Step Lifts Sydney from The Platform Lift Company

The importance of well managed freight to ensure on time delivery.

Well managed freight is essential for on-time delivery and can maximise turnover by enabling a larger number of products to be installed annually. With a product like disabled and residential lifts of which there is no manufacturer in Australia, the transportation can take a minimum of 9 weeks by sea freight. The Platform Lift Company install lifts in an average of 1 week, thus totalling 10 weeks from the point of purchase to the first happy customer using their fully functional lift.

So when the Swarovski store in the new Westfields-Centrepoint Tower for example, required a fully installed lift within 8 weeks, well managed air freight was essential to complete the installation before the store opened.

Sea freight being the most economical way of international transportation can cost up to 5 times the air freight rate per kg. Freight is also seasonal with the period between September and early February being especially tight for space. The Platform Lift Company decided to employ a freight specialist to manage this process and ensure deliverance of our lifts to our clients on time.