All Contract Wins articles – Page 20
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Airbus extends production logistics contract with K+N
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has had its contract with aircraft manufacturer Airbus extended until 2016.The contract covers the management of Airbus’ entire production logistics in the UK, as well as in France, Germany and Spain. It will also cover distribution to China.K+N will be responsible for goods receipt, quality inspection, ...
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Ceva Logistics mops up more business from Vileda
Ceva Logistics has secured a multi-million Euro contract renewal with mop manufacturer Vileda, covering palletised storage and distribution.The contract will run until 2018 and Ceva will deliver around 350 orders per week to wholesalers across the UK from its Corby warehouse.The operator stores approximately 5,300 pallets and 700 stock keeping ...
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ND extends relationship with Weight Watchers
Norbert Dentressangle has extended its contract with Weight Watchers to include e-fufilment services and logistics from its Tamworth operation.ND will be responsible for end-to-end fulfilment of Weight Watchers online orders from its shared user DC, including deliveries of items such as cookbooks, electronic equipment, food products and cooking accessories.The new ...
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GFS wins Skate Hut home delivery contract
Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has won a home delivery contract with leisure retailer Skate Hut.The contract will cover economy, premium, international, and parcel shop deliveries by a range of parcel delivery firms, using GFS’s carrier management system.The Halesowen, West Midlands-based company chose GFS as it believes customers have different delivery ...
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MT ArticleBT Fleet takes on 1,200 vehicles for gas distributor
BT Fleet has signed a four-year deal to manage a fleet of 1,200 vehicles for gas distributor Wales & West Utilities. The contract involves management of Wales & West Utilities’ light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as plant, and also involves management of its vehicle suppliers. “We chose BT ...
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MT ArticleNorbert Dentressangle renews AgustaWestland contract
Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract renewal from helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland.The contract covers daily UK transport of helicopter parts to the aviation and military sectors from its base in Yeovil, Somerset, for next day-delivery of a wide range of parts.ND has held the contract since 2001 and makes approximately 19,000 ...
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Williams-Sonoma chooses Wincanton for UK launch
Wincanton has won a contract with homeware retailer Williams-Sonoma, which is launching in the UK this month.The operator’s two-man delivery arm will assemble and deliver furniture to homes across the country when the US retailer opens its first UK store under its West Elm brand this month.The contract will also ...
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MT ArticleWincanton wins Paul's Boutique contract
Wincanton has won a warehousing and distribution contract with fashion label Paul’s Boutique.The contract will see the operator deliver products to department stores across the UK, as well as store its range of women’s clothing, accessories and perfume.Paul’s Boutique has taken some space at Wincanton’s 500,000ft² shared-user DC in Greenford, ...
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MT ArticleCándido Hermida chooses ND for express pallet deliveries
Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract with Spanish yacht furniture manufacturer Cándido Hermida, to transport product between Spain and the UK.ND will provide ‘just in time’ deliveries using a dedicated fleet to Poole, Dorset, where the yachts are produced on tight schedules.Through the operator's Red Europe Express pallet delivery service, ...
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Menzies wins £1.5m final mile contract with WHSmith
Menzies Logistics Solutions has won a three year contract with WHSmith, worth £1.5m.The recently launched division of Menzies Distribution, which is branching out into high street logistics from its background in newspaper and magazines, will deliver goods to stores in the north of England.The deal will cover the transport of ...
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MT ArticleNorbert Dentressangle has Forbo Flooring contract extended
Norbert Dentressangle has renewed and extended its contract with commercial floor coverings manufacturer Forbo Flooring UK for three years.The new part of the contract will see ND collect products from Forbo’s factories in Cortonwood Retail Park near Barnsley, Ripley in Derbyshire and Telford, before consolidation into the operator’s shared-user ...
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Boughey Distribution resigns "significant contract" with Princes
Boughey Distribution, the specialist food division of NWF Group, has renewed what it describes as a “significant contract” with Princes.It describes the contract, based at its Wardle, Greater Manchester, site as long-term.Boughey MD Keith Forster said: "Princes is one of the UK's most significant food and drink groups and Boughey ...
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Norbert Dentressangle joins sporting tribe
Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed by online sporting community Tribesports to support the launch of its own-brand range of sportswear. ND is providing storage for the range at its shared-user facility in Tamworth and will be responsible for receipt, picking and dispatch of up to 300 orders a day.Tribesports CEO ...
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Hermes wins Cadenzza contract and reveals expansion plans
Hermes chief executive Carole Woodhead has revealed some of its expansion plans for 2014, as it wins a new contract with jewellery retailer Cadenzza.Woodhead told Motortransport.co.uk that it hopes to increase the coverage of its Parcel Shop network, while its Warrington hub is on track to be open in the ...
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Clipper Logistics stitches up competitors with new knitting contract
Clipper Logistics has won a new contract with specialist online retailer Loveknitting.com that will see it store and manage the distribution of a wide range of yarns, patterns, needles and other knitting accessories. The contract, which Clipper has already begun working on, is being handled at its Worsley, Manchester site, ...
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Allport to run The White Company's supply chain
The White Company has chosen Allport Cargo Services to manage its global supply chain.Allport will manage the multi-channel retailer’s international sea, air and overland freight movements using its purchase order management system, LIMA.Clyde Buntrock, ACS group solutions director, said: “We are delighted to be working with The White Company.“Our LIMA ...
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Yusen Logistics renews Nissan manufacturing contract
Yusen Logistics has renewed its contract with Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK), a contract it has held since 2008.As a result Yusen will provide the inbound logistics to Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, providing components for the Qashqai, Note, Juke and Leaf vehicles.Yusen MD Ian Veitch said: “This is great news which ...
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MT ArticleNorbert Dentressangle takes on e-fulfilment for Surfdome
Online clothing, footwear and lifestyle accessory supplier Surfdome has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to manage its e-fulfilment operation.ND, which took over the management of Surfdome’s Wembley warehouse in late 2012, has since transferred the operation to a new 112,000ft² facility in Wellingborough, handling over 900 lifestyle, fashion, outdoor and sports brands.The ...
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MT ArticleACS&T plucks new business from chicken supplier
Grimsby, Lincolnshire food logistics specialist ACS&T has extended its contract with Isle of Bute based chicken products supplier Delta Foods by a further three years. The contract extension, which begins in November, involves storage and distribution to wholesalers nationwide of a range of brands including Delta, Malov and Kingarth.A spokeswoman ...
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DHL to operate Hain Daniels' ambient supply chain
DHL Supply Chain has won a new multi-million pound contract with food manufacturer Hain Daniels, whose brands include Hartley’s, Robertson’s, Sun Pat and Gale’s.The deal, which will run until 2017, will see DHL set up and manage a brand-new supply chain for Hain Daniel’s recently-acquired ambient product range.Commencing immediately, DHL ...