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"For us the A14 is everything. Kettering puts our chilled stock straight onto the port route east, and Corby is only minutes up the A43 when we need extra capacity at short notice."
Shopify fulfilment for Kettering brands — orders pull through automatically, tracking writes back, and the parcel leaves the same working day in your own packaging.
Shopify fulfilment for Kettering: orders pull through automatically, tracking is written back onto the Shopify order so the customer notification fires itself, and inventory syncs live. Picks from £1.00 (under 3kg), £1.50 (3–19.99kg), £3.95 (20kg+) plus £0.35 processing, integration £150/week. Same-day despatch on a 4pm cut-off via A14, A43, A6 and M1 (J19), 35 minutes from DIRFT.
The point of a Shopify integration is that you stop exporting spreadsheets. Orders, tracking and stock should move on their own.
Paid orders pull into the warehouse without you touching anything, and the tracking number is written back onto the Shopify order so the customer notification fires itself.
Stock levels update as orders are picked and flow back to Shopify — including across multiple sales channels, so you are not selling the same unit twice.
D2C brands live or die on the unboxing. We hold your boxes, tissue, cards and inserts and pack to your spec, not to a generic 3PL standard.
The same two tiers as every WSUK service. Short-term rate card for monthly rolling accounts — pay per order, no commitment. Long-term contract rates tier down as steady volume builds.
Pay-per-use published rates with no commitment.
Locked-in rates on multi-year SLAs.
Most Shopify D2C orders — apparel, beauty, accessories.
Heavier D2C lines and multi-item orders.
Two-hand picks with extra protection.
Indicative ranges based on standard requirements. Bespoke / hazardous / temperature-controlled goods are quoted separately. Get an exact quote for your volumes →
Kettering's logistics identity is written along the A14, the east-west freight route that carries traffic between the M1 and the ports of the East Coast. The town straddles that corridor and adds a fast A43 link running north to Corby, giving it two of Northamptonshire's busiest distribution roads in a single location. Add the A6 threading through and the M1 reachable at Junction 19, and the NN14 to NN16 postcodes sit on a properly connected crossroads rather than a quiet backwater.
Storage and distribution here cluster on Telford Way, Pytchley Lodge and Kettering Business Park, estates that serve the town's mix of food processing, general manufacturing and distribution tenants. Corby's enormous warehousing cluster lies just up the A43, while Wellingborough, Market Harborough and Northampton complete a ring of neighbouring towns all tied into the same road network. That proximity to Corby in particular means Kettering can act as an overflow or satellite location for operators who want A14 access without the biggest-shed rents.
At roughly 35 minutes from the DIRFT and Rugby core, Kettering sits in the eastern reaches of the Golden Triangle, closer to the A14's port traffic than to the M1's north-south trunking. For businesses whose supply chains run towards Felixstowe and the container terminals, that eastern lean is an advantage: the A14 offers a direct line to the coast, while the A43 and M1 keep the Midlands and the south within comfortable reach.
WSUK holds your packaging alongside your product for Kettering Shopify brands — boxes, tissue, stickers, cards and QR inserts — so the unboxing stays yours. Nothing in the parcel says WSUK, and the same stock is free to serve Amazon, eBay and TikTok Shop when you add them.
A14, A43, A6 and M1 (J19).
~35 min from the DIRFT / Rugby Golden-Triangle core.
Distribution, food processing and manufacturing.
Operating from the Golden Triangle on A14, A43, A6 and M1 (J19) — around 35 minutes from the DIRFT core, and within easy reach of Corby, Wellingborough and Market Harborough.
From first contact to live operation, our typical onboarding takes less than a week.
Volumes, SKUs, peak season, integrations. One 10-minute call is enough.
Transparent line-item pricing on a single page — no hidden fees, no jargon.
Walk the floor with our ops team. Bring your operations lead, not just procurement.
Stock in, scanning live, integrations active. Daily standups for the first two weeks.
Local answers for Kettering, plus the questions every shopify fulfilment client asks.
The A14 is the main east-west freight route linking the M1 with the East Coast ports. Kettering straddles it, so goods heading to or from Felixstowe move directly, while the A43 north to Corby and A6 handle regional traffic.
Just a short run north up the A43. Corby holds one of the East Midlands' largest warehousing clusters, so Kettering works well as a satellite or overflow base for operators wanting A14 access at lower cost than the biggest sheds command.
Telford Way, Pytchley Lodge and Kettering Business Park are the main distribution addresses. They serve food processing, manufacturing and general distribution, all with quick access to the A14 and A43 corridor.
Yes, particularly eastbound. Sitting on the A14 gives a direct line to Felixstowe and the container terminals, which makes Kettering stronger for import and export supply chains than for pure north-south M1 trunking.
The M1 is reachable at Junction 19, and the DIRFT core sits around 35 minutes away. That places Kettering in the eastern Golden Triangle, balancing A14 port access with reasonable reach back into the Midlands hub.
Paid orders pull through to our Golden Triangle warehouse automatically, we pick and pack them, and the tracking is written back onto the Shopify order so your customer notification fires by itself. Inventory syncs back as stock moves. Integration is £150 per week.
Yes — we hold your boxes, tissue, stickers and inserts and pack to your spec. Nothing in the parcel says WSUK. The unboxing stays yours, which for most Kettering D2C brands is the whole point.
Same working day on a 4pm cut-off. Late collections mean an afternoon order still makes that day’s despatch and reaches most of the UK next day.
Picks from £1.00 under 3kg, £1.50 for 3–19.99kg, £3.95 for 20kg+, plus £0.35 order processing. Storage from £4.50 per pallet per week, integration £150 per week, returns from £1.25. No setup fee, monthly rolling.
Yes. Scheduled launches get pickers booked against the date; unplanned spikes are cleared the next morning. The rate card does not change either way — no surge premium.
| What you get | WSUK | Generic 3PL / DIY |
|---|---|---|
| Live within 24–72 hours | Yes | Rarely |
| Orders and tracking sync automatically | Yes | Rarely |
| Packed in your branding, not ours | Yes | Rarely |
| No setup fee & no minimum | Yes | Rarely |
| Same-day despatch on a 4pm cut-off | Yes | Rarely |
| Shopify, Amazon and eBay from one pool | Yes | Rarely |
We provide Shopify fulfilment across Kettering, Northamptonshire and the wider Golden Triangle — Corby, Wellingborough and Market Harborough and beyond. Explore nearby service areas.
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