A big market player looking for a distribution power throughout Europe

The client’s requirements:

An Italian company, famous for producing tables and chairs, approached us for help with their logistics. With the objective of creating comfortable yet elegant designer furniture, the customer’s vast product line ranges from tables and chairs, to products for the entire home (beds, sofas and armchairs), right the way through to lighting and outdoor furniture.

The owner of several brands, in 2020, the customer opened a number of new, direct stores in Asia, France and Germany.

Today, the company is present in approximately 100 countries, with a turnover of 230 million and an export market that makes up 75% of its total revenue. In the short term, the company plans to expand its business to 80 new stores abroad, while continuing to incorporate other brands and interface more and more with the world of e-commerce.

La soluzione De Girolami:

Let’s take a look at De Girolami’s track record and how it can compete and support a client in delivering significantly high volumes and fragile goods.

In remote areas, shipments are becoming smaller and smaller, an issue also caused by the distribution challenges of e-commerce sales. De Girolami is a true Middle Mile service provider, thanks to our far-reaching distribution network and exceptional organisational skill in managing small and medium deliveries, whether it’s to private homes, directly to the showroom or fulfilment warehouses.

The results:

Far-reaching distribution capabilities with weekly departures throughout Europe.
Excellent organisation and delivery planning.
Exceptional warehouse handling.
Highly qualified drivers, who manage the goods as soon as they are unloaded.
Cost-effective.

Highly growing client’s business, but limited warehouse space

The client’s requirements:

An office furniture company specialised in 100% ‘Made in Italy’, highly customised contract solutions, wants to produce comfortable and optimised work environments to elevate its customers’ brands. A manufacturer of a wide range of high quality items, from executive offices and workstations, to reception areas and containers, the company has a strong focus on the design and materials used for its products.
The company wants to get the most out of its creative and production resources, so they have decided to outsource the management of their distribution and logistics to a partner, like DeGirolami, specialised in furniture management.

De Girolami’s solution:

We devised a bespoke solution that has allowed the company to optimise their warehouse and internal logistics costs. Since then we have established a daily relationship, based on clear and simple communication. We collect the furniture from their production site, keep them in our warehouse and, on receipt of the packing list, we proceed with the collection and organisation of the shipments and commission the order. But our services don’t stop there! With our widespread network, we can distribute goods to any European location, all while keeping the client constantly up-to-date on the status of their orders and shipments.


The result :

Today, the client is extremely satisfied with the level of service achieved. They have renewed peace-of-mind and can now focus their energy on the production of their products.

A home furnishings brand seeks support to manage its entire supply chain

The client’s requirements:

A global brand specialised in living, dining, bedroom and outdoor furniture, with over 70 suppliers worldwide and the strength to market design products all over the world.

In addition to its own line of furniture, the brand enriches its collections by collaborating with important fashion brands, giving life to unusual, one-of-a-kind products.

With over 130 directly operated stores worldwide and 210 franchise stores, the company’s turnover exceeded 300-million euros in 2021.

Today, the company exports its products all over the world, supplying furniture to the retail, hotel and restaurant contract sectors.

The client’s biggest challenge was logistics: in order to coordinate over 90 furniture manufacturers, the company needed an infallible organisation that already had a plug-in service.

La soluzione De Girolami:

Our many years’ of experience have allowed us to manage the client’s entire supply chain, scheduling weekly collections from over 90 production sites and coordinating the distribution process with our fleet from a single European hub, based in Motta di Livenza (TV), Italy.

The results:

Last Mile services for large-scale retailers

The client’s requirements:

We serve the largest furniture retailer in the UK. The company only selects artisanal brands (including a broad selection of Italian brands), that manufacture products that are made to last using high quality raw materials.

The company has 54 shops across the Crown territory, which all stand out for the emotional shopping experience that makes the customer feel at home.

De Girolami UK Limited’s branches collaborate closely with the company, taking care of the DHD (Direct Home Delivery) and installation service. Located in London and Leeds, our Bluedriver team performs 300 installations per week, with 15 dedicated vans for Last Mile deliveries.