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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, ...
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Wincanton signs five-year deal with Wilko
Wincanton has signed a five-year contract with Wilko to manage its transport operations, ending a 29-year relationship between the retailer and Canute Group.Wincanton will manage all UK transport operations for Wilko – at least 100,000 deliveries a year – from store replenishment to yard management and backhaul.Wincanton’s fleet maintenance arm, ...
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Bibby Distribution wins Ultraframe contract renewal
Bibby Distribution has inked an early renewal on its Ultraframe contract as part of its customer's plans to expand its business. The deal was renewed 18 months early and will see Bibby Distribution increase its fleet to help the conservatory and extension supplier meet expansion plans.Ultraframe logistics manager Paul Greaves ...
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ArticleTwo-man home delivery firm Breezemount opts for PodFather live tracking
Breezemount has picked PodFather’s real-time goods tracking system for its two-man home delivery operation following a successful trial.The company will roll out the live tracking and electronic proof of delivery software to its 23 sites in the UK and Ireland, which operate 250 vehicles, making more than one million B2C ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics signs multi-million pound deal with Gower Furniture
XPO Logistics has landed a multi-million pound logistics deal with kitchen manufacturer Gower Furniture.The deal aims to cut Gower’s logistics costs, boost efficiency and allow the manufacturer to focus on expanding its core business.Under the agreement, XPO Logistics will provide Halifax-based Gower with 2,000 timed, full-load deliveries a year to ...
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ArticleFCC Environment buys 12 Dafs after landing five year recycling contract
FCC Environment is strengthening its fleet after landing a major five year recycling deal with three councils.The waste management company, which has operating licenses for around 285 trucks and 130 trailers, has taken delivery of 12 new three-axle Daf tractor units, supplied by F&G Commercials, and 13 new 44-tonne Walking ...
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Arrow XL delivers new contract with Boori
Arrow XL has a new arrival in its books, in the form of a three-year deal with baby furniture retailer Boori.The deal is with Arrow’s Platinum Home Delivery service, which offers full product assembly in predetermined time slots.As well as delivering and assembling products bought online and in-store, Arrow XL ...
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Clipper Logistics signs new British American Tobacco deal
Clipper Logistics has expanded its work with British American Tobacco to cover the whole of the UK, after it signed a new four-year deal with the company.The Leeds-based group, whose clients include John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Asda and Morrisons, said the new four-year contract will extend to the end ...
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Wincanton understood to have picked up Britvic contract from Eddie Stobart
Britvic has ended its distribution contract with Eddie Stobart, and Wincanton is understood to be handling movements from 1 April.The result of the re-tender ends a long-term relationship between Stobart and Britvic: the operator picked up the distribution contract for the soft drink manufacturer in April 2011, breaking Wincanton’s sole ...
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ArticleNFT wins three-year Yoplait supply chain deal
NFT has won a three-year contract with Yoplait UK – the company behind yogurt brands such as Petits Filous – to manage its entire UK chilled supply chain.The deal will see NFT handle and distribute up to 500,000 cases of Yoplait products a week, as well as providing chilled storage ...