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ArticleDHL Supply Chain wins three-year contract with Toyota
DHL Supply Chain has signed what it describes as a ‘new three-year contract’ to provide aftermarket services to over 200 authorised repairers and retailers for Toyota and Lexus across the country.The deal will see DHL distribute over 200,000 lines for the automotive brands, with deliveries being conducted overnight so dealerships ...
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Bibby Distribution extends long-term contract with Havelock
Bibby Distribution has extended its long-running contract with interior fit-out business Havelock. The 12-month extension to the contract, which began in 2003, will see the relationship between the companies reach the 14-year mark.Bibby collects interior furnishings from Havelock’s DC in Dysart, Fife and delivers to them to schools, stores and ...
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ArticleDelivery Solutions wins three-year deal under All Wales Postal Agreement
Delivery Solutions (Delsol) has landed a public sector delivery deal.The three-year contract under the All Wales Postal and Courier Services Agreement follows the Caernarfon-based firm’s successful bid to join the Hazchem Network earlier this year.Delsol Director Tony Parry said of the win that it would make the company “the first ...
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Gist expands Young's Seafood contract
Gist has expanded its contract with Young’s Seafood with additional volumes out of its sites in Grimsby and Fraserburgh.The two parties have worked together for 30 years and Young’s Seafood chief supply chain and procurement officer Stuart Caborn said that Gist’s approach “makes them an ideal partner in our virtual ...
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Clipper Logistics seals ten-year deal with John Lewis
Clipper Logistics has signed a ten year deal with The John Lewis Partnership to provide retail support services from Clipper’s new DC in Northampton.This latest contract comes just weeks after the Leeds-based company signed an extended store returns deal with M&S.Clipper clients include Harvey Nichols, ASOS, Asda, Supergroup, Morrisons, New ...
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ArticleSuttons Group in biofuel market win with Vivergo
Suttons Group has strengthened its presence in the UK biofuels logistics market after winning a major deal with bioethanol producer Vivergo.The deal, for an undisclosed sum and contract term, follows Suttons’ decision earlier this year to quit its long term logistics contract with British Sugar to focus on the hazardous ...
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ArticleCoultons Bread wins more business after Allied Bakeries expansion
Following on from the recent expansion of Coultons Bread’s five-year delivery partnership with Allied Bakeries, the Liverpool-based firm has won two major public sector framework deals.The two framework deals, which both run for two years, are with Yorkshire Procurement Organisation (YPO) and The University Caterers’ Organisation (TUCO).Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk MD ...
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DHL Supply Chain renews "multi-million pound" Debenhams contract
DHL Supply Chain has renewed its “multi-million pound” contract with Debenhams for a further five years. The renewal of the 20-year partnership will see DHL continue to manage warehousing and distribution for the retailer, managing stock for its online, click and collect and in-store operations.As well as replenishing stock in ...
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XPO Logistics awarded reverse logistics contract-extension with Asda Walmart
XPO Logistics has secured a new long-term reverse logistics contract with supermarket retailer Asda Walmart, after delivering a number of cost-cutting innovations.Under the new contract, XPO Logistics will continue to manage nine Asda service centres for the Leeds-based retailer and wash millions of units of returnable transit equipment, as well ...
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Clipper Logistics wins M&S returns handling contract
Clipper Logistics has won a contract with retail giant Marks and Spencer (M&S) following a successful trial of the operator’s returns management service.The deal will see Clipper’s returns handling operation, Boomerang, process store-returned merchandise and ensure its flow back to the M&S fulfilment centre in Castle Donnington, ready for re-allocation.Clipper ...
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Ceva Logistics toasts three year deal with Hovis
Ceva Logistics has won a three-year extension to its distribution contract with Hovis.The extension to the original contract, which was sealed with the breadmaking giant in 2013, sees Ceva provide dedicated vehicles and drivers and cross-dock warehousing from its Mendlesham, Suffolk, facility.Under the renewed deal, Ceva will check Hovis’ products ...
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ArticleFraikin wins five year deal with Menzies Distribution
Leasing and rental provider Fraikin has signed a new contract with Menzies Distribution, which will see it provide 50 new trucks and vans to the distribution and logistics company.The new vehicles, which include 37 replacement vehicles and 13 additional assets, include Iveco New Daily 6.5- and 7-tonne vans, Iveco Eurocargo ...
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ArticleMeachers Global Logistics wins contract extension with Huhtamaki
Meachers Global Logistics has had its distribution contract with packaging firm Huhtamaki (UK) extended again.Gosport-based Huhtamaki (UK), manufactures plastic and paper packaging for FMCG goods, fresh foods and catering disposable markets.The new contract, following an extension in 2013, will see the logistics firm manage all of Huhtamaki’s UK and Republic ...
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Gist and Starbucks continue contract
Gist has signed an unspecified extension to its five-year old contract with Starbucks to provide UK in-bound, storage, order processing and delivery-to-store services.As part of the renewal Gist will open a national DC in Coventry next month (September), which it says will enhance delivery schedules, reduce its environmental impact and ...
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Whistl wins Government of Northern Ireland's first postal contract
Whistl has become the first company to secure a postal contract with the Government of Northern Ireland which will see it process 20m items of mail a year. The five-year deal will see the carrier collect mail from a number of departments and public sector bodies within the government, sort ...
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Abbey Logistics Group signs long-term British Sugar deal
Abbey Logistics Group has won the contract to move bulk sugar for British Sugar, following a competitive tender, in what is described as a ‘long-term deal’.The contract will see Abbey take responsibility for transport planning and delivery services at the sugar producer, which supplies one million tonnes of sugar per ...
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ArticleSteve Porter Transport Group selected as preferred freight partner by Red Funnel
Steve Porter Transport Group has signed a new five-year deal with Red Funnel, which will see it remain the ferry operator’s preferred freight partner.The new agreement builds on an existing commercial partnership that saw Steve Porter acquire Red Funnel’s distribution division in 2011.The deal sees Steve Porter remain the Isle ...
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Eddie Stobart has Tesco DC contract renewed
Tesco has re-awarded the contract to run its UK distribution centre (DC) transport operations to Eddie Stobart.The operator signed a deal to run the transport from the DCs for Tesco in 2012 (this included two DCs in the Republic of Ireland).Following a re-tendering exercise conducted by the supermarket chain earlier ...
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Wincanton renews Co-op contract for further five years
Wincanton has renewed its long-standing distribution contract with the Co-op for a further five years. The two companies have worked together for more than 25 years, and Wincanton will continue to fulfil the deal from the Co-op’s depots in Lea Green, Merseyside and Cardinal, Cambridgeshire.The operation employs 700 people and ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens nails more Toolstation work
Howard Tenens has secured a five-year extension to its contract with building supplies firm Toolstation.The operator, which provides trunking between hubs and deliveries to Toolstation branches, has worked with the firm since 2009 and services the contract using several 15.65m longer-semi trailers.Matt Davis, general manager at Howard Tenens’ Swindon site, ...