All Contract Wins articles – Page 10
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MT ArticleWincanton's contract with Hope Construction Materials renewed
Hope Construction Materials has awarded Wincanton a six-year contract renewal, which will see the 3PL continue to provide its bulk and bagged road logistics.Wincanton is responsible for delivering just short of a million tonnes per year for Hope with 600 road journeys made each week.The new contract involves the renewal ...
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UK Mail renews RBS contract
UK Mail has renewed its contract with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) after what it described as a “competitive tender process”. The mail carrier, which recently underwent a makeover with a new logo and website, will remain responsible for the collection, sortation and delivery of RBS’s mail across the ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton secures £12m contract extention with Sapa Profiles UK
CM Downton has continued its winning streak, securing a three-year contract extension worth £12m with aluminium extrusion producer Sapa Profiles UK.This latest win closely follows the firm’s award of a new contract with global paper and packaging company Saica in May.The company also won a hat-trick of deals in February, ...
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Wincanton lands LDH (La Doria) deal
Wincanton has sealed a deal with ambient grocery firm LDH (La Doria) to provide warehousing.The operator will provide LDH with warehousing and storage across a number of sites in the South East.Wincanton will oversee some 10,000 shipping containers and handle more than 200,000 tonnes of products a year, with the ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics renews Surfdome.com contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its e-fulfilment contract with skate, snow and surfing goods retailer Surfdome.com.Under the terms of the deal, XPO will continue to manage Surfdome.com’s picking, packing, dispatch and returns operation as well as receiving goods from its suppliers.The companies began working together in 2012, with the operation working ...
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New 'package' deal for CM Downton and Saica
CM Downton has extended its contract with Saica, making the Spanish packaging company one of its “top 10” customers. CM Downton already handles inbound raw materials and finished products for Saica’s paper mill and recycling facility in Manchester.The extension to this £3m-a-year deal will see the haulier manage distribution for ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics secures Moores Furniture Group contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its contract with kitchen and bathroom manufacturer Moores Furniture Group.The Wetherby, West Yorkshire-based furniture firm first made the switch from an in-house distribution model to XPO Logistics in 2013.XPO carries out pre-booked and next-day deliveries for Moores’ customers across the UK, which include social housing developments ...
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XPO Logistics to manage Ted Baker's new 'super DC'
XPO Logistics has seen off competitors to clinch a deal with fashion brand Ted Baker to manage its new pan-European DC. This is the latest in a string of contract wins for the company including a logistics and warehousing deal with VTech earlier this month and a distribution contract with ...
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XPO wins first UK contract with VTech
XPO Logistics has won a storage and distribution contract with toy manufacturer VTech. While the “long term” contract is XPO’s first with the company in the UK, the businesses have a longstanding relationship elsewhere in Europe.The operation will be based at XPO’s shared user facility in West Hallam, Derbyshire, where ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution renews Mizkan Euro contract
Bibby Distribution has renewed its storage and distribution contract with Branston Pickle manufacturer Mizkan Euro. Originally signed in 2013, the contract sees Bibby store and transport 12,000 pallets - or two million jars - of the manufacturer’s products a month, from its flagship Max Park facility in Corby to retailers ...
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More horsepower for Howard Tenens with Ariat Europe contract
Howard Tenens has climbed into the saddle with Ariat Europe, after it signed a five-year contract with the equestrian footwear and clothing brand.Ariat chose to outsource its logistics operation to a third party in order to focus on and expand its core business, and awarded Howard Tenens the deal after ...
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MT ArticleBandvulc Plus+ on track with Searon deal
Bandvulc Plus+, the tyre management business of truck tyre retreader Bandvulc, has won a contract to provide services for Felixstowe-based Searon Logistics. Searon runs a fleet of more than 200 vehicles and trailers and was set up in 2008 by Sean French and Aaron Pilcher.Rob Lewis, fleet manager at Searon ...
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Gefco UK extends Jaguar Land Rover delivery deal
Gefco UK has extended its relationship with Jaguar Land Rover with a delivery service. The operator has taken on new work with the manufacturer, moving finished vehicles from its Halewood production site to dealerships across central UK and the South East.It previously worked with Jaguar Land Rover in the area, ...
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MT ArticleFoot in the door for XPO Logistics with Door-Stop International win
XPO Logistics has signed a“multi-million pound” contract with door manufacturer Door-Stop International.The three year deal will see XPO move more than 10,000 doors for the Masonite group subsidiary.The operator will provide an end-to-end service for Door-Stop, starting at the manufacturer’s Nottingham site.Bulk deliveries will be made to XPO’s Rochester and ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics freezes out DHL with Iceland contract
XPO Logistics has ousted DHL from its warehousing and distribution deal with frozen food retailer Iceland.The five-year deal to manage Iceland's distribution and warehousing operation, estimated to be worth approximately £500m, sees DHL replaced by XPO Logistics after an eight-year run. It is the largest contract XPO Logistics, previously Norbert ...
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Parcelforce Worldwide reveals details of Palletways tie-up
Parcelforce Worldwide has released the details of its contract with Palletways, revealed by Motortransport.co.uk in January.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk at the start of the year about the deal, James Wilson, chief executive at Palletways, said that many of the national postal companies across Europe struggle to deliver express freight, especially the ...
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MT ArticleHermes to open ParcelShops in 450 Co-operative stores
Hermes is rolling its click and collect ParcelShop service out to more than 450 Co-operative stores after a trial with the retailer. The partnership was piloted in 42 Co-op stores last year and, according to Hermes, the expansion of the deal makes the retailer one of its biggest business partners.The ...
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Fowler Welch to provide transport for Dairy Crest
Fowler Welch is set to take over transport operations at Dairy Crest’s national distribution centre (NDC) in Nuneaton from June.Following the sale of its dairy business to Müller UK, Dairy Crest has revealed it is in discussions with the operator over a partnership that would see the site opened up ...
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MT ArticleAndyfreight stretches its deal with Newell Rubbermaid
Stourbridge, West Midlands firm Andyfreight has confirmed a three-year extension to a UK-wide distribution contract with US company Newell Rubbermaid.The contract, which extends a 10-year relationship, involves the transport of some 50,000 pallets a year from Newell Rubbermaid’s Lichfield DC to retailers including Tesco and Amazon, Andyfreight commercial services manager ...
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Fortec member Mitchell Storage and Distribution strikes deal with Driver's Foods
Mitchell Storage and Distribution’s (MSD's) Fortec membership has helped it win a contract with national food services supplier Driver’s Foods.The family firm will distribute Driver's products, which include pickled onions, eggs and gherkins, to wholesalers supplying fish and chip shops across the UK.The deal covers distribution of between 45 and ...