Get ready for even faster delivery

We are over the moon to share that our partnership with a state-of-the-art warehouse facility based in the UK has officially begun! There are so many benefits to this incredible new investment, but the biggest for our beauty community is that our delivery timescale has been significantly reduced to just two working days (when you order before 3pm). Click here to visit the new delivery timetable.

This new partnership ticks all our boxes. As well as being able to offer a faster delivery service, the facilities available at the warehouse mean that we can have even more environmentally sustainable boxes by getting to cut the box to the correct size for each order individually and reducing wasted outer packaging. They also pride themselves on being at the forefront of innovation and technology, having a mix of expert human employees and AI powered robots picking and packing orders, ensuring an order accuracy of 99.9%!

 

Read the official press release below.

 

Official Press Release:

Oriflame UK and Ireland have partnered with Active Ants, a multi-warehouse network, to launch its new UK warehouse on Thursday 22nd August, with a more accurate and faster ordering process for the benefit of consumers. Utilising Active Ants latest technologies, the warehouse features a state-of-the-art AutoStore, storage robots, carrier robots and packing machines. These future-facing innovations ensure an order accuracy rate of 99.9%, contributing to high customer satisfaction. The warehouse spans 252,883 sq ft and is equipped with advanced storage solutions to maximise space utilisation and ensure quick access to inventory. Alongside traditional shelving and pallet positions, it holds a high-density storage solution called AutoStore, which provides up to 60% more storage capacity. Capable of handling over 180,000 bins, the auto-store is easily scalable to meet Oriflame’s growing business needs.

Active Ants robots will handle 85% of picking and packing processes across Oriflame’s warehouse, processing orders more accurately and 50% faster than traditional methods. This partnership also aligns with Oriflame’s brand values around sustainability. With robots lowering energy consumption to just 100 watts per hour, the day-to-day running of the warehouse will maximise energy-efficiency.

Other environmentally friendly features include:
• 1000 solar panels across the roof of the warehouse
• Decreasing cardboard by 40% by cutting all shipping boxes down to size
• The collection and use of rainwater

In anticipation of the launch, UK Managing Director Sofia Radomska at Oriflame says, “We are very excited for the launch of our new warehouse in the UK. This is a time of progress and expansion for the Oriflame brand, and it's fantastic to see our Swedish outlook on beauty and wellbeing travelling overseas. Providing a world-class service is crucial, and Active Ants’ advanced technology will enable our ordering process to be more efficient and accurate, allowing our company to grow in a sustainable and prosperous way – I can’t wait to see what the future has in store!”

Khalil Ashong, Country Director of Active Ants UK, said: “We are delighted to announce our latest professional partnership with Oriflame. With the beauty brand utilising our cutting-edge, state-of-the-art automated facilities, this partnership perfectly demonstrates how using automation as a tool helps enhance our clients’ growth.”