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Get parts and products out of the factory without the phone calls

Heavy components, long frames and urgent samples all go with one account. We collect from the factory door, and every consignment is priced before you book.

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ManufacturersHeavy parts and urgent samples, delivered by 6pm the next working day.

Sound familiar?

  • Heavy and awkward by nature

    Castings, frames and assemblies sit right where most couriers stop: over 30kg or too long.

  • Urgent parts, slow quotes

    When a customer's line is down, waiting on a quote by email costs you the order.

  • Freight firms want volume

    You send a few consignments a week, not a trailer a day, so the big operators aren't interested.

How Tuffnells helps

  1. Up to 150kg and 6.5m

    Components, steel frames and boxed assemblies, priced on size or weight with every line shown.

  2. Collected this afternoon when it's urgent

    Book before 12 noon on a weekday and we collect between 1pm and 6pm. Send it Next working day and it arrives by 6pm the working day after.

  3. Regular collections

    Set up regular collections on your account and we collect on the days you send.

  4. No volume commitments

    Pay per consignment with no monthly fee. As your volumes grow, we can set up a rate card for your business.

What you typically send

Every item is priced on its own size or weight, whichever is greater, and shown line by line before you pay.

  • Machined steel frame

    150 × 80 × 60cm, 42kg

  • Casting on a small crate

    60 × 50 × 50cm, 65kg

  • Boxed tooling components

    40 × 30 × 30cm, 18kg

  • Mixed sample batch

    50 × 40 × 30cm, 11kg

The services that fit best

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  • Next working day

    By 6pm the working day after collection, for a part a customer's line is waiting on.

  • Economy

    Two to three working days after collection, for stock that isn't urgent.

  • Later today collection

    Book before 12 noon on a weekday and an urgent part leaves the factory between 1pm and 6pm.

More on long parcel delivery, heavy parcel delivery, oversized and awkward items.

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Manufacturers

Castings, frames, parts and samples

How we help manufacturers

Heavy parts and long frames, priced before they leave the factory

Castings, frames and assemblies sit right where most couriers stop: over 30kg or too long. We take them up to 150kg and 6.5m, collect from your factory door and show every line of the price before you book. You pay per consignment, with no volume commitment.

The problem

Too heavy for parcel couriers, too few for freight firms

With Tuffnells

Per consignment pricing for parts up to 150kg, no volume needed

  • 150kg per item
  • Fuel included
  • API & CSV batch upload

Worked example

Casting on a small crate, 60 x 50 x 50cm, 65kg. By size it works out at 30kg, so it's priced on its real weight: 65kg.

Worked example using our size or weight rule. Get the live price for your item.

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Common questions

More answers in the help centre.

Ready to ship with Tuffnells?

Priced line by line, collected from your door. Apply for an account for contracted rates.

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