Waterfront Ventures
How it works

Clear steps.
Real results.

How we work with you, from the first conversation to a lasting result, and how Convoy fits with the rest of Waterfront Ventures.

Launching with specialist logistics partners
The process

Four steps. One outcome.

01

Review

Your logistics today

Spend, service and providers mapped, so you know where the cost and the problems are.

02

Tender

Choose partners

We run the tenders and select the right carriers and warehouses for you.

03

Orchestrate

Day to day

We manage the partners, the exceptions and the invoices. You get one contact.

04

Improve

Every month

Performance reported, problems fixed, costs reviewed.

The model

Different by design.

How we work, compared with the way it’s usually done.

FeatureConvoyIn-house or single 3PL
Owns trucks or warehousesNo, so no biasUsually
Independent choice of providersYesTied to own network
One accountable contactYesMany
Monthly performance reportingYesVaries
Fees linked to performanceAvailableRarely
What we believe

Our principles.

01

Asset-light

We don’t own trucks or warehouses; we choose the right ones for you.

02

One point of accountability

One contact for every provider and every problem.

03

Transparent

You see the rates, the performance and our fee.

Our work
Logistics redesign and planning work that shows how Convoy manages freight and distribution.
See our work
Part of Waterfront Ventures

Draw on the wider group.

Every Waterfront company works to the same standards, and one relationship gives you access to all of them.

All companies
Second TideCircular design, returns and recoveryHouse of TuringAI adoption, governance and automationWaterfront AdvisoryStrategy, modelling and diagnostics

One partner for all of it.

Tell us how you move goods today. We’ll show you what managed logistics could look like.