SERVICES
Industry experience is our Greatest asset
We manage and oversee over half a million tonnes of cargo on behalf of our customers each year. Ranging from rare and speciality coffee to cocoa shipped and stored in either bags or bulk, sugar, metals to dried fruit and nuts. Over the years we have developed speciality knowledge in all the commodities we manage. Our team of commodity specialists will endeavour to protect the value of our customers’ products during shipping, handling, storage and distribution.
WITH THE WILLINGNESS TO INVEST IN INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, COMMODITY CENTRE WILL BE THE RIGHT PARTNER TO HELP YOU TO SAFEGUARD YOUR FUTURE.
EXPERTS IN
WAREHOUSING
Speciality Coffee
As a professional speciality coffee logistics expert, we understand the product and the importance of the optimum handling and storage conditions required to preserve the exceptional quality of your coffee.
Knowing the care and passion that has been put into cultivating the coffee at origin we only seek to continue in this vein.
Green Coffee
With the ever-increasing rise of worldwide coffee consumption, we are scaled to be able to handle this important commodity in bulk volumes, whilst maintaining the quality through our bespoke handling systems. Whether you have 100 or 100,000 tonnes, we have a solution that will work for you.
Cocoa
Cocoa is one of the very first products the CC handled when founded in 1992. Having over 30 years’ experience in the handling of cocoa our knowledge has only grown over this time. We now employ specialist technologies to carefully monitor key storage conditions to preserve the quality of your cargo.
Sugar
Being one of the worlds most consumed commodities we offer specialised and bespoke handling and storage for both organic and non-organic products. We understand the intricacies of the conditions required to store sugar and have adapted our facilities to accommodate for this.
Products
We are the UK’s largest and most preferred storage facility for dried fruit, nuts, pulses and agricultural commodities. We have been handling these provides since our inception and have built a highly experienced team who understand the intricacies for the storage of the wide-ranging nature of these products. We have developed stringent procedures to ensure even the most difficult to handle commodities are kept in optimum condition.
General Cargo
Operating in some of Europe’s largest ports we are accustomed to handling a vast array of general cargos from steel pipes to pigments to solar panels and machinery. Our homogeneous warehouse layouts and specialist equipment allow us to handle and store these products and redistribute for consumption or processing.
Metals
Having handled our sister companies’ metals, Erus Metals Limited being an LME approved warehouse business there aren’t many metal products that we haven’t seen. We also have the specialist heavy machinery and equipment to handle from steel coils all the way down to ingots, briquettes and pellets and fine dust.
SUPPLY CHAIN
SERVICES
- FARM TO ROASTERY
- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS
- CUSTOMS CLEARANCE SERVICES
- PORT HEALTH
- DISTRIBUTION / FORWARDING SERVICES
- STEVEDORING
- QUALITY MAINTENANCE
- LAB TESTING
FARM TO ROASTERY
Commodity Centre prides itself in being able to manage the entire process from ‘Farm to Processor’. We can arrange for cargo to be collected at origin and delivered to a container, then brought to the required destination to an intermediary holding warehouse. It is then transported when required to our customer’s processing plant for roasting and processing.
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS
Commodity Centre has years of experience in deep and short sea ocean export, import and cross trades. Working with all major and specialist carriers along with our highly experienced and dedicated Global Forwarding team, we are able to coordinate and administer shipments irrespective of their origin, destination or complexity. We have worked hard to build sustainable partnerships to provide competitive rates while ensuring your shipments are efficiently managed from the point of origin to final destination.
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE SERVICES
Our customs services provided for imports and exports is available through direct computer links with all major European ports. We manage imports and removals from our own and third-party customs bonded warehouses. Our customs clearance departments in each location has expertise in various foodstuffs and has many years of experience dealing with all kinds of commodities from around the world. They can give thorough, pertinent and accurate advice on customs procedures, commodity codes and preferences.
PORT HEALTH
With our strong background in handling a large variety of food items, we have developed an impeccable and professional relationship with Port Health Authorities. Our team understands the importance of submitting timely and accurate information, covering all products such as:
• CVED (Community Veterinary Entry Document) for Products of Animal Origin
• CED (Community Entry Document) for products of Non-Animal Origin
• Certificate of Organic Inspection.
DISTRIBUTION/FORWARDING SERVICES
Our network of hauliers enables us to offer competitive pallet delivery rates for next day or economy bookings. Our European distribution network is widespread and covers mainland and Eastern Europe, as well as Scandinavia. We offer comprehensive full load, part load, groupage and express services for collection or delivery to and from any European destination. We offer container haulage from all our hubs as well as rail movements from all main rail freight depots.
STEVEDORING
Commodity Centre manage multiple quayside Stevedore activities. Productivity and safe working environments paramount to operations. In Antwerp we operate over three different quays which can accept vessels from barges to coasters and mega bulk vessels. In Amsterdam we operate a single quay adjacent to our market leading cocoa terminal allowing efficient unloading of cocoa beans into the warehouse.
QUALITY MAINTENANCE
Understanding the product that we are entrusted to warehouse is paramount to managing the quality aspects of your precious cargo. From targeted maintenance schedules, using the latest technology in humidity and temperature control, to the regular sampling and analysis to determine quality. We also use new and innovative technologies to reduce the number of handling events and therefore mitigating any quality deterioration during storage.
LAB TESTING
The Commodity Centre’s Technical Services (TS) department offers a comprehensive sampling and inspection service, including infestation inspections, insect identification, sieving, berry/cap stem counts, kernel count, intake inspections, quality inspections and sampling to EU specifications, among others. Our laboratory facility broadens the groups testing capabilities, including moisture content, free fatty acid (FFA) & peroxide value testing on various products. Other laboratory tests available are Aflatoxin, Ochratoxin, Acrylamide, Pesticides & Caffeine.
Locations and Storage
VALUE ADDED
SERViCES
SAMPLING & INSPECTION
Inbound sampling per individual customer requirements including sampling to UK and EU specification:
- Berry/capstem counts, kernel counts
- Nut sieving to check for quality, quantity as well as shell, septa, size and grade where required
- Cocoa-bean inspection and cut test to check for quality in line with the Federation of Cocoa Commerce (FCC) rules
- Infestation inspection and pest identification
- Tests to identify toxins, including Aflatoxin, Ochratoxin and Accrylamide
- Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals
- Testing for Caffeine and PV/ FFA
FUMIGATION SERVICES
Our pest infestation procedures are strictly documented and designed to restrict contamination on site. Fumigation chambers are sensibly sited at unloading bays so that goods arriving on site are checked and quarantined if found infested. Detailed inspection continues through the season and a rigorous fogging and management programme has been implemented to minimise further chances of infestation.
RE-PALLETISING GOODS
We can re-palletise goods to accommodate customers individual requirements including cocoa and coffee re-bagging into 25 kg and 60kg jute bags and 1,000 kg FIBC bags. Our reliable and highly efficient pre-cleaning service removes foreign material such as wood, paper, stones and strings to ensure that your raw material is in prime condition prior to entering further processing or packing facilities.
PRE CLEANING
We also offer a reliable and highly efficient pre-cleaning service suitable for the removal of foreign material such as wood, paper, stones and strings to ensure that your raw material is in prime condition prior to entering further processing or packing facilities.
CARBON FOOTPRINT
We take pride in our role of providing sustainable supply chains and where possible we limit the impact we have on the environment. We can offer Carbon Footprint studies of your current and proposed supply chains to promote the positive impact we deliver to your supply chain.
CASE STUDIES
We’re proud to showcase a select few of our recent projects. These Case Studies offer an insight into how we apply our experience, Innovation, Sustainability and Agility to help and support our clients.
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COSTA COFFEE
Costa previously bought from six different coffee suppliers on a DDP basis but wanted to improve their product quality and supply chain.
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COMMUNITY FOODS
Community Foods needed to find a supply chain partner to support their manufacturing, processing and packing facility with logistics services.
CASE STUDIES
We’re proud to showcase a select few of our recent projects. These Case Studies offer an insight into how we apply our experience, Innovation, Sustainability and Agility to help and support our clients.