What is Urban Logistics?
Consumers’ growing expectations for environmentally friendly urban logistics solutions are a major challenge for cities and brands. But also an opportunity to build a sustainable and efficient ecosystem. With our urban logistics solutions, stay ahead of the competition and regulatory changes to improve your brand experience.
To cope with the granularity of urban cities, pooling and synergies of resources are essential. FM Logistic’s offer for urban logistics offering can play a key role in your business transformation.
We offer a wide range of urban solutions to deliver to your end customers and make your business more competitive:
- Distribution centres to optimise your omnichannel shipments;
- Urban hubs to enhance the reliability of B2B / B2C deliveries;
- Green last mile delivery to improve your carbon footprint;
- Urban Street Corners to maximise multiple collection and return solutions.
HOW URBAN LOGISTICS ACT FOR SUPPLY CHANGE
What matters to us is the efficiency of your business and the positive impact on people and the planet. We believe that by fostering partnerships with customers, partners, local communities, start-ups and consumers, we will collectively achieve a greater impact for logistics in the urban context.
We work with cities to meet their expectations. For example, we are developing public and private projects on urban logistics in Madrid and Paris and we are active members of the strategic dialogue between cities and industries with the European networks Alice and Polis.
Our solutions to support you
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Get city locations with our integrated real estate company
Contact usAs experts in transport and warehousing, we co-create innovative city logistics solutions. NG concept, our sister company specialising in real estate, works in partnership with international and local authorities as well as private companies to identify locations to reduce urban traffic congestion. Receiving, storing, preparing, shipping and returning your products: we offer you customised, first-class city logistics services. Resilient, fast, reliable, shared and environmentally friendly: that’s how we see the supply chain.
Our multi-client and micro-logistics centres are strategically located near major metropolitan areas and city centres. They optimise space resources for the benefit of customers.
We ensure shelf availability and short delivery times in city centres through:- Massification of order preparation for multiple drop-off points;
- Cross-docking as close to the point of sale as possible;
- Product customisation, circular logistics and reverse logistics (case preparation, bulky delivery, ….).
- 24/7 delivery service
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Strengthen your urban logistics thanks to our pooling expertise
Learn more about our last Miles DeliveryOur last mile grouped distribution services from urban centres use our environmentally friendly multimodal fleets (three-wheelers, electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, etc.). Our urban logistics solutions help you develop your omnichannel business and increase sales while respecting your commitment to a low carbon footprint.
The proximity of urban hubs, combined with shared resources, offers a high level of agility and speed in replenishing city centre shelves. Based on your daily order volume, we define the optimal solutions to meet your service level objectives.
We ensure:- Total control of the delivery chain thanks to a dedicated service;
- The optimisation of routes with route optimisation software;
- An increased frequency to supply shops and reduce carbon footprint;
- A single platform for both B2B and B2C channels to improve service levels and offer more flexibility during peak seasons.
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Boost your sales thanks to our wide range of end-user delivery solutions and services
Contact usToday, most existing city centre collection points have limited opening hours; with the rise of e-commerce, customers need flexibility and easier city logistics and return solutions. Our drivers are professionals trained to enhance the customer’s shopping experience. They convey your image in the city centres and are a public extension of your brand. They know your customer policy and requirements and handle all deliveries in order to respect your image.
FM Logistic is developing additional offers within city centres to help optimise your customers’ omnichannel experience with extended pick-up locations. It includes services such as home deliveries, corner deliveries, complementary services to delivery like installations, Pick & Drive…
Interested in Urban Logistics?
Would you like to find out how FM Logistic can help you solve your urban logistics problems? Contact us and we will find the right solutions for you!
Our solutions to support you
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Decrease your carbon footprint thanks to our green last mile solutions
Contact usAs a logistics and freight service provider, our mission is to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment. To achieve this goal, we offer last mile delivery services, and we focus on multimodal transport to reduce CO2 emissions as much as possible.
We provide last-mile groupage distribution services from urban hubs using our environmentally friendly and multimodal fleet. We rely on the latest cloud-based last mile TMS to pool and shorten transport routes, giving customers permanent access for tracking and tracing.
Most of our fleet, or those of our subcontractors, now use sustainable energy such as hydrogen or electricity. We help our customers choose the optimal type of energy for their shipments to reduce their carbon footprint. To this end, we offer different types of vehicles:
- Gentle delivery methods – cargo bike, walking,
- Type of vehicle – electric, H2, biofuel, multimodal – depending on the route.
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Increase the success rate of your deliveries
Contact usAs a leading logistics expert, we offer you the dedicated solutions for your ecommerce business for a seamless omnichannel supply chain. We help your company become more competitive and efficient.
You can expand your parcel delivery offering to a broader consumer service proposition and enhance your customers’ omnichannel experience. Our execution logistics will set you apart from the competition. At any time, you can track the position of your goods in the supply chain, the status of the shipment and find the proof of delivery (POD). We ensure excellent delivery to the consumer and provide multiple drop-off points. We deliver and return in the same loop to reduce return time. Wherever possible, our delivery drivers will drop off your products on foot at the end consumer’s home or in the shop. Last mile delivery solutions made it easy. -
One-stop shop for the last mile solution, all destinations, all formats
Contact usLast mile brokerage is your one-stop shop for all your domestic and international parcel shipments. Whether it’s dry vans, refrigerated equipment, trays or oversized trucks, we have the right transportation option among our partners. Our logistics specialists monitor market conditions and truck capacity to find the right equipment for your transportation needs. Whether it’s a cross-country shipment, no job is too small or too big for our last mile delivery services.
Interested in Last Mile Delivery?
Our last mile delivery solution give your business a competitive edge. Contact us and we will find the right solutions for your needs!