Junction 31 or 32 for a Castleford trade drop
Picking the right junction saves time. Whitwood Enterprise Park and the units on the Normanton side are reached from junction 31. Glasshoughton, Xscape and the Junction 32 outlet village sit right by junction 32, and the town centre is about two miles in from either exit, along the A655 from junction 31 or the A656 Pontefract Road from junction 32. A multi-drop round across town is ordered around those two exits so the van is not doubling back through the centre.
Shops on Carlton Street and in Carlton Lanes need a thought for market days. The outdoor market trades Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the indoor market Monday to Saturday, so a drop on a Tuesday, on a Wednesday afternoon after the indoor market shuts at 1pm, or late in the day once the outdoor stalls have packed away keeps clear of them. Retail units at the outlet village are better served on a weekday morning than on a Saturday.
Goods-in hours, unit numbers and long loads for Castleford trade
- Unit number, goods-in hours and a named contact at each drop, so nothing waits at a closed door
- For Whitwood Enterprise Park, say which side of the estate the unit is on, so the run comes off at junction 31 and skips the town centre
- For a Carlton Lanes or Carlton Street shop, a drop time that works around market trading on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Long items such as trunking, racking or display boards up to 3.4m travel flat on the load floor
- Repeat runs between your sites are each quoted at a fixed price, so send the usual addresses once
- Flag anything too heavy to unload by hand, so the receiving site has a forklift ready
Whitwood, the outlet village and Carlton Street for business drops
- Whitwood Enterprise Parktrade units on the junction 31 side of town
- Junction 32 outlet village and Xscaperetail and leisure units, best served before the weekend crowds
- Carlton Street and Carlton Lanestown-centre shops, timed around the market
- Castleford Collegethe Glasshoughton campus, with deliveries booked into reception hours
- Normanton and Wakefieldneighbouring sites that sit well on the same multi-drop round
Trade runs linking Castleford to Leeds, the A1(M) and Bradford
- Castleford → Leedsup the M62 and M1 for suppliers and customers
- Castleford → Ferrybridge and the A1(M)junction 33 for consignments heading north or south
- Bradford → Castlefordthe M606 and M62 east, 21 miles
Drops, waiting time and distance: Castleford trade pricing
The number of drops, the waiting time and the total distance set the price, fixed before the first collection. Castleford carries no travel surcharge. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Business & Trade Deliveries in Castleford: your questions
Can you do repeat runs for our business?
Yes, booked one at a time when the diary allows. Each run has its own fixed price before it starts, and sending the same addresses each time keeps the quote quick.
Can you deliver to a shop on Carlton Street?
Yes, timed for a Tuesday, a Wednesday afternoon or late on a market day once the outdoor stalls have gone. The van stops as close as it legally can and the goods go in on the trolley.
Do you take same-day trade runs?
When the diary allows. Call early with both addresses and what is going, and you will know on the call whether it can go today.
Can you collect from a supplier and bring it to our unit?
Yes. Send the supplier's address, the collection reference and their opening hours, and the drop at your unit is booked around your goods-in times.
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