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WAREHOUSE STORAGE FULFILMENT AND DELIVERY
WAREHOUSE STORAGE FULFILMENT AND DELIVERY
We store your stock and pick, pack and dispatch every order as it lands — accurately, on time, and with packaging included. No monthly fees. No contracts.
UK fulfilment is when you hand the storing, picking, packing and dispatching of your orders to a third-party logistics (3PL) partner. We run the whole flow from our Leicester warehouse, so you can spend your time on the product and the marketing instead of the parcels.
Stock received, checked against your delivery note and shelved. Billed weekly on the space you use, no minimum period.
Orders flow in from your store. Items are QR-scanned, picked and quality checked, with batch and best-before tracking where it matters.
Packed to protect the product and present your brand. Packaging is included in the all-in rate, with a free generic flyer in every order.
The right courier per order, labelled and handed off the same day for orders in by 3pm, with tracking synced back to your store.
Sellers from around 50 orders a month upwards. The sweet spot is 200+ orders a month of small items — beauty, cosmetics, skincare, spices and supplements.
Fulfil retail and trade orders from the same inventory, with photographic PDF reports available on B2B dispatches.
No monthly account fee, no contract and no peak picking surcharge. Packaging is built into the per-order price.
Our headline rates are genuinely all-inclusive: picking, packaging and packing in one per-order price. Rates scale with your volume, and in many cases we quote less than the figures below. Shipping is charged separately at the courier rate.
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard LDPE mailer | £0.015 |
| Padded mailer | £0.11 |
| Carton / box | £0.30+ |
| You supply packaging | £0.00 |
| Packaging | Charge |
|---|---|
| LDPE poly mailer | Included |
| Padded mailer | £0.01 |
| Small box | £0.06 |
| Medium carton | £0.09 |
| Large carton | £0.13 |
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard letter (untracked) | £0.87 |
| Standard large letter (untracked) | £1.40 |
| Tracked 48 large letter | £2.40 |
| Tracked 24 large letter | £2.87 |
| Tracked 48 parcel | £2.99 |
| Tracked 24 parcel | £3.89 |
| DPD next day | £5.95 |
| Parcelforce 24 (up to 30kg) | £7.95 |
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Geami protective wrap (S / M / L) | £0.15 / £0.45 / £0.90 |
| Gift wrapping (S / M / L) | £0.80 / £1.25 / £2.50 |
| Add ribbon | £0.20 |
| Paper tape / printed 1- & 2-colour | £0.03 / £0.06 / £0.08 |
| Scan custom packaging / tissue / flyer | £0.05 each |
| Generic marketing flyer | Free |
| Type | Per week | Monthly equiv. |
|---|---|---|
| Full bay | £21.00 | £90.99 |
| Half bay | £10.50 | £45.50 |
| Quarter bay | £5.25 | £22.75 |
| Picking bins (80–160/bay) | £0.13–£0.26 | £0.56–£1.13 |
| Type | Per week | Monthly equiv. |
|---|---|---|
| Standard pallet | £4.10 | £17.77 |
| Pallet with picking access | £6.00 | £26.00 |
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Base processing fee | £1.50 per delivery / return |
| Per item fee | £0.005 / item |
| Maximum per SKU | £7.00 cap |
| Pallet unloading | £4.25 / pallet |
| Container — 20' / 40' palletised | £100.00 / £160.00 |
| Container — 20' / 40' loose | £180.00 / £300.00 |
Many UK 3PLs advertise a low "from £1 per pick" rate, then add the box, tape, void fill and inserts on top. The table below compares the true all-in cost of getting one small item picked, packed and made ready for dispatch.
| Cost element | Beckdale (mail bag) | Beckdale (box) | Typical UK 3PL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertised first pick | £0.45 | £0.45 | £1.00 – £1.50 |
| Box or mail bag | Included | Included | £0.10 – £0.50 extra |
| Tape | Not needed | Included | £0.00 – £0.08 extra |
| Generic flyer insert | Included free | Included free | £0.05 – £0.20 extra |
| Packing labour | Included | Included | Variable |
| Monthly account fee | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0 – £200 |
| WMS software fee | £0.00 (custom built) | £0.00 (custom built) | £0 – £150/month |
| True all-in per order | £0.45 | £0.75 | £1.50 – £2.20 |
Our warehouse management system is custom-built in-house, so there are no licence fees to pass on to you.
Established in 2009 and family-run, with a small dedicated team rather than corporate overheads.
Leicester sits at the centre of England, shortening average courier distances across the UK.
Pick routes and packing are optimised for small items, keeping handling time — and cost — down.
Scale up or down freely. No peak picking surcharge (courier surcharges may still apply).
Registered under HMRC's Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme — reassurance for overseas sellers.
Orders flow in automatically and tracking flows back out, so your store stays accurate without manual reconciliation.
Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento connect directly; Amazon, eBay and Etsy via integration.
UK fulfilment is when you outsource order handling to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider based in the UK. They store your stock, then pick, pack and dispatch each order as it comes in, so you don't have to hold inventory or pack parcels yourself.
At Beckdale, all-inclusive pick, pack and dispatch starts from 45p per order for small mail-bag items at volume, and from 75p for items needing a small box. There is no monthly fee and no contract. The typical UK all-in cost is around £1.50 to £2.20 per order once packaging and extras are added. Shipping is charged separately at the courier rate.
Check the pricing model and whether packaging is included or charged on top. Then look at the channels and couriers they integrate with, dispatch cut-off times, returns handling, accuracy, and whether their typical order volumes match your size. Always ask for a worked, all-inclusive cost example based on your real monthly orders.
For small mail-bag items, the all-inclusive rate includes the mail bag, picking and packing. For boxed items it includes the box, tape, picking and packing. A generic marketing flyer is included free with every order. Shipping is charged separately.
From around 50 orders a month upwards, scaling to brands shipping 10,000+ a month. The ideal fit is 200+ orders a month of small products such as beauty, cosmetics, skincare, spices and supplements.
Weekly, with no minimum storage period. Racking is billed by the bay (a full bay is £21.00 per week) and pallets per week or part thereof. Any part of a week is charged as a full week.
Yes. Returns are processed at £1.50 per batch plus £0.005 per item, capped at £7.00 per SKU. Resaleable stock is returned to available inventory and faulty items are set aside for your decision.
Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento connect directly via API, with Amazon, eBay and Etsy supported via integration. Couriers include Royal Mail, DPD, Parcelforce and DHL. Orders received before 3pm are dispatched the same working day.
Beckdale runs a custom-built, in-house warehouse management system, so there are no third-party software licence fees to pass on. As a family-run business with low overheads, a central Leicester location and a specialism in small products with efficient pick routes, the per-order cost stays low — with no monthly fees and no peak picking surcharge.
Share roughly how many orders you ship and what you sell, and we'll come back with a clear, all-inclusive quote — no monthly fees, no obligation.