Southern Despatch
Freight Services in Poole, Dorset
Southern Despatch was established in 1981 by the present owners, Steve and Tina Campbell. Steves background is military, having served with the Royal Marines around the world and finally leaving the service at Royal Marines Poole. Tina has a background in admin and marketing for a large multi-national food group. Since 1981 we have seen the Company grow steadily and it's reputation for speed, efficiency and more importantly, reliability is the envy of our competitors. Now, 30 years on, we're still here, no mean feat in todays tough business world. Our Technology - The Courier Operations Room and our accounts office has been fully computerised since 1985, back when computers were in their infancy. Inward investment has allowed us to fund the growing needs of the company and clients alike. Investment in first class communications equipment has been imperative in the quest to maintain Southern Despatch as the South's leading same day courier company. Recent improvements in technology have allowed us to take full advantage of the latest satellite navigation systems. Our operations software comes from Courier Systems in Brighton and our accounting is by Exchequer Software in Bournemouth.
Experienced personnel - All of our couriers are professionals, trained and monitored to ensure that the highest service standards are maintained. They all carry Company I.D, two-way radio and/or mobile telephones to increase operational flexibility, safety, communications and reliability.
Health and safety - Couriers use high-visiblity clothing at all times to ensure their personal safety. Courier safety is of the utmost importance and this principle is adopted when evaluating potential personnel. A culture of professionalism, safety and high quality service are maintained throughout the company to ensure that our clients receive the very best service possible.
Our office - Located centrally, we're just 2 minutes from the main artery of Wessex Way. We bought and renovated the office premises in 1988 and they still serve us very well today, with considerable room for future expansion.
Areas Served
- Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Ringwood, Ferndown, Wimborne Southampton, New Milton, Lymington, Dorchester, Salisbury, London
Business Details
- Serving residential, commercial and industrial clients
- Licensed, insured and bonded
- Year established: 1981
- Number of employees: 15
Highlights & Specialties
- Immediate Response Couriers
- Fast Flexible Service
- Industry Leading Quality
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Products & Services
Our core service
read moreProviding Rapid Response Couriers is our core business! We maintain local and nation-wide coverage for all types of deliveries and collections. This rapid response service provides immediate collection and delivery for time critical goods. An operations manager is always on call for urgent jobs, even out of office hours: rest assured that Southern Despatch will be there to help during emergencies. All our couriers carry two-way radios and mobile phones to increase their flexibility and efficiency, allowing deliveries to be monitored closely.
Testimonials
Paul Filler/ Managing Director
read more"Following a work emergency your rapid response has solved a huge problem and made all the difference. I cannot recommend you highly enough if only all my suppliers were as good as you"
Steve Harrison/ Director
read more"For all the years we have used Southern Despatch you have always been very punctual, helpful and a credit to business in the south and beyond." Kind regards
Bombardier Aerospace/ Bournemouth Airport
read more"I am writing to ask if you would please pass on our thanks to your rider, Tony Sivyer, who earlier this week assisted our Company with a package delivery. "Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, Tony was kept waiting for the original collection which was then delayed until the next morning. Throughout the whole process Tony was extremely obliging and offered assistance far beyond the call of duty. Again, please pass our gratitude onto Tony for us. "
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Southern Despatch
read moreFrom our operations building in Bournemouth our team provide dedicated vans and bikes for same day deliveries across Dorset and Hampshire. We have drivers available now for collections and deliveries in and around Bournemouth, Poole and Ferndown and the surrounding area from Southampton to Ringwood including Dorchester and Weymouth. From our Bournemouth based control rooms in BH1 we operate regular daily collections in and around Dorset and Hampshire including Portsmouth and Fareham, Basingstoke, Winchester, Farnborough and nationally.
BH Based Urgent Local Couriers
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Southern Despatch Couriers
read moreGet a better seat if you can find one. Replace the crappy wire fuses with modern strip type fuses (those ****ing fuses cause so much trouble!) Buy a spare clutch cable and route it alongside the existing one, (you'll be glad you did this when you need it on the roadside!) Cost of special tools would probably add something like 10 per service given the use I get from them so all up an average service cost is under 80.seems pretty good to me! Fork oil gets changed once every never with good old 10/40.
FAQs
read moreA. We specialise in very urgent deliveries so if you need a late collection and an early delivery then we do that but it is not like a cheap overnight service such as DHL. A. Price and time are closely linked, the more time we have on a job the more flexible we can be on price but immediate response is always a premium rate. A. We will phone, email or fax you with a proof of delivery that has the job details, the signatories name and the time of delivery. This is because the courier is no longer free to go on elsewhere after your delivery so you should speak to the control team for an exact costing.
Southern Despatch Couriers
read moreSouthern Despatch Couriers set the standards on service because service is what we are all about! You will always get the best posssible service, at the best possible price, every time; that's our promise to you. We don't use fuel surcharges to bump up the price and we don't farm out deliveries onto internet courier exchanges.