About Petty Wood

For nearly 200 Years, Petty Wood has been a leader in ambient retail food distribution, sales and marketing. We stock a comprehensive portfolio of premium brands, from the world famous Walkers Shortbread through to household names such as Weight Watchers and Lavazza.

 

“Petty Wood doubled sales of the brand in the first year, helping to intensify sales in existing major accounts. Bundaberg

Creating and Managing Brands

Our brand experience is not only with these great names, but also with our own brands, Epicure, Burnt Sugar and Salad Makers.
 
Our experience in the retail industry is backed by our Brand Management team’s diverse and in-depth experience across a wide range of disciplines needed for effective brand management:
  • Market Entry Strategy
  • Channel Strategy
  • Category Management
  • Promotion Strategy
  • Relationship Management
  • Communication Strategy
  • Own Label Development
 

Full Service - Sales, Marketing and Distribution Provider

 
Sales
Petty Wood provides comprehensive sales coverage for brands.  With a growing team of 45 dedicated sales staff we cover the UK, ROI and have a fast growing Export business from Europe to the Middle and far East.  Our multiples sales force are all blue chip trained.  Our depth of coverage across wholesale, cash & carry, convenience and impulse provides the competitive advantage needed to drive penetration of premium brands.  This is supported by direct coverage of over 2000 independent outlets across the UK and ROI.  This push and pull strategy is replicated across the Foodservice channel where we deal with wholesalers and end users. 
 
Marketing
We have a first class team of brand managers capable of developing effective brand strategies.  They can manage all elements of a brands P&L account, advertising & promotional spend and the entire marketing mix.  The trade marketing team develops brochures, sales aids and brand communications in house.
  
Working with Your Brand
For further information or to discuss your requirements, call us on 01264 345500 to speak to one of the team.
 
 
Supply Chain
Our Supply Chain incorporates people, technology, activities, information and resources.  All of these from an intricle part of moving our and our Brand Principals products from Supplier to Customer.  Including all Logistics Management activities, as well as co-ordinating processes and activities with and across marketing, sales, finance and information technology.
 
Stock Management
Our Stock Management team is at the forefront of the Supply Chain and have the responsibility of maintaining Petty Wood's stock availabilty to meet our customer's needs and that of the business. 
Order Capture
We have a dedicated team who are able to process orders either by Fax, E-mail, EDI and telephone.
 
Warehousing
Our 60,000 sq/ft warehouse is a high quality, food standard warehouse and has the ability to store in excess of 5,000 pallets.  We have 12 loading doors, 11 of which are 'dock levellers' allowing the safe transfer of goods, the last is accessed via a gradual slope giving the team the ability to off load/load from the ground level.
 
Our experienced team of operators offer a wide range of added value options that include:
  • Order Picking
  • Palletisation and wrapping
  • Third Party Storage
  • Container stuffing and de-stuffing
  • Product re-working
  • Stock checking
Distribution
Palletised Consignments - our distribution network for palletised goods is made up of strategically placed third party hauliers, many of whom have been working in partnership with Petty Wood for many years.
Non Palletised Consignments - this is a new area of distribution for Petty Wood and has been put into place to service smaller orders.
Export - we have a number of Freight Forwarder partnerships that have access too many European and Worldwide Hauliers, that provides us with a good infrastructure to support the export market.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Petty Wood & Co Ltd, Livingstone Road, Walworth Business Park, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 5LA, United Kingdom
Telephone: 01264 345500, Fax: 01264 332025