East-side estates, dockside units and a one-way city centre
The eastern estates sit out past Ribbleton by the M6: Red Scar Business Park, Roman Way Industrial Estate at Grimsargh and Millennium City Park on Bluebell Way. A delivery there is quick to reach from the motorway, but a delivery from there into town crosses Ribbleton, where New Hall Lane and Longridge Road are both slow at busy times. Give the unit number and the name of the person signing, so the van goes straight to the right door.
Riversway on the west side mixes trade counters on Watery Lane, West Strand Park and the dock road with the retail park on Mariners Way. In the centre, Fishergate is one way and Friargate mostly one way, and a shop delivery is made from a side street or the rear. Winckley Square is lined with Georgian buildings used as offices by law and insurance firms, so send the floor, whether there is a lift and the number of boxes.
Unit numbers, goods doors and loading: a Preston business checklist
- Give the unit number, the estate and a contact on site at both ends
- Say whether there is a goods door or a loading bay, or whether everything goes in by the front
- For a Fishergate shop, name the side street or rear lane the delivery should use
- List boxes, weights and any long items; the van takes lengths up to 3.4m
- Book the time around the opening hours of the shop or office at the drop
Preston estates, parks and streets that take deliveries
- Red Scar Business Parkunits on the eastern edge of the city
- Roman Way Industrial EstateGrimsargh, beside the eastern estates
- Millennium City ParkBluebell Way, offices and units in Ribbleton
- RiverswayWatery Lane trade counters and West Strand Park by the docks
- Fishergate and Friargateshops on mostly one-way streets served from the rear
- Winckley Squarelaw and insurance offices in Georgian buildings
Trade runs across Preston and along the M6 and M61
- Bradford → Preston63 miles by the M62, M61 and M65, 75 to 90 minutes
- Red Scar → Riverswayacross the city from the eastern estates to the docks
- Preston → Blackpoolthe M55 west, about 19 miles
Loads, stops and access: what a Preston trade run costs
The size of the load, the access at each end and the miles between them decide the figure, agreed before the day with the drive from Bradford in it. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Business Deliveries in Preston: your questions
Can you move office furniture into a Winckley Square building?
Yes. Flat-pack desks are taken apart where they need to be, carried up the stairs and rebuilt. Send the floor and the number of pieces with the request.
Do you deliver to units at Red Scar or Millennium City Park?
Yes. Give the unit number and a contact on site, and the van delivers to the door and unloads.
Is business stock insured on the way?
Yes. Stock in the van has £10,000 of goods in transit cover, and the business holds £5 million of public liability insurance.
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