries, which are normally challenging to accommodate on London roads. When it’s not possible to use the waterways, the Port of Tilbury’s proximity to the M25 allows goods to be dropped off without coming into London, which we can then transport using our fleet of electric and fuel efficient vehicles.”