Noatum Logistics A standing start, brought to calm.
Noatum Logistics opened a major new operation in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, with no local worker pool, no local reputation and no public transport links.
Recruit Mint built the model, the team and the onboarding process needed to launch the site properly, then used Deploy Mint visibility to keep the operation controlled as volume increased.
From a cold start with everything against it, the operation grew into a flexible, high-volume workforce model with live visibility across arrivals, compliance, training and gaps.
New site. No local labour base.
Noatum needed to launch and scale a new logistics operation from a standing start. The challenge was not just supplying people. It was creating a workforce model where workers could arrive, understand the site, stay compliant and support changing volumes.
No local worker pool
The operation was launching in a new area with no established local pool of workers ready to support the site.
No local reputation
With a new site and no local track record, attracting and retaining suitable workers needed a structured recruitment model.
No transport links
The site could not rely on public transport, so worker reliability and travel planning became critical.
Volume volatility
The operation needed to flex from normal daily volume into much higher peak requirements without losing control.
Structure first. Then scalable supply.
Recruit Mint built the operating model around the site, not around a generic agency process. The focus was worker readiness, onboarding quality, on-site control and flexible volume recovery.
Structured recruitment model
A dedicated recruitment process was built to create a reliable workforce pipeline for the new site.
Introductions and testing
Workers were screened, introduced and checked before being placed into the operation.
Site tours and induction packs
Workers were given a clearer understanding of the site, the expectations and the working environment.
Video inductions
Consistent induction videos helped cover company standards, health and safety and site expectations.
Permanent on-site manager
A permanent on-site account manager gave Noatum direct support and day-to-day control.
On-site team leaders
Recruit Mint supported the operation with on-site team leaders and supervisors to help manage volume.
How the operation holds at volume.
The Noatum model was built to support a daily operation of 50 to 130 workers, with peak requirements of up to 325 per day and a flexible worker pool of 480.
Workers outside peak.
Workers per day, 24/7.
Built to flex with demand.
Arrivals, compliance, training and gaps.
Covering counterbalance, reach, VNA, powered pallet truck and scissor lift training requirements.
The workforce needed visibility. Deploy Mint gave the site control.
At this level of volume, the site needed more than a list of bookings. Deploy Mint gave Noatum a single view of who had arrived, who was compliant, who was trained and where gaps were forming before they became operational problems.
Recruit Mint supplied the workforce. Deploy Mint gave the operation the control layer.
See who has arrived and who is outstanding.
See who is compliant before they are placed into work.
See who is trained, including truck-specific visibility.
See where the gaps are before they bite.
Flexible operation. No wobble at volume.
Noatum moved from a cold start into a high-volume, flexible operation supported by structured recruitment, on-site management and live Deploy Mint visibility.
A workforce model that could flex from launch into peak requirement.
Peak workers per day supported through the model.
Better workforce recovery and forward planning for the client.
Stronger support for the client and their customer.
From a cold start with no pool, no reputation and no transport, to a 480-strong operation that flexes from 50 to 325 a day. That is chaos, brought to calm.
New location, volatile volume or a launch with everything against it?
Recruit Mint can build the model, the team and the visibility needed to hold it together.