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Latest contract news – Page 6
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Clipper Logistics wins pan-European fancy dress deal
Clipper Logistics has signed a pan-European contract with fancy dress supplier Smiffys to handle inbound stock management, storage, fulfilment and returns.Tony Mannix, chief executive of Clipper, said that the business had been running a “highly successful” operation for Smiffys in Kempen [Germany] for “some time”.“We have been working collaboratively with ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics Group wins Tata Chemicals and British Salt deal
Abbey Logistics Group has won a deal with Tata Chemicals and its sister company British Salt to manage bulk transport and logistics for the two firms'products.The Liverpool-based firm, which specialises in the transportation of bulk food products in liquid and powder tankers, has worked for several years as a third-party ...
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ArticleSuttons secures BP Acetyls bulk hazardous liquids distribution deal
Suttons Group has renewed its contract with BP Acetyls, the largest single producer of acetic acid and anhydride in Europe.The deal sees Suttons confirmed as the exclusive distributor of bulk hazardous liquids in the UK for BP Acetyls . As a result of the deal, Suttons will also invest in ...
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Bibby Distribution wins Nampak Plastics Europe deal
Bibby Distribution has won a major logistics deal with Nampak Plastics Europe.The contract will see Bibby transport HDPE packaging from Nampak’s Newport Pagnell headquarters to its plants and dairy customers across the UK.It will also oversee the Nampak’s subcontracted deliveries in Ireland and the Netherlands.As part of the deal Bibby ...
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ArticleArla Foods extends Bridgestone contract to until 2020
Bridgestone has extended its tyre supply and maintenance deal with dairy farmer co-operative Arla Foods until 2020.The deal sees Bridgestone take its partnership with Arla into its tenth consecutive year.Under the arrangement Arla will be supplied with Bridgestone’s premium tyre range and Total Tyre Care package.Arla said Bridgestone’s tyre pressure ...
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Kuehne + Nagel to run GlaxoSmithKline’s UK road distribution of consumer and healthcare goods.
Kuehne + Nagel has clinched a major contract to manage GlaxoSmithKline’s UK road distribution of consumer and healthcare goods.The operator will be responsible for the inbound supply route and the final-mile delivery of all subsequent outbound shipments for GSK.This new agreement expands Kuehne + Nagel five-year end-to-end global air, sea ...
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ArticleArrow XL wins contract with N Brown Group
Arrow XL has won a new contract with retailer N Brown Group, forming what the firm described as a "strategic" partnership. The two-man delivery firm will make more than 100,000 annual deliveries of homeware and electrical goods for the retailer, which owns brands including department store JD Williams and online ...
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ArticleWincanton wins home delivery contract with Wickes
Wincanton has won a new three-year contract with Wickes to deliver large bulky items to customers' homes. The operation was previously conducted in-house by the retailer, but Wincanton director of home and DIY Paul Durkin said the operator's experience and specialist equipment would "enhance customer experience and improve efficiency".Wincanton will ...
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Clipper Logistics motors on with eight year Halfords contract
Clipper Logistics has secured a new eight-year contract with Halfords, after it started working with the retailer last year. The operator started handling inbound bulk handling and storage for Halfords last year, and the new deal will extend this relationship to include more warehousing and ancillary services.Clipper will work on ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics wins Premier Foods contract
XPO Logistics has clinched a major logistics contract with food manufacturer Premier Foods.The long-term contract will see the operator provide inbound transport, warehousing and outbound distribution to Premier Food’s customers throughout the UK and Ireland.Premier Foods will relocate its multi-site warehousing operations to a single XPO managed national DC in ...
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ArticleEuropa wins Outback deal for third year in a row
Europa Warehouse, a division of Europa Worldwide, has retained its contract with Outback Barbecues for the third year running.The customer was first won in 2014, and Outback has signed a £250,000 deal at Europa’s Birmingham site (pictured) for 2017. Europa also supplies logistics services for the business as well as ...
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Suckling and Hoyer extend Shell contracts until 2020
Contracts to supply forecourt fuel distribution to Shell have been renewed, with Suckling Transport picking up the Midlands operating region from Hoyer Petrolog.Suckling will provide fuel distribution services for Shell in Scotland, Wales, the south-west of England and, from the 1 July, the Midlands for three years.As well as providing ...
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ArticleCulina Group cements 30 year relationship with Sacla' UK with contract extension
Culina Group is continuing its run of new contracts after winning a three-year deal with Sacla' UK.The contract cements a 30-year relationship with the Italian pesto and pasta sauce company, and Culina Group will continue to deliver Sacla' UK’s warehousing and distribution operations, which it has been doing since 1990.This ...
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ArticleKnowles Transport wins five-year deal with The Silver Spoon Company
Strong operational efficiency has landed Knowles Transport a ‘sweet’ five-year storage and distribution contract with The Silver Spoon Company. The contract, which will be serviced by a mix of dedicated and general fleet vehicles, will see Knowles store and deliver customer orders.The products will be stored at the Cambridgeshire operator's ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics wins e-commerce supply chain deal with wine firm Vivino
XPO Logistics has won a multi-year contract with wine enthusiast app Vivino as it expands into online sales.The Vivino app has more than 20 million users who use its peer review service to help them select bottles of wine.Now the firm is expanding into online sales, forecasting volumes of 500,000 ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution wins three-year deal with Stores Direct
Expect Distribution has signed a three-year warehousing and distribution deal with online retailer Stores Direct, expanding the scope of the eight-year relationship between the two parties.The Bradford-based operator will store products, receive orders from consumers, pick and then deliver direct to residential addresses. Stores Direct trades as stovesareus.co.uk, fireplacesareus.co.uk and ...
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DX Group lands major Avon contract as boardroom battle continues
DX Group has announced a major new contract with Avon UK a week after plummeting share prices prompted its largest shareholder to call for the removal of two board members.The three-year deal is already underway and is worth in excess of £10m a year.DX chief executive Petar Cvetkovic said the ...
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Wincanton reveals details of Britvic contract won from Eddie Stobart
Wincanton has published details of its Britvic contract win, revealed by Motortransport.co.uk last month.The switch saw Britvic end its relationship with Eddie Stobart, which took on distribution for the soft drink manufacturer in April 2011.Wincanton’s deal, outlined today, will run for five years and will see it managing more than ...
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Menzies Distribution signs deal with catering equipment supplier Nisbets
Menzies Distribution has won a contract with catering equipment supplier Nisbets.It will manage weekly supplies of goods from Nisbets' national distribution centre in Avonmouth to the company’s 22 stores across the UK.The goods will be trunked from Avonmouth to Menzies’ depot network with pallets and cages, then transferred to local ...
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Saica extends CM Downton contract
Paper manufacturer Saica has extended CM Downton’s contract for another year without reverting to a tender or benchmarking process.CM Downton said this latest extension reflects the strength of the partnership between the two firms which began in 2012 when Saica opened its paper mill at Partington in Manchester.Under the partnership, ...