Special Delivery to Mexico Saves Car Plant $100,000's! - 1st November 2000

Without an immediate supply of vital brackets, a car plant in Mexico would have to shut down its assembly line at a cost of US$100,000 per hour. Cargo flight availability to Mexico City meant the parts would not reach the factory until Wednesday 15/11/00 - two days too late. Wallis Shipping were called to assist by their Mexico agents and, undaunted by the lack of direct flight seats, sent Dominique Linch, one of their operations staff, to Mexico City via Houston Texas. Laden with two 500kgs boxes, Dominique arrived on Saturday in time to hand the cargo over to their agents for delivery to the Corsa assembly line before the deadline.

This is not the first time Wallis have been faced with urgent requests. In the past, Wallis consignments have included chartering two aircraft to carry confectionery to Australia for a promotional launch when supplies ran out.

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