Our logistics wing - Johnston Logistics UK - is now part of Foulger Transport (Kinaxia Logistics)
For all enquiries relating to storage and logistics, please contact Foulger Transport on 01953 667 400
For all enquiries relating to warehouse rental or design & build, please contact Richard Johnston Ltd on 01953 888 381
SECTORS
We deliver a full range of tailored warehousing and third-party logistics for many key industries and sectors. Our extensive experience ensures your goods are always in the right place at the right time
RETAIL & FMCG
FOOD
ALCOHOL & DRINKS
PET FOOD & ANIMAL FEED
CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR
MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING & ELECTRONICS
RETAIL & FMCG
We provide
- Retail & FMCG logistics for manufacturers, wholesalers & retailers
- Experience working with major multiples & independent retailers
- Contract packing, eCommerce fulfilment & pick & pack
- Customs Bonded Warehouse for imported goods & alcohol
- Leading warehouse management system
- Reverse logistics including repacking, reworking & relabelling
Retailing is competitive and supply chain optimisation is critical. Our modern 700,000 square feet facility allows us to receive, store or distribute your retail goods as cost-effectively as possible.
We’ve built a strong reputation supporting major and independent retailers and brands. As a leading logistics provider, we can help with all retail storage and distribution needs, including order fulfilment, contract packing and transportation.
Our ‘AA’ BRC Global Standard for Storage & Distribution ensures every box, packet or bottle is handled with the same care. Our Authorised Economic Operator status allows us to provide quicker logistics with many other supply-chain organisations across the UK, continent and globe.
Our location in East Anglia is ideal for distribution to retailers across the UK, whilst maintaining lower costs.
FOOD
From our 130-acre site, we provide ambient warehousing and distribution for a wide range of food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers across the UK. We deliver logistics for ingredients, packaging and finished foods.
We work seamlessly with suppliers so ingredients reach the production line just-in-time. We ensure finished products are stored for the minimum time before reaching retailers and consumers.
Our AA-grade BRC Global Standard ensures every single pallet, box, bottle or packet is handled with the same care. Our state-of-the-art warehouse management system tracks every item, providing real-time updates and full traceability.
As a proven logistics partner for many leading and growing names in food, we make your ambient logistics one less thing to worry about.
We provide
- Ambient logistics for food manufacturers & retailers
- Experience working with major multiples & brands
- Contract packing, eCommerce fulfilment & pick & pack
- HMRC Customs Bonded Warehouse for imported goods & alcohol
- Collating & kitting of raw ingredients & materials
- Reverse logistics including repacking, reworking & relabelling
ALCOHOL & DRINKS
We provide
- HMRC approved bonded warehousing for wines, beers & spirits
- HMRC documentation, ATWD processing & duty stamp labelling
- Full range of case picking, packing & fulfilment under bond
- Flexibility to import in bulk & dispatch direct to consumers
- Strong transport links for UK & international pallet despatch
We’ve unique experience handling alcohol for major retailers and independent traders alike. Every year we ensure hundreds-of-thousands of bottles reach satisfied customers and at any time we handle over 20,000 pallets of alcoholic drinks.
Excise Bonded Warehousing allows importers to defer the Excise Duty and VAT payable on alcohol. As one of the few Bonded Warehouses in East Anglia, our HM Revenue & Customs approval allows us to provide a full range of third-party logistics, from receiving and distributing bulk imports to individually fulfilling and sending single customer orders.
With a sophisticated warehouse management system we track every item and provide real-time updates.
Our Bonded Warehouse is situated close the eastern UK ports of Felixstowe and Harwich, with great access to the UK road and rail network.
PET FOOD & FEED
We provide warehousing, distribution and additional logistics for pet food & feed manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers across the UK. We handle ingredients, packaging and finished foods too.
The pet food market is highly competitive, with optimised logistics important for success. We’ve significant experience helping pet food brands optimise their distribution to retailers and direct to consumers.
Our BRC Global Standard ensures every single pallet, box, bottle or packet is handled with the same care. Our state-of-the-art warehouse management system tracks every item, providing real-time updates and full traceability.
There is little substitute for experience. As a proven logistics partner for leading and growing names in food and pet food, we help you deliver success.
We provide
- Storage & warehousing for manufacturers & retailers
- Comprehensive logistics from ingredients to finished products
- Contract packing, eCommerce fulfilment & pick & pack
- Collating & kitting of raw ingredients & materials
- Reverse logistics including repacking, reworking & relabelling
CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR
We provide
- Logistics for manufacturers, importers, wholesalers & retailers
- Experience working with fashion, protective & promotional clothing
- Contract packing, eCommerce & pick & pack fulfilment
- Customs Bonded Warehouse for imported garments
- Reverse logistics including accessing, repacking & relabelling
Clothing & footwear require the utmost care to ensure they reach the wearer in perfect condition. We specialise in warehousing and distribution that leaves designers, manufacturers and importers free to focus on creating the clothing their customers love to wear.
Our modern 700,000 square feet facilities and innovative warehouse management system allow us to handle shoes and garments as cost-effectively as possible. We can help with all logistics including order fulfilment, contract packing and transportation.
We’ve developed an enviable reputation supporting both leading retailers and smaller independent labels.
Our ‘AA’ BRC Global Standard for Storage & Distribution ensures every garment, shoe or boot is handled with care. We’ve developed an enviable reputation supporting both leading retailers and smaller independent labels.
Our location in East Anglia is ideal for distributing to clothing retailers across the UK, whilst maintaining lower costs.
Manufacturing, Processing & Electronics
For manufacturers, processors and electronics; having the right item in the right place at the right time is essential.
We supply end-to-end logistics for everything from one-off batches to continual Just-In-Time production. We can import materials, store and collate supplies, distribute components and transport finished goods. We can provide full contract packing and individual order fulfilment too.
Our British Retail Consortium Global Standard ensures every pallet, box or component is handled with care. As a HMRC Customs Warehouse, we can also hold imported goods and defer duty costs.
Our Authorised Economic Operator status provides simplified logistics with other quality supply-chain organisations. Our location is ideal for importing and distributing finished goods across the UK and world.
We provide
- Production line delivery of components
- Storage of raw materials through to finished products
- Production line delivery for JIT & LEAN manufacturing
- Warehousing & distribution of finished goods
- Full MRP/EDI system integration with the latest software
- HMRC Customs warehousing of imported components
- Solutions for sub-assembly, configuration, kitting & packaging
- Solution for sub-assembly, configuration, kitting & packaging
- Returns handling & product recalls