XPO Logistics has extended its partnership with Etex after impressing the building materials manufacturer with its “strong and consistent delivery performance” since the partnership began in 2019, the logistics giant has revealed.
Etex Building Performance (EBP), a specialist division of the Etex Group, operates three sites in the UK — Portbury in Bristol, Ferrybridge in Knottingley, and Grangemouth in Falkirk — and works with XPO Logistics on various transport and service solutions, including multimodal, rail, and warehouse support teams, including vehicle load strappers.
XPO Logistics said that under the extension it will continue to offer even more innovative solutions to support future growth strategies for the Etex business and diversify its service offerings to other EBP portfolio departments.
The Portbury manufacturing facility recently underwent a significant expansion project, which opened officially in March 2025. It now boasts one of the longest and fastest plasterboard production line facilities in the UK and Europe.
To help reduce the business’s CO2 emissions, XPO Logistics introduced a new multimodal rail solution in January to transport products between the new manufacturing facility in Portbury and Grangemouth in Scotland. This collaboration with Etex and Malcolm Rail transports seven multimodal rail boxes daily between the sites.
Since December 2024, XPO Logistics has transported over 500 multimodal rail swap bodies with its new sustainable transport solution, saving over 332,000 kg (332 tonnes) of CO2.
By the end of 2025, the company anticipates transporting 1,500 rail swap bodies, with an estimated CO2 saving of 970,000 kg (970 tonnes), equivalent to 786 vehicles removed from the road.
Dan Myers, XPO Logistics MD, UK and Ireland, said: “This contract extension is testament to the excellent collaborative partnership we have built with Etex, and this will be strengthened even further in the coming year.
“The new multimodal transport solution for Etex between Portbury and Grangemouth offers significantly lower carbon emissions than other transport solutions could bring. Reducing CO2 emissions across the business continues to be a primary aim for both companies.”
XPO Logistics has also supported Etex in its recent rebranding of part of the existing fleet with a new Siniat livery. The fleet is also due to expand in the coming months.
Rob Ford, Etex head of supply chain, UK and Ireland, said: “XPO Logistics has proved to be a trusted partner for Etex time after time. The breadth of transport expertise, relentless pursuit of carbon reductions, and excellence in all areas of our combined operations have led to this extension. We look forward to working even closer together.”
