A NEW parcel delivery service is open for business in Basingstoke to serve SMEs.

World Options is a franchise owned by Simon Douglas, who works with business development manager Dean Coombs, based in Davy Close, on West Ham Industrial Estate.

Simon said: “World Options are preferred partners with the four main international couriers – UPS, FedEx, DHL and TNT.

“What we do in essence is allow our customers to access all four of those carriers through one booking platform.

“So the customer will put in the size and dimensions of their package and choose which carrier they would like to use based on price, speed of transit or personal preference.

“And we’re able to offer good discounts.

“The discounts we can offer are invariably greater than what a customer would get if they went direct.

“We’ve shown that we can make cost savings of up to 40 per cent on shipping costs.

“We can also arrange imports into the country.”

Dean, who is upbeat about the business model, said: “The businesses we have approached since we launched have been very receptive and we’ve brought on a number of customers who are very happy with us.

“We’ve had great feedback and some fantastic testimonials about how easy it has made their shipping management.”

Call 0800 2014567 for more information about the services offered by World Options or email dean.coombs@worldoptions.co.uk.