Warehouse Control System (WCS) Professional Services for UK Teams

Keel delivers purpose-built Warehouse Control System professional services for UK operations teams, giving total visibility, workflow-level execution control, and the flexibility to adapt as your business scales. From custom picking workflows to carrier integrations and live inventory tracking, every component is configured around your warehouse—not a rigid template, and billed in GBP with UK data residency options. Say goodbye to off-the-shelf limitations and own your operations software completely.

Warehouse operations team using a digital control system on tablets and screens to manage inventory and fulfilment.

Our Warehouse Control System Services

Comprehensive WCS professional services covering every layer of your warehouse operations for UK teams, built around how you actually work.

Warehouse Management

Custom warehouse workflows built around your layout, naming conventions, and floor structure. Receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping—configured to your exact process, not a rigid template.

Fulfilment

Optimised wave, batch, and zone-based picking with barcode verification, automated carrier selection, label printing, tracking sync, and complete SLA monitoring for every shipment out the door.

Inventory Management

Real-time inventory tracking across every location down to the bin, with lot and batch control, serial numbers, expiry dates, automated reorders, and a complete audit trail built for compliance.

Order Management

Manage complex order flows from multi-channel capture to final fulfilment—automated warehouse rules, pick/pack workflows, smart inventory allocation, returns management, and full audit trails at scale.

Procurement System

Professional-grade procurement from purchase request to receipt—supplier management, automated approvals, three-way matching, PO-based receiving, and seamless synchronisation with financial systems.

Production Management

Manage daily workloads and production batches matched to orders and delivery schedules—batch management, QC checkpoints, scheduling, and full traceability from raw materials to finished goods.

Total Operational Control

WCS Built Around Your Operations, Not the Other Way Around

UK warehouse teams running mixed manual and automated operations need full visibility into every pick, pack, and shipment, without a system that forces workflows into someone else's template. Keel flips that model entirely. Built by operators who shipped 50,000 medicines daily at Echo in the highly regulated pharmacy world, our WCS professional services are designed from the ground up to orchestrate the workflows and data behind your warehouse, matched to your exact processes, exceptions, and scaling needs. From pick-path workflows to carrier integrations and real-time inventory visibility, every feature reflects how your warehouse actually runs, with GBP billing and UK data residency options—so your team gets a system they own, control, and can evolve without months of dev work.

Custom warehouse control system dashboard showing real-time order tracking, inventory levels, and picking workflow management.
Trusted By Operators

Success Stories

See how fast-moving operations teams, backed by a UK-registered, ICO-registered platform, use Keel to take full control of their warehouse workflows.

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay
The Keel Difference

Why Choose Keel for WCS Professional Services?

Keel was built by operators who faced the same challenges you're facing—and found that no existing system was good enough. Today, Keel is UK-registered and ICO-registered, with GBP billing and UK data residency options.

Built by Operators

Our founders ran operations shipping 50,000 medicines daily—we understand the real cost of inflexible warehouse software.

UK-Registered, UK Data

Planko Ltd is a company registered in the United Kingdom and registered with the ICO (reference ZB524558). Multi-region data residency means you choose where your warehouse data is hosted, including in the UK.

Live in Weeks

Custom WCS solutions configured and deployed in weeks, not months, so your operations improve without long disruption windows.

Scales With You

Serverless infrastructure and version-controlled development mean your WCS grows as your warehouse volumes and complexity increase.

Meet The Keel Team

Operators and engineers who've built at scale and know what great software looks like.

Keel was founded in 2021 by three former executives from Echo—Europe's fastest-growing online pharmacy, later acquired by Pharmacy2U. As CEO, CTO, and CPO at Echo, the founders built custom software to manage operations shipping 50,000 medicines to 600,000 customers daily, growing the business to $130 million in annual revenue. That experience showed them firsthand how critical it is to own flexible, robust operations software—and how much competitive advantage it unlocks. Today, Keel is registered with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO, reference ZB524558) and backed by $6 million in seed funding from leading European investors Earlybird and LocalGlobe, and is on a mission to empower operations teams everywhere with powerful, tailored tools they truly own—from warehouse control systems to full-stack operational platforms.

Founded 20214 years building for operations teams
50k/day at EchoProven at real operational scale
$6M Seed FundingBacked by Earlybird and LocalGlobe

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a warehouse control system?

A Warehouse Control System (WCS) is software that orchestrates the workflows and data behind warehouse operations—turning orders into step-by-step picking, packing, and shipping instructions, and tracking every task through to completion. Keel's platform delivers this as a custom-built system: it manages the workflow and data layer your team executes against, rather than directly controlling physical equipment or automation hardware.

What's the difference between WMS and WCS?

How long does it take to implement a custom WCS with Keel?

Can Keel integrate with our existing carrier, ERP, or e-commerce systems?

Do I own the WCS system Keel builds for me?

What happens if our warehouse processes change after go-live?

Is Keel suitable for regulated or compliance-heavy warehouse environments?

How is Keel different from off-the-shelf WCS or ERP solutions?

Is Keel's warehouse control system compliant with UK data protection law?

Can UK operations teams bill Keel in GBP?

Where is Keel's warehouse control system team based?

Still Have Questions About WCS Implementation?

Talk to a Keel operations specialist, headquartered in the UK, for a consultation tailored to your warehouse.

UK-Registered & Trusted

Awards and Recognition

UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) registration badge.

ICO Registered

Registered with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), reference ZB524558.

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Earlybird & LocalGlobe Backed

Backed by leading European venture investors, validating platform quality and growth trajectory.

Open-source software certification badge for the Keel platform on GitHub.

Open-Source Platform

Keel's core platform is open-source on GitHub, built on engineering best practices.

Ready to Take Control of Your Warehouse Operations?

Tell us about your UK warehouse setup and current challenges. A Keel specialist will respond promptly to discuss a custom WCS solution built around your exact workflows, from GBP billing to UK data residency—no generic demos, no rigid templates.

Contact Us Today

You can also send us a quick email at hello@keel.so.