Falmouth
courier & haulage.

Urgent business consignments

Documents, engineering parts, samples, tools, print, boxed stock and IT equipment can all need a dedicated courier. The smallest suitable vehicle depends on the packaged goods, not the label “parcel”. Send the quantity, dimensions and weights.

A server, delicate prototype or finished component needs packaging that protects it during loading and travel. Tell us if it must stay upright, cannot be stacked or needs a named recipient.

Pallets and bulky items

Courier work can include a suitable pallet or bulky consignment. We check the vehicle aperture, usable space, payload and unloading method. A pallet does not automatically fit a van just because it fits on the floor.

For heavier loads, several pallets or specialised unloading, see the haulage guidance. You can enquire without choosing the lorry first.

Ship repair, fabrication and defence support

Parts for the working docks

Balaena Falmouth, formerly presented under A&P, describes ship repair, refit and engineering at The Docks, including fabrication, pipework and electrical workshops. Its current Falmouth information includes support for MoD vessels. A parts collection needs the actual workshop, goods gate and release contact.

Send packaged dimensions, individual weights, handling points and protective packaging. Confirm the project or release reference, appointment, loading equipment and authorised receiver. Explain security or controlled-goods conditions before acceptance. A general port address does not establish permission to enter a particular shipyard or deliver to a vessel.

Yacht build, refit and manufacturing

Pendennis equipment and workshop loads

Pendennis operates yacht build and refit facilities at its Falmouth shipyard. Its current site information describes a Digital Manufacturing Centre with CNC cutting, profiling and machining. Components, fittings, tooling and workshop equipment each need their own packaging and handling plan.

Name the actual receiving department and goods entrance, release reference and slot. Give dimensions, weights, securing points and support requirements. Confirm loading equipment at both ends and any final movement. Whole-vessel, abnormal or unusually long loads require their own transport and route assessment.

Business units and regular distribution

Bickland and surrounding commercial sites

Bickland Water Road, its business centres and Falmouth Business Park contain distinct receiving points. Current council project information also describes active-travel works along this corridor. A business-park name does not identify the correct unit, gate or approach for a load.

Send individual pallet or crate weights, dimensions, overhang and stacking limits. Confirm forklift, dock or other unloading equipment, frequency, receiving slots and returns. We can discuss general haulage, retail distribution, warehousing and cross-docking around the requirement. Check current works and site instructions for the journey.

Waterfront, creative and university receiving

Stock and event equipment handovers

Discovery Quay, also known as Events Square, combines shops, hospitality and the National Maritime Museum Cornwall with open-air events. Falmouth University has separate Falmouth and Penryn campuses. A visitor entrance, public square or university name needs a precise supplier receiving instruction.

Give the tenant, organiser or department, goods entrance, setup or receiving slot and removal plan. Describe doors, steps, lifts, carrying distance and final position. Agree extra crew and two-person delivery separately. Stationary event refrigeration requires its own placement, power, operating and collection arrangements.

Dockside gates and marine handovers

Name the shipyard, operator or agent, department, project reference and authorised contact. Confirm the actual landside goods gate, release status and appointment. A shipyard office, marina visitor entrance or harbour address does not identify every goods handover.

Give dimensions, weights, handling points and the loading method. Explain security, customs or controlled-goods conditions before acceptance. Confirm whether the agreed delivery ends at a landside receiving point. Vessel transfer, lifting or installation must have its own arrangement.

Harbour authority and particular facilities

Falmouth Harbour describes its statutory area separately from Falmouth Docks. Give the exact operator and facility, rather than treating the harbour, docks, marina and surrounding estuary sites as one receiving address. Confirm the current road gate with the receiver.

Harbour navigation notices and vessel berthing information do not grant road access or a loading appointment. Check the actual site instructions, vehicle approach, ground and unloading equipment. Proposals for future pontoons or development are not evidence of an available receiving facility.

Market Street, Church Street and waterfront loading

For central shops, hospitality or a waterfront event, confirm the current lawful loading point, supplier entrance and receiving window. Give the tenant or organiser and the final handling requirements. Pedestrian access, public parking and ticketing directions do not establish van or truck permission.

Use Cornwall's current traffic-order resources, signs and receiver instructions. The older Healthy Streets trial page does not establish today's rules by itself. Check the particular street length, date and any temporary event arrangements before planning the handover.

Bickland Water Road works and units

Give the company, unit and actual goods entrance for Bickland-area business sites. Confirm entrance height and width, turning space and the appropriate approach for the chosen vehicle. A park name does not supply the final gate or unload point.

The council's Bickland Water Road project page describes staged works beginning in October 2026, temporary traffic management and later surfacing closures. Check current updates and site instructions for the collection date. Do not assume every stage or closure is operating simultaneously.

Falmouth and Penryn campus receiving

Confirm whether the goods are for Woodlane in Falmouth or the Penryn Campus at Treliever Road. Give the building, department, authorised receiver and supplier entrance. Open-day visitor directions and student arrival instructions serve different purposes from commercial goods receiving.

Send the load list, receiving slot and unloading requirements. Describe doors, lifts, steps, carrying distance and final positioning. Agree extra crew and return collections separately. Equipment for performances, studios or exhibitions needs the organiser's setup and removal arrangements confirmed.

Loaded pallets and powered handling

Send each loaded pallet's footprint, overhang and weight. Confirm forklift or dock availability, or request the tail lift and pallet-truck arrangement needed. Describe surface, slope and final movement from the vehicle to the receiver.

If pallet-truck handling is required for an individual loaded pallet weighing 800 kg or more, request an electric pump truck under Synergix's booking rule. Lighter pallets can need powered handling too. This does not replace platform-capacity, footprint, load-centre, ground and access checks.