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Latest contract news – Page 6
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ArticleCeva Logistics renews UK Power Networks contract
Ceva Logistics has renewed its contract with UK Power Networks for five years. The operator has held the deal with UKPN since 2009, which gives Ceva responsibility for the storage and distribution of its cable, plant and other materials.Ceva is also responsible for the disposal of used electricity meters and ...
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Nisa and DHL Supply Chain extend contract
Motortransport.co.uk has learnt that DHL Supply Chain was reappointed as logistics partner for retailer Nisa in the UK back in April, as well as winning the contract for the Republic of Ireland.DHL took complete control of Nisa’s logistics operations in 2011, and has a relationship with the business that stretched ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics hops into warehousing deal with BrewDog
XPO Logistics is to provide warehousing for craft beer company BrewDog. The brewery has outgrown its storage facilities, having grown from a two-man team in 2008 to an employer of more than 600 people, shipping beer to more than 55 countries.Bottles, cans and kegs of BrewDog beers will be stored ...
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Next and DHL Supply Chain renew for three years
DHL Supply Chain has renewed its two-man delivery contract with Next for a further three years.As part of the deal, DHL will not only continue to deliver furniture items to Next customers throughout the UK but it will provide flexible delivery options such as timed delivery slots and in-home product ...
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ArticleCM Downton wins Smiths News contract
News distribution specialist CM Downton has secured its first contract with Connect Group's Smiths News. Smiths News, sister company to Tuffnells Parcel Express, has a 55% market share of the news distribution industry.Downton's contract with the group will see the operator perform multiple daily trunks of magazines between a Smiths ...
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XPO Logistics plays it cool with Fujitsu General Air Conditioning contract
XPO Logistics has won a new contract with air conditioning business Fujitsu General Air Conditioning (UK). Transporting around 11,000 pallets of air conditioning units a year, XPO one- and two-man crews will deliver the products to offices and industrial buildings across the UK.Additionally, the operator will store 4,000 pallets of ...
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XPO Logistics renews Adama Agricultural Solutions contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its contract with crop protection firm Adama Agricultural Solutions. The operator provides warehousing and distribution for 1.6 million kg of Adama's products a year out of its Aber Park, Derbyshire site.XPO's fleet will deliver 200 products to 232 delivery points across the UK for the firm, ...
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XPO Logistics to run national distribution for Arco
XPO Logistics has won a national distribution contract with safety equipment manufacturer Arco, in a deal that will see it manage Arco’s £4m, 27,000m2 NDC in Hull.XPO will manage the movement of some 60,000 pallets a year for Arco from the Hull RDC to 11 regional hubs and onwards to ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics wins Glenmark Pharmaceuticals contract
Yusen Logistics will now handle all products destined for the UK from pharmaceutical manufacturer Glenmark as part of a major contract win.As a result Yusen will provide temperature controlled pallet storage and pick and pack, as well as managing final mile delivery nationwide in the UK (on a Day one ...
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Southern Salads a 'significant win' for NFT
NFT has won what it has described as a “significant contract” to provide UK-wide temperature-controlled distribution to Southern Salads.Given the seasonal supply demands associated with sales of salad products, the deal sees Southern Salads move away from its own transport fleet and utilise not just NFT’s, but also NFT's wider ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution secures three-year Lansinoh Laboratories contract
Expect Distribution has signed a three-year warehousing and distribution contract with Lansinoh Laboratories, a supplier of breastfeeding products.Under the new deal, Expect will take delivery of shipments, store them in its recently expanded (by 20,000ft²) warehouse facility at Premier Point, Bradford, pick and distribute them.Expect will warehouse approximately up to ...
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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 ...