subject: Bring potential customers in France even closer with the help of international couriers [print this page] Bring potential customers in France even closer with the help of international couriers
Over the years, sending goods abroad has become much less of a task than ever. The result today is that sending a parcel to France is an everyday occurrence akin to going shopping in the nearest big town or city. At its closest point, the mainland of France is only 22 miles from the UK. This short crossing is one which is made every year by millions of people. And the modern, swift transport options offered mean that 22 miles seems nowhere near as long as it once did.
And with the internet breaking down international borders like never before, distances such as this have become almost irrelevant. It is now possible for a business to consider sending a parcel to France to be just as routine as to any other destination in the UK especially since, for a considerable number of international couriers, delivering a consignment to France is all in a day's work.
It is only necessary to watch the traffic passing through the Channel ports for a short time to realise how commonplace it now is that goods are sent between the UK and France. With both countries having well-developed transport infrastructures, no one really gives it a second thought when they are asked to send a consignment to France.
As the country drags itself out of the economic morass brought about by the international banking crisis, France will inevitable look increasingly to its own businesses to supply the country's needs. As a result, any business from elsewhere, including the UK, will need to offer top-class service to go along with their first-rate products in order to make inroads.
This means that there will be a great onus on international delivery companies to ensure that goods arrive in France as quickly as possible. But with air, road, sea and rail links between the UK and France well established and offering high capacity, many of the essential foundations for a business's success when sending goods to France are already in place.
With both countries having played central roles in the European Union for nearly 40 years, businesses have become used to being able to trade without any formal barriers. And as the volume of personal and business packages sent across the Channel has grown, courier companies have refined and refocused their services to be able to exploit the massive potential which exists for them to show off their true capabilities.
Many reputable and well-known international couriers concentrate large amounts of resources on ensuring that they can meet the demand for parcel delivery to France.
