For 3PLs and warehouses

Mould found at devanning? Call a specialist

When a container opens with a musty smell and mould on the cartons, your client needs answers and your racking needs protecting. Send the affected footwear and clothing to us, and we will remediate it and arrange its return to you, ready for dispatch.

Urgent? Call 07411 247116

What to do when you find mould

  1. 1Isolate the affected stock from sound stock.
  2. 2Avoid repacking it into clean cartons until it has been treated.
  3. 3Photograph the container, the cartons and a few opened units.
  4. 4Tell your client, and keep a record of what you found and when.
  5. 5Send us the photographs and a rough unit count.

Why warehouses work with us

  • Capacity.Whole containers, footwear and clothing together.

  • Clear records.Units reconciled in and out, with a completion statement for you and your client.

  • Return delivery arranged.You deliver the stock to us; we arrange its return to your site.

  • Prevention advice.Practical guidance on checking containers at devanning and on storage conditions.

units in one consignment
3,800
released retail-ready
99.89%
receipt to completion
18days
shoe boxes replaced
0

From one 2026 consignment for a UK retailer.

A remediation partner for your clients

Many 3PLs prefer to have a specialist agreed in advance, so they can offer remediation to clients as soon as a problem is found. If that would help your business, get in touch.

Reducing the risk in your warehouse

Check inbound containers at devanning, open a sample of boxes on arrival and treat a musty smell as an early warning. Keep relative humidity in stock areas below 60%, store off the floor and clear of external walls, and avoid sealing stock in plastic unless it is fully dry.

Our full storage guide

Questions

Yes. Footwear and clothing can be handled together in one programme.

Yes. A recent consignment of 3,800 units from one container was completed 18 days after it arrived with us.

You or your carrier deliver it to our facility in Rossendale. When the work is complete, we arrange return delivery to your site.

Just opened an affected container?

Send us photographs and a rough unit count. We reply within 24 hours, or call 07411 247116 if it is urgent.