All Contract Wins articles – Page 10
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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CM Downton lands hat-trick of renewals
CM Downton has scored a hat-trick of renewals worth £3.5m a year, with three paper and packaging industry clients.The Gloucestershire-based firm saw off fierce competition from rival transport companies to renew its existing contracts with Scandinavian paper manufacturer Holmen Paper; newsprint and magazine paper manufacturer Norske Skog; and plastic packaging ...
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Premier Logistics wins Capitol Tiles contract
Premier Logistics has signed a two-year contract with Capitol Tiles, which said it expected its deal with the haulier to “dramatically reduce” damage it had previously seen with pallet networks. The deal will see Premier service Capitol’s online and in-store operations, delivering tiles to homes and retail outlets across the ...
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Whistl signs contracts with Aegon and Dixons Carphone
Whistl has signed a seven year contract with pension and asset management company Aegon.The former TNT Post will collect, sort and transport 10 million items of post for Edinburgh-based Aegon every week.The operation will be fulfilled at the company’s new Tannochside sorting depot, which opened last year. Three times the ...
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Bibby Distribution expands Roberts Bakery deal
Bibby Distribution is expanding its operation with Frank Roberts and Sons, which trades as Roberts Bakery, four months after signing the initial contract. The deal, signed in November following a 12 month trial, was originally for distribution of products from Roberts Bakery sites in Cheshire and Derbyshire.It will now see ...
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ArticleSpeed Welshpool extends Radnor Hills deal by two years
Logistics firm Speed Welshpool has extended its partnership with mineral water and soft drinks supplier Radnor Hills for another two years.Radnor Hills, which is looking to expand into the European market, said Speed Welshpool’s strong network, via its membership in Palletways, had helped seal the deal.Powys-based Speed Welshpool has worked ...
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ArticleDHL signs five year deal with the Compass Group
DHL Supply Chain has signed a five-year deal with contract catering giant Compass Group. The new deal will see DHL deliver product to Compass’s retail outlets in train stations and airports across the country.DHL will also provide waste management services on its return leg.Paul Richardson, MD of specialist services at ...