DETAILED research has given Southampton-based Meachers Group a boost with more than 80 per cent of clients giving the firm the thumbs up in terms of its efficiency, staff courtesy and quality of vehicles.

The transport and warehousing company was also rated highly for its creative and innovative solutions together with its after-sales service.

Of particular interest to the group was the response from customers to the other services now provided by Meachers Transport, KL Commer-cials and Oast Agencies.

Many customers said they were considering outsourcing a number of key activities and were interested in the many add-on services now part of the overall package supplied by the group. These included wet and dry bonded warehousing, container groupage, pick and pack, labelling services, stock management and inventory control.

Managing director Bob Terris said the research had been a useful exercise, adding: "Not only has it proved that our customers think highly of the service we provide, but has also shown that many companies are now looking to outsource a number of the other activities we offer throughout the group to provide them with a complete logistics solution."