All Contract Wins articles – Page 9
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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, ...
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ArticleMaritime signs deal with Allport Cargo Services
Maritime Transport has signed a contract with international freight handler Allport Cargo Services, following 12 month trial. The deal will see Maritime dedicate 44 of its vehicles to the Allport contract, distributed between its Southampton, Tamworth, Manchester and Doncaster depots.The contracted work will begin next month.Mark Rollinson, group operations ...
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Ceva Logistics reels in John West Food contract renewal
Ceva Logistics has renewed its contract with seafood supplier John West Foods for another three years.This latest win comes just one month after Ceva Logistics clinched a deal with white goods manufacturer Miele to extend its long-running contract for another five years.Under the John West Foods deal, which has already ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart to replace XPO Logistics on Aggregate Industries' Concrete Products contract
Eddie Stobart Logistics will replace XPO Logistics as the logistics partner for Aggregate Industries' Concrete Products division. The five year contract, commencing October 2016, will see Stobart move finished products from Bradstone, Charcon and Masterblock from 14 sites across the UK.Stobart said it will use a combination of curtain sided ...
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Wincanton renews Sainsbury's DC contract
Wincanton has renewed its long-standing contract with Sainsbury’s, in a deal that will see the companies’ relationship reach the 25 year mark.Wincanton operates four DCs for the supermarket, in Greenford, West London, Northampton and Sherburn.The operator also moves Sainsbury’s cargo from UK ports to its DCs across the country.The companies ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics renews Sealed Air Corporation contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its contract with packaging company Sealed Air Corporation, after more than 10 years of working with the company. XPO will continue to provide the company with warehousing and transport services out of its Amber Park site in Derbyshire.Orders are picked on-site and delivered to both customers ...
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ArticleNew Panther Logistics service lands Sleep Design contract
A new one-man delivery service has led Panther Logistics to a new contract with bed retailer Sleep Design. The deal will see Panther handle between 600 to 800 orders for the retailer every week, the majority of which will end in home deliveries using its new solo delivery service.Sleep Design ...
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ArticleFowler Welch seals 10 year Dairy Crest deal
John Kerrigan, Fowler Welch, and Alex Grieves, Dairy CrestFowler Welch has commenced a 10 year partnership with Dairy Crest. The multimillion pound deal started on 5 June and comes after they revealed they were planning to enter into a partnership in March. As a consequence, Fowler Welch has taken ...
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Ceva Logistics extends multimillion pound Miele contract
Ceva Logistics has extended its long-running contract with appliance manufacturer Miele. The five-year contract extension, contributing $5.5m (£3.7m) a year in turnover, will see the firm continue to provide the manufacturer with a range of services, including two-man home delivery and appliance installation.Ceva also manages home delivery bookings for Miele, ...
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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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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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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 ...