How Storage Service Works: Step-by-Step Secure Storage
In the world of logistics and transport, storage is not just keeping items, but a strategic inventory management process. As Han Bros Cargo, we manage our storage process, which starts from the moment your belongings are delivered to us and continues until they leave for your new address, in a transparent and professional manner. Understanding how this process works both helps you plan your shipment and shows how safe your belongings are.
Han Bros Cargo Storage Process Stages
The stages of our perfectly functioning logistics wheel for you are as follows:
- Acceptance and Barcoding: Each box or piece of item entering our warehouse is recorded in the system with special barcodes pasted on it. In this way, the exact coordinate of your item in our warehouse becomes clear.
- Protective Packaging Control: The packaging of your belongings is checked before storage. Packagings not suitable for long-term waiting are re-strengthened according to our storage standards.
- Categorization: Your belongings are placed in the most suitable air conditioning and stacking area according to their type (furniture, sensitive product, palletized load, etc.).
- 24/7 Monitoring and Security: Your belongings are protected with high-resolution cameras and motion sensors during the time they are stored, and physical counts are performed periodically.
- Shipment Preparation: When the storage period expires or a command comes from you, your belongings are taken out of the warehouse and made ready for shipment with updated customs documents.
Technology Supported Inventory Tracking
In our modern storage understanding, we closed the era of paper and pencil. All inventory management is carried out through our digital systems. Our customers can request the list of their belongings in our warehouses and report the warehouse status. With the stock management support we offer especially for our commercial customers, we help you optimize your logistics costs by tracking how long which product has been waiting in the warehouse. All our warehouses in our network stretching from Luxembourg to Turkey, from Belgium to the UK serve at the same high standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I deliver my belongings for the storage process?
If you wish, we can pick them up from your address and bring them to our warehouse, or if you wish, you can bring them to our warehouse by your own means. A report is kept at the moment of acceptance. Since items stay in a static state in our warehouses, the risk of damage is much lower than in the shipping process. Additionally, insurance is available against all kinds of risks. Especially wooden furniture and leather products may crack or dull in case of extreme heat or humidity. Climate control prevents these deteriorations. Yes, we deliver the detailed inventory list copy created at the moment of entry to the warehouse to you together with your invoice. Absolutely. At the end of the storage period, we deliver your belongings to any new address (domestic or international) door-to-door. You can contact us to learn more about our storage process or to visit our facilities. Your belongings are always safe with Han Bros Cargo!Is there a risk of damage in the warehouse?
Why is climate-controlled storage important?
Can I get an inventory list?
Do you perform delivery to address when the warehouse process ends?