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Knights of Old Group has signed a new three-year contract with long-term customer, Virani Foods, that will now see it provide a full logistics service for the ethnic ingredient manufacturer.

The contract is worth £1.5m over the three years with the additional work commencing this month.

Having worked with Wellingborough-based Virani for more than 20 years, Knights said it was proud to be increasing its services from distribution only to warehousing and logistics.

It will now be transporting over 15,000 pallets a year throughout the UK and storing over 1,200 in a new racking system, which was purpose built for Virani, at its Northampton depot.

Mark Russell, general manager of Virani Foods, said: “We have such a strong relationship with Knights of Old and the two companies have grown together over the last 20 years.

“Supplying our customers with quality products can only be done using the best partners and Knights of Old has continued to support us by offering quality care and solutions for our supply chain.”

Ian Beattie, group MD at Knights, said: “Virani Foods is a special customer. It too is a family-owned business inNorthamptonshire with a focus on quality, dedication and professionalism; something Knights of Old believes in.

“This three-year contract cements our partnership and we hope to continue growing alongside and supporting Virani for many years to come.”

Knights revealed recently that it was hungry to make more acquisitions following on from its purchase and integration of Mainland.

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