Lockdown 2.0 is almost over here in England, and this time it coincides with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas shopping. The first lockdown saw a massive boom in online shopping as all but essential shops were closed, and the second looks to continue the trend. But is your delivery software keeping up? With increased…
When Metafour was established way back on the 17th of November 1980, nobody could have guessed that we would celebrate such a momentous milestone in the middle of a global pandemic 40 years later. Whilst our physical celebrations have been put on hold, we would still like to take the time to say thank you…
With more than a third of consumers already shopping online every week since the coronavirus hit, Black Friday and Christmas look set to be 50% busier than they were last year according to ParcelHero. Efficiency will be key to businesses who wish to maintain their customer service when stretched to capacity. NetCourier v8.18 has been…
With just over two months until Britain leaves the EU, a recent government survey has found that only 24% of UK businesses are ‘fully ready’ for Brexit. Many businesses have been spending the last few months mitigating the effects of Covid-19, but it is important not to ignore Brexit and its ramifications. The global logistics…
Here’s what’s new in our latest release v8.17, which is due to be rolled out from this week. Improved driver runs We have added more functionality to our driver run sheets in order to streamline your delivery process: Extra validation has been added to ensure that jobs added to the run make sense with those…
Here at the Metafour HQ we are particularly excited about our latest update.The Development team have been beavering away for many months in order to bring our customers the latest addition to our software: Package pricing. Package Pricing If you ship pallets, you’re interested in shipping pallets, or if you want to offer your customers…
Here at Metafour, our team is our biggest asset. Between us we have 170 years of industry experience, and our people are definitely the magic that makes the company what it is. So we thought it was about time to introduce them! First off is our Director of Customer Experience, Richard Ive. Hi Richard! Thanks…
As the Metafour team has been getting used to the new ‘normal’ over the past few months, we have been hard at work to make our software offer all of the features and functionality needed to ensure our customers remain ahead of their competitors. But it’s not just software updates they have been working on.…
Stating the obvious, the effects of Covid-19 continue to be felt around the world. Although some countries are starting to ease restrictions, the pandemic is having a huge impact globally on all business sectors. The virus has also seen a massive increase in remote working, and a rapid focus on evaluating and streamlining the end-to-end…
“With our NetCourier roll-out, customers have seen the value of having multiple service providers with the rates and service options varying between the providers. We are so happy with the system that there are plans in place in 2020 to extend the service to include imports.”
Cargo Sales Executive – Groupair Wholesale
