What the service covers

A batch with a fault is not always a loss. Very often removing the defect, improving the finish or replacing a part is enough to put the goods back into circulation — for less than making them again.

We take in defective batches and returns, assess what can be recovered, and put the assessment to you before any work starts. Rework begins only once you have decided.

Simple finishing work — trimming, cleaning, surface preparation — is carried out to your instruction. Reworked batches are marked so they can be told apart from original production.

Welder at work in a production plant
Assembly and test station on a production floor
High-bay warehouse with pallet racking
Recovering a batch instead of scrapping it

Rework and finishing

What is included

  • Assessment of defective batches and returns
  • Correction of faults to an agreed scope
  • Simple finishing work: trimming, cleaning, surface preparation
  • Replacement of parts using components you supply
  • Marking of reworked batches
  • A summary of recovered and rejected items

How it works

How a job runs

01

Assessment

We examine the batch and estimate how much can be recovered.

02

Decision

We put the assessment to you and wait for your decision.

03

Rework

We carry out the corrections to the agreed scope and instruction.

04

Return

We mark and pack the batch and hand over the results summary.

In practice

What rework and finishing looks like day to day

Aisle between warehouse racking
Motorway interchange seen from above
Route planning is the daily work of the forwarding desk.
Pallets prepared for loading in a warehouse
Goods staged for loading, with the transport paperwork complete.
Rework and finishing

Who it is for

Who it is for

  • Manufacturers with a batch that fails the consignee’s requirement
  • Businesses handling trade and consumer returns
  • Importers where a fault appeared after delivery
  • Plants for which recovering a batch beats scrapping it

Common questions

The questions we get asked most

  1. 01

    Do you assess the batch before taking the job?

    Yes. Assessment is the first stage — we give you an estimate of how much can be recovered, and the decision to rework is yours.

  2. 02

    Can a reworked batch be identified afterwards?

    Yes. It is marked in a way agreed with you, so it can be told apart from original production.

  3. 03

    What happens to items that cannot be recovered?

    They are set aside, the reason is documented, and they go back to you with the rest of the batch for a decision.

Quick quote

Ask us to price a movement

Give us the route, leave your details and describe the load. You get a concrete proposal back, not a calculator result.

  • Pricing for domestic and European lanes.
  • An answer from a forwarder, not from an algorithm.
  • Direct contact with the person who will run the job.
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