Bentley is one of Perth’s established commercial and light-industrial pockets, sitting between Curtin University, Bentley Technology Park and the industrial estates that run along Sevenoaks Street and Manning Road toward Welshpool and Kewdale. Businesses here range from research spin-outs and health and education suppliers to trade distributors and small manufacturers, and many of them ship product daily. For those operations, the pick and pack step is where fulfilment cost is really set. This page covers how pick and pack works for a Bentley business and how the right packaging keeps orders fast and freight sensible.
Pick and pack in the Bentley area
Bentley’s advantage for dispatch is location: quick access to Albany Highway, Leach Highway and the Kewdale and Welshpool freight precinct, and a short run to Perth Airport. The pressures are the ones every Perth business faces:
- Distance to the eastern states. Freight from Perth to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane is long-haul, and carriers charge on the greater of actual and dimensional (cubic) weight. An oversized carton is expensive on every consignment.
- Smaller local labour pool for warehouse roles than the eastern capitals, so an efficient pack bench matters more.
- Lead times inbound. Restocking packaging from the eastern states can take days, so a business needs a supplier that holds stock in WA or plans replenishment properly.
The workflow itself is the standard pick and pack process: pick the order, check it, pack it into a right-sized outer, seal, weigh and label.
Where packaging saves a Bentley business money
Right-sizing for the long lanes east
Because so much Perth freight travels a long way, right-sizing the outer to the contents is the single biggest lever on cost. Profile a week of real orders, group them by size, and run the smallest set of satchel and carton sizes that fits. See where pick and pack fees come from.
A short, staged format range
Two or three satchel sizes, one or two padded sizes and two or three cartons cover most orders and let a packer size by glance, which matters when staffing is tight.
One-motion sealing
Peel-and-seal satchels and a water activated tape dispenser for cartons make sealing a single action that holds first time.
Protection that survives the trip
Small fragile items in a recyclable honeycomb padded mailer; heavier or higher-value goods in a double-wall carton with edge protection and paper void fill.
In-house or a Perth 3PL?
A third-party warehouse can make sense for high or seasonal volume, complex picking, or if you need Perth dispatch without leasing space. It is not automatically cheaper, and you still specify the packaging. Work through contract packing versus smart in-house packaging before you commit.
Carewell Group can support the storage and dispatch side and supply every packaging format your Bentley operation needs. We are not a contract packing, kitting or filling service; our role is to make sure the packaging around your operation is right, whether you run it or a provider does.
How Carewell Group helps
Carewell Group is an Australian packaging manufacturer and supplier serving Perth and the whole country. For Bentley businesses we provide:
- Poly satchels, kraft paper mailers and recyclable honeycomb padded mailers in matched size ranges.
- Right-sized cartons, paper void fill, edge protection and water activated tape with dispensers.
- Custom print on mailers and tape so branding adds no pack time.
- A parcel-profiling review: send a week of order dimensions and we will recommend the formats that cut your interstate freight, plus a replenishment plan so you never run short in WA.
Carewell can meet all your packaging needs for your business. Talk to our expert and we will work to your required MOQ. Call +61 (02) 8760 1491 or request samples and a sizing review. See also pick and pack solutions and the pick and pack overview.
Frequently asked questions
What is pick and pack for a Bentley business?
The warehouse process of picking each item in a customer order, checking and packing it into a shipping outer, then weighing and labelling it for the carrier, run against your daily dispatch cut-off.
How do I cut fulfilment costs shipping from Perth?
Right-size every outer to avoid cubic freight charges on the long lanes to the eastern states, run a short staged format range, and standardise sealing so the pack bench keeps pace with a smaller team.
Should I use a Perth 3PL?
Consider one for high or seasonal volume, complex picking, or Perth dispatch without a lease. Compare its fees against your in-house cost first, and remember you still set the packaging spec.
Does Carewell offer contract packing in Bentley?
No. Carewell supplies packaging and can support storage and dispatch. We are not a contract packing or filling service.
Sources
- Australia Post, cubic weight and parcel sizing: auspost.com.au
- Western Australian industrial land and freight precincts, DevelopmentWA: developmentwa.com.au
Written by Alif Vasaya, digital and content strategy, Carewell Group. Carewell Group is an Australian packaging, food packaging, tape, industrial safety and 3PL supplier serving all of Australia. Last updated 10 September 2026.