AMA

What AMA does

AMA Storage & Distribution Ltd. is a UK-based specialised material handling company operating from a 10-acre site in Rotherham. Founded in 2014 as a private limited company, AMA provides integrated logistics services including customs bonded warehousing, shipping container handling (stuffing and destuffing), road haulage transport, and freight barge services from Humber Port of Goole. The company handles bulk materials and palletised goods for international importers and exporters worldwide, processing approximately 2,000 containers per year.

AMA's core differentiators are regulatory: it holds HM Revenue & Customs approval as a customs bonded warehouse (enabling duty and VAT deferral on dutiable goods) and a bespoke environmental licence covering its full site for hazardous and non-hazardous waste handling, staffed by WAMITAB-qualified personnel. It also holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications. The company's technology stack is physical infrastructure — specialised material handling equipment, multi-machine container loading operations with ISPM15-compliant heat-treated timber, photographic documentation systems, and a road transport fleet comprising tippers, flat beds, and curtain-sided vehicles. Site advantages include excellent road, rail, and canal links supporting multi-modal logistics.

The business model is sales-led and quote-based, with revenue generated from four streams: warehousing and storage (recurring subscription-like fees for bonded and standard storage), container handling (transactional fees for ~2,000 containers/year), road haulage (transactional transport fees), and freight barge services (transactional). The go-to-market relies on direct customer outreach via the company website (ama-ltd.com), email contact ([email protected]), and Google Business Profile, with certifications and regulatory licensing serving as primary trust signals. Customer segments are horizontal — primarily international importers/exporters and secondarily waste management companies requiring licensed hazardous material storage.

Name

AMA

Legal name

AMA Storage & Distribution Ltd.

Website

https://ama-ltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AMA Storage & Distribution is a UK-based material handling company operating a 10-acre Rotherham site, providing customs bonded warehousing, container handling (~2,000/year), road haulage, and freight barge services for international importers, exporters, and waste management clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warehousing & Logistics Services

NAICS

Warehousing and Storage (493), General Warehousing and Storage (49311), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Bonded Warehousing & Duty-Deferred Storage (Customs) (TLAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bonded Warehousing & Customs Storage (Dry) (TLALAAAF), Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) & Freeport Warehousing (TLALAGAB), Bulk & Industrial Storage (Tank, Silo, Drum, IBC) (TLAIACAH), Warehousing, CFS & Bonded Storage for General Cargo (Within Terminal) (TLAHADAI)

Keywords

• Bonded warehousing services
• Container handling logistics
• Freight barge transport
• Road haulage distribution
• Hazardous waste storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotherham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Warehousing and Storage Services: Bonded warehousing, outside and inside storage services at their 10-acre Rotherham facility. Storage fees charged for holding bulk materials and palletised goods with duty deferral advantages
2. Container Handling Services: Container loading (stuffing) and unloading (destuffing), customs clearance assistance, sorting, packing, labelling, and photographic documentation. Handles approximately 2000 containers per year
3. Road Haulage Transport: Transport and distribution service including tippers, flat beds and curtain sided vehicles for moving goods throughout the UK. From single container to high volume operations
4. Freight Barge Services: Dry goods and bulk commodity freight barge service from Humber Port of Goole, including customs bond logistics

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AMA operates a 10-acre bonded warehousing and material handling facility in Rotherham, UK, providing customs bonded storage with duty/VAT deferral, container stuffing and destuffing, hazardous and non-hazardous waste storage under full environmental licence, UK-wide road haulage, and freight barge services from the Humber Port of Goole.

Product overview

AMA Storage & Distribution is a specialised material handling company offering a suite of integrated logistics services. The core portfolio comprises Customs Bonded Warehouse services for duty and VAT deferral, Environmental Licensing for hazardous and non-hazardous waste handling, Shipping Container Handling ( stuffing/de-stuffing), Freight Barge services from Humber Port of Goole, and Road Haulage Transport & Distribution across the UK. The company operates from a 10-acre bonded site in Rotherham, UK, handling bulk materials and palletised goods with container capacity of approximately 2000 units annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Customs Bonded Warehouse
• Environmental Licensing (Waste Storage)
• Shipping Container Handling
• Freight Barges
• Road Haulage Transport & Distribution

Quantifiable outcome

• Deferred duty and VAT payments until goods are sold
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Open FiberunclearStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Open Fiber and AMA signed a deal for smart waste management in Rome. The partnership appears to involve technology or service integration for municipal waste management systems. Further strategic details and implications were not specified in the available source material.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Palletline: UK palletised goods distribution network. Directly comparable on the palletised-goods handling side of AMA's business, but operates a shared-user haulage network rather than a bonded warehousing model.
• Associated British Ports (ABP): Owns and operates Humber Port (including Goole), the same port where AMA's freight barge service originates. Comparable through UK port-adjacent logistics infrastructure and customs bond handling, though ABP is a port landlord/operator rather than a 3PL.

Broad incumbents

• Wincanton: Large UK contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, and container handling across multiple sectors. Significant scale advantage but serves broader retail/consumer contracts rather than AMA's bonded/hazmat specialization.
• XPO Logistics (UK): Global logistics provider with substantial UK contract logistics and freight forwarding operations. Broader portfolio but overlaps on bonded storage and trucking for import/export customers.
• Veolia UK: Major UK waste management operator with licensed facilities for hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Comparable on the licensed waste handling/environmental permitting side, though Veolia's scope is far broader (collection, treatment, disposal) than AMA's storage-focused model.
• Eddie Stobart (formerly Stobart Group): UK road haulage and contract logistics group with warehousing operations. Overlaps with AMA on UK-wide distribution but operates at much greater scale and across a wider customer mix.
• DHL Supply Chain (UK): Global leader in contract logistics with UK warehouse and transport operations. Overlaps in warehousing/transport but is a multi-sector, enterprise-focused incumbent rather than a bonded/hazmat specialist.

Direct peers

• Davies Turner: UK-headquartered freight forwarder and 3PL offering bonded warehousing, container handling, road haulage and customs clearance. Comparable customer base of importers/exporters and similar bundled logistics proposition.
• Maritime Transport Ltd: UK-based 3PL operating container handling, bonded warehousing, road haulage and short-sea intermodal services including barge operations at UK ports. Closest functional peer given overlapping container stuffing/de-stuffing, bonded storage, and freight barge capability from a similar catchment.

Emerging players

• Freightliner (Genesee & Wyoming): UK rail freight operator with intermodal terminals. Comparable on intermodal/bulk logistics and UK modal-shift capability, particularly with regard to AMA's rail-linked Rotherham site and barge operations, though Freightliner is rail rather than warehousing-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ama-storage-and-distribution-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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