Case Study – A moving target at Howarth Timber P&Q International plc Finding stock items that keep being moved Howarth Timber Importers, part of the Howarth Timber Group, needed to enhance the operational e?ciency in its 70-acre dockside timber yard on the Humber. They turned to P&Q for an innovative solution. We helped them handle far more timber while decreasing their handling costs. The CustomerHowarth Timber imports over 210,000 cubic metres of timber per year. Some of this timber is processed in Howarth's own sawmill and Windows & Doors manufacturing operation. The remainder is transported by road to construction companies and timber merchants throughout England. The Problem Packs of timber in a timber yard cannot be stored in racks or other ?xed locations as in a normal warehouse –

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