Avanti have a vast and varied experience of delivering to multiple university locations throughout the UK and Eire, delivering books & directories as well as mattresses & personal belongings.
Delivery locations are upstairs, in pedestrian areas or even located several hundred metres from the nearest parking area on campus. Yet our dedicated drivers take the extra time to ensure the consignment reaches the nominated person on the delivery note, and that all the publications are placed in the correct storage area allocated for that delivery.
 
Avanti are also the nominated carrier for delivering Mattresses to many of the halls of residence. These deliveries require an advanced booking slot. Avanti's nominated person, will telephone the university in advance and make a timed booking slot for the delivery. This is done free of charge, just one of the advantages of using Avanti's 'extra mile' service.
 
Avanti can also make private deliveries for any students on campus. Overseas students can pre-book a collection from any of the UK airports for their luggage/furniture to be taken to the halls of residence at a convenient time for them which maybe in the evening or even at the weekend. Avanti's 24/7 delivery service makes it easy.

Mike Threlfall of Graduate Prospects said “We now have Avanti as our main distributor for our flagship product, Prospects Directory. Almost 100,000 copies are delivered to more than 230 University Career Services within the UK. I would not hesitate in recommending Avanti to anyone who wishes to get their products safe and sound to anywhere in the country.” 

Avanti Express provides a range of services such as the careers directories but more usually the logistics hub tends to specialise in furniture. On any given day there are carpets, reproduction leather sofas, doors, 3-piece suites, fire places, etc.

Some of our customers do not have sufficient space to accommodate their sales volume so the furniture is sent directly from the manufacturer to our logistics hub. When items arrive they can either follow a simple storage and delivery process or a more complex process designed in conjunction with the customer. Many of the items that are received as bulk packaged items are then unpacked and inspected for any signs of manufacturing defects or in-transit damage. Once they have passed inspection the items are repackaged for delivery to the end consumer.

Some warehouses have formal systems whereby picking lists and despatches are done at set times during the day. Avanti is very much a customer service focussed business and therefore we pick and despatch items at any time of the day or night in order to have it arrive with the end consumer at the agreed time whether that is local to the hub in Manchester or at the end of the country in Inverness or Plymouth.

Loading furniture into the delivery van is usually a two man exercise as are many of the deliveries. After a member of the despatch team has spoken to the end customer they will allocate the appropriate number of experienced delivery drivers to each item depending on it's size, value and the details of the delivery location.