Vantec Euope, Nissan’s primary third-party logistics provider in the UK, has rebranded as Logisteed UK.
The rebrand follows Vantec Euope becoming part of global 3pl giant Logisteed Group in 2023, which operates across 122 companies, 1,003 sites and 30 countries and regions.
The newly branded Logisteed UK said the move reinforces its role within the group’s major global logistics operation.
Logisteed UK specialises in providing integrated solutions to a range of major brands including Nissan. The company started providing logistics and warehousing services to Nissan in Sunderland in 1990, as part of a joint venture activity.
Logisteed UK now operates across 13 sites, including two purpose built sites in Sunderland, a 40,500 sq metre head office at Hillthorn Business Park, and its 38,750 sq metre site at Turbine Business Park. The company also manages a 3,300 sq metre centre in Basingstoke.
The company said its transition into Logisteed Group will enable greater collaboration with other parts of the global business, enabling the UK operation to offer a more comprehensive service, better connected operations and opportunities to share best practice and opportunities.
Martin Kendall, Logisteed UK managing director, said: “We’re delighted to now be Logisteed UK. “The change represents an important transition in the business, as we firmly establish ourselves as part of a global group that will open up exciting new opportunities for our business and for our colleagues.
“It’s incredible to think that a business that started out operating from a competitors facility as a logistics supplier to Nissan in the early days of its life here in Sunderland is now part of a global group, creating hundreds of jobs in Sunderland and across the UK, supporting blue-chip clients in automotive, premium automotive, construction, electric battery, offshore renewable energy, HVAC, commercial lighting and fashion sectors.
“The business has come so far, and this marks a bold new chapter for us – one filled with opportunity, innovation and global ambition.”
Logisteed UK has already strengthened its operational capability through integrating Logisteed operations in Basingstoke, adding specialist expertise in freight forwarding and project cargo. This allows the company to offer more streamlined, connected logistics services and improved end-to-end supply chain support, capitalising on a global network providing one-stop services of Smart Logistics.
The transition means the UK division is now formally part of a global organisation employing more than 56,200 people, providing significant opportunities for its 1,200 UK-based staff.
Kendall added: “The company has come a long way since we started out over 30 years ago, and we can continue to offer people not just a job but a career in a key industry, with fantastic opportunities as part of a global company if they want to progress,” said Martin.
“We really want to show people that there is huge opportunity in this sector, and outdated perceptions of warehouse work no longer reflect the reality of today’s logistics industry.
“This is an industry with so much going for it, and we’ll support colleagues to reach their full potential, whether that is through education, training or opportunities to experience work in different locations.
“We’ve got many colleagues who started working for us in operations and have progressed to team leaders, supervisors and operations managers, with others now managing some of our central teams, including Finance Training and IT.”
It will also allow for greater collaboration with other parts of the group, enabling the UK operation to offer a more comprehensive service, better connected operations and opportunities to share best practice and opportunities.
Closer ties with the group will also provide a platform to showcase the cutting-edge innovation that is already happening at Logisteed’s sites to the global group.
This includes interactive 3D technology – Virtual Interactive Experience (VIE) platform, which uses 360-degree and 270-degree interactive technology, developed by its internal team of programmers and 3D artists. As well as developing bespoke IT systems and DX solutions, including customised Dashboards and APPs.
“There was previously huge interest in the work we’ve been doing here within the Vantec Corporation, and it has already been exported to Japan,” added Kendall.
“But we now have a great platform to showcase what we’re doing and the skills of the team, there’s already been interest in the technology from Logisteed’s head office in Tokyo,” he said.
