Running a business in Sotogrande and the surrounding areas often means dealing with deliveries, returns, shipping, paperwork and all sorts of small logistical jobs that take up more time than they should.
At Collect Corner Sotogrande, we work with a growing number of local companies and professionals, offering practical support that can be used regularly or simply as a good back-up when something unexpected comes up.
Who we work with
We currently assist a very broad mix of businesses and professionals in Sotogrande and the surrounding areas.
Our customers include estate agents, law firms, accountants, architects, interior designers, builders, project managers, property management companies and professional tradespeople, as well as yacht provisioners, boat-part suppliers, polo teams, equestrian businesses and stable owners, tennis and golf businesses, sports professionals, wellness and medical businesses, beauty businesses, cleaning companies, kitchen companies, retailers, artists, art dealers and entrepreneurs.
We also have a growing number of business customers based in Gibraltar who use Collect Corner for deliveries to mainland Spain, avoiding some of the complications that can arise when ordering directly to Gibraltar.
Every business uses us slightly differently, which is exactly why our business services are designed to be flexible.
Parcel receiving — including when your office is closed
You don’t necessarily need to have all your company deliveries sent directly to Collect Corner.
Many of the businesses we work with continue to order items to their normal business premises and simply use us as a catch-all when the office, shop or premises are closed or nobody is available to receive a delivery.
Some companies leave a note on the door directing couriers to Collect Corner when they are closed. Others simply tell their regular drivers that parcels can be left with us if necessary — and the couriers working in Sotogrande know us very well.
Alternatively, businesses can use Collect Corner as their regular delivery point.
Anything received by us is recorded and a parcel notification is sent by email, ready for collection when convenient.
Returns can also be dealt with through Collect Corner, whether it is an online purchase, equipment, samples or something that simply needs to go back.
We work with DHL, UPS, Correos and other national and international couriers, as well as retailer-arranged collections where available.
We can also print and attach return labels and help prepare items for collection.
Our subscribed business customers can ship within Spain or worldwide with DHL, while also benefiting from a range of lower-cost shipping options available exclusively to subscribers.
We offer options with other national and international couriers as well as Correos, so we can usually suggest different solutions depending on the size, destination, urgency and budget of the shipment.
We also regularly organise collections from elsewhere in Spain and around the world.
That might be an important contract collected from a notary or law firm, or something considerably larger — including pallets of retail goods collected elsewhere in Europe for safe delivery to Sotogrande.
Whether it is an urgent document, a small parcel or a larger commercial shipment, we can help organise the logistics from collection through to delivery.
International shipping can become more complicated as soon as goods are moving into Spain from outside the EU.
Our customs clearance service is particularly popular with our polo, equestrian, tennis, golf, clothing and art-dealer customers.
Polo equipment and supplies regularly arrive from Argentina, while other business shipments come from the UK, USA, China and many other countries outside the EU.
We can assist with the documentation and information required for customs clearance and help deal with the courier or clearing agent when necessary.
Commercial shipments vary enormously, so fees depend on the type, value and complexity of the shipment.
Keyholding is another service many of our business customers use for those “just in case” moments.
A set of keys can be left securely with Collect Corner either as a one-off arrangement or permanently, giving a business a local back-up if access is unexpectedly needed.
It can be particularly useful for offices, shops, rental properties, building projects and businesses with staff or contractors who may occasionally need access when the usual keyholder isn’t available.
It is a simple service, but often an extremely useful one when something unexpected comes up.
Printing certainly isn’t one of our main businesses, but we all know that printers have a habit of failing at exactly the wrong moment.
We regularly help local businesses with last-minute printing and scanning, whether it is a contract, presentation, shipping paperwork, return label or something else that needs to be dealt with quickly.
Files can be sent to us by WhatsApp or email, and in most cases we can print them straight away for collection.
Printing is charged at €1 per page, with scanning also available when required.
Business plans
For businesses that want to use Collect Corner as a regular or back-up delivery point, our entry-level business plan is €25 per month, including up to 5 parcel movements within 30 days.
For businesses with higher usage, we also offer:
- €75 per month for up to 25 parcel movements, with additional parcels charged at €3 each
- €500 per year for up to 250 parcel movements, with additional parcels charged at €2 each
Subscribed business customers also have access to our lower-cost shipping service options, which are not available to non-subscribers.
Additional services such as shipping, customs clearance, keyholding, printing and scanning are charged separately as required.
Please note that our address cannot be used for business registration purposes. To sign up as a business customer, we require your company CIF or equivalent business registration documentation.
A good back-up for your business
Some of our business customers use Collect Corner every week. Others may only need us occasionally — when the office is closed, a courier can’t deliver, something needs to be shipped urgently or a set of keys needs somewhere safe to stay.
That flexibility is really the point.
Our services can work around the way your business already operates, giving you a good local back-up in Sotogrande and the surrounding areas whenever you need one.
WhatsApp us to discuss your business requirements and our team will do our best to help.
