XPO Logistics has extended its partnership with Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances (GDCA) which supplies Morphy Richards, Roberts Radio, Stoves, Belling, Lec and Britannia Living products.
The new contract sees XPO add warehousing and distribution support for GDCA to its existing transport deal.
XPO’s contract to provide transport services to GDCA was originally signed in 2001.
The new deal sees XPO become the preferred UK distribution partner and logistics sustainability adviser to GDCA with a brief to provide expertise in technology, value-added services, cost-effectiveness and quality.
Under the expanded contract XPO will consolidate two warehouses into one in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
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As part of the new contract XPO will deliver finished goods to the consolidated warehouse from the GDCA factory in Prescot, Merseyside, and provide storage capacity, management of spare parts and raw materials, customer and e-commerce order fulfilment and value-added services, such as the customisation of finished goods.
Peter Brooke, chief operations officer at GDCA said: “We’re delighted to take the next steps with XPO in positioning our supply chain for ongoing growth.
“Together, we are simplifying and harmonising our ways of working to enable us to achieve our sustainability ambitions, respond dynamically to customer needs and help us develop our progressive, consumer-centric approach.”
Dan Myers, XPO UK and Ireland MD of transport said: “Glen Dimplex and XPO both have continuous improvement in our DNA.
“Our teams have worked collaboratively for many years, and now we have the opportunity to create even greater benefits with an integrated, sustainable solution for logistics and transport. We’re using our technology and expertise to deliver next-level excellence for our customers.”
