National Gallery Global Limited has awarded Miniclipper Logistics with a three-year contract to manage its retail warehousing and transport requirements.
This includes storing and delivering merchandise to the National Gallery shops in Trafalgar Square and managing fulfilment for its global e-commerce business which stocks over 1,300 items for sale online.
The new contract was migrated into Miniclipper Logistics’ Houghton Regis warehouse in April with pallet deliveries three times a week to the National Gallery retail team, and online orders shipped directly via Miniclipper Logistics’ courier partner to customers ordering through the website.
To accommodate a storage operation of over 1,000 different products, Miniclipper Logistics has installed the award winning, renewable Forest Stewardship Council approved Pallite storage solution. This is a 100% recyclable solution constructed from honeycomb paper cardboard, which creates multiple shelving spaces in the National Gallery’s dedicated area within Miniclipper’s 57,000 square foot warehouse.
The National Gallery has over 2,600 paintings including Van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait (1434), Velázquez’s The Rokeby Venus (1647-51), Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire (1839) and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888). The shop ranges are inspired by the permanent collection of paintings in the Gallery and exhibitions, and cover wide-ranging categories including homeware, accessories, apparel, seasonal merchandise, custom prints, gifts and National Gallery books. Next year, the Gallery celebrates its bicentenary, 200 years of bringing people and paintings together with a year-long festival of art, creativity and imagination which will set the tone for their third century.
Jon Parish, Commercial Director at Miniclipper Logistics said: “We are proud to be a partner of the National Gallery. The migration has gone very smoothly, and we look forward to contributing to the growth of the Gallery’s commercial business as they head towards a landmark year in 2024.”
Peter Male, Business Strategy Director, National Gallery Global Limited, said of the new partnership: “When it comes to finding a reliable warehouse supplier, I’d thoroughly recommend Miniclipper Logistics. They provide exceptional service, friendly and professional staff, and an impressive seamless migration process.”
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Miniclipper Logistics is a growing 3PL offering tailored warehousing in Central Bedfordshire and East Staffordshire and nationwide distribution solutions. The family-owned business operates a 24-hour Distribution Centre from Dunstable and 5 warehouses with almost 600,000sq. ft of racked storage space for palletised goods and fulfilment services. The 50-strong fleet which ranges from 7.5 tonne rigid vehicles to double decker trailers delivers throughout the UK and Ireland via their pallet network memberships, delivering 200,000 pallets per annum. Please visit www.miniclipper.co.uk
The National Gallery is one of the greatest art galleries in the world. Founded by Parliament in 1824, the Gallery houses the nation’s collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the late 13th to the early 20th century. The collection includes works by Artemisia Gentileschi, Bellini, Cézanne, Degas, Leonardo, Monet, Raphael, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rubens, Titian, Turner, Van Dyck, Van Gogh, and Velázquez. The Gallery’s key objectives are to care for and enhance the collection and provide the best possible access to visitors with free admission. More at www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Gallery Global Limited‘s primary purpose is to generate income for the National Gallery, through a number of commercial operations. The main business is to run the Gallery’s cafés, restaurant, and shops, in Trafalgar Square and online, and to publish books, license images worldwide and hire spaces for entertaining. The Company acts as the Gallery’s agent for ticketed exhibitions and events and runs the National Gallery Membership Scheme. All to enhance the visitor experience in the Gallery and effectively reach national and global markets beyond the Gallery.
Every purchase generates valuable revenue for the Gallery to ensure that future generations are able to enjoy the paintings as we do today. More at www.shop.nationalgallery.org.uk
