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ArticleWincanton to run Coca-Cola warehouse in Northern Ireland
Wincanton has won a three year contract with Coca-Cola to run the confectioner’s warehouse in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.The operator will handle both raw and finished products under the new deal, which it said was based on “shared values and an emphasis on customer service”.Wincanton said that it believed its experience ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics secures Costco UK contract
XPO Logistics has won a contract with Costco UK to handle the retailer’s reverse logistics for its 28 UK warehouses. XPO will receive and unload vehicles containing store waste at its “one-stop shop” site in Lutterworth, as well as handling and loading shipping containers.The operator will also be responsible ...
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ArticleHoyer and Rontec extend contract for five years
Hoyer Petrolog has extended its contract with Rontec to supply over 200 of its forecourts with fuels throughout the UK until September 2021.The deal extends a relationship which began in 2012.As well as the existing contract term being extended Rontec has added 18 additional sites to its network in the ...
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ArticleRyder wins fleet replacement and maintenance deal with Safetykleen
Commercial vehicle rental firm Ryder has won a fleet replacement and maintenance contract with Safetykleen.The contract will see Ryder buy 127 vehicles from Safetykleen’s lease providers and lease them back to Safetykleen, as well as take over the fleet management and maintenance of Safetykleen's vehicles.Delivery of the vehicles to SafetyKleen ...
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Wincanton bags four-year Ikea deal
Wincanton has secured a four-year contract to provide support at two new DCs for furniture and homeware retailer Ikea.Wincanton will lease and fit-out the DCs, which have a combined space of more than 500,000ft², in two locations north and south of the River Thames.The operator said the deal will support ...
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Ceva seals warehousing deal with DIY group Arlec
Ceva Logistics will help Australian DIY group Arlec build up its UK business after sealing a new warehousing deal.Ceva has secured an evergreen contract with Arlec, which designs and manufactures electronic and electrical products for the DIY market in Australia and New Zealand.It is now entering the UK market to ...
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ArticleB&H Worldwide wins Logix Aero aircraft parts contract
Aerospace logistics and warehousing firm B&H Worldwide has won a deal with aircraft parts provider Logix Aero to operate its Heathrow parts facility.B&H Worldwide will use its warehousing and inventory management tool, OnTrack, to support Logix Aero’s global operations, including the management of its aircraft components stock.B&H Worldwide customer solutions ...
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ArticlePalmer & Harvey seals deal with Morrisons
Palmer & Harvey has clinched a deal with Morrisons to provide logistics services to ten Morrisons Daily convenience stores set to open at Rontec filling stations.The contract win follows Palmer & Harvey’s appointment of former Tesco convenience store director Tony Reed in October this year. Reed was responsible for 2,800 ...
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ArticleHastings Freight relishes Henderson's contract
Chesterfield-based Hastings Freight has seen off rivals to win the main logistics contract for Henderson’s Relish. As part of the contract Hastings Freight, which is a Palletways member, will be responsible for timed next-day deliveries of Henderson’s relish to Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and to JD Wetherspoon pubs across Manchester, ...
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XPO Logistics opens door to Performance Doorset Solutions contract
XPO Logistics has won a new contract with Lancashire joinery specialist Performance Doorset Solutions (PDS) that will see it be responsible for some 50 movements per week.PDS is part of Masonite Group, and XPO Logistics already handles movements for the US door specialist out of sites in Barnsley and Huthwaite, ...
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Eddie Stobart begins work on Aggregate Industries contract
Eddie Stobart has gone live with its Aggregate Industries contract, which the haulier won earlier this year from incumbent XPO Logistics.Since securing the deal with Aggregate's Concrete Products division in June, Stobart has staffed a new traffic office for the contract and recruited drivers to work on it.The five-year deal ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics extends Co-op contract
XPO Logistics has extended its contract with the Co-op, which will see it continue to deliver to stores across the south of England and Wales.XPO runs 180 tractor units on the Co-op contract, which has so far run for five years. It also utilises 300 trailers, 151 rigids and 500 ...
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DPD Pickup fashions deal with Matalan
DPD has added fashion retailer Matalan to its catalogue of DPD Pickup locations, the number of which is set to hit 2,800 by the end of the year. Matalan has rolled out pick up points for the carrier in all 222 of its UK stores, continuing DPD’s trend of selecting ...
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Juicy new Essential Fruits contract for NFT Distribution
NFT Distribution has won a six-month rolling contract with Essential Fruits because of its “port-centric” operation. The temperature-controlled operator will collect containers of, store and distribute fruit from the company, which provides fresh produce for fruit salads, fruit juices and other fruit-containing products.The rolling format of the deal is to ...
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ArticleGefco to manage global PSA Peugeot Citroën supply chain under new €8bn deal
Gefco has signed an €8bn (£7.15bn) exclusivity deal with former parent company PSA Peugeot Citroën, which will see it manage the company’s entire global supply chain.The five-year deal will commence on 1 January 2017. Gefco will be responsible for organising the automotive giant’s entire supply chain, from sourcing components for ...
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Clipper Logistics and John Lewis form joint venture for Click and Collect work
Clipper Logistics and the John Lewis Partnership have formed a joint venture company to formalise their Click and Collect partnership. The venture, funded equally by the two parties, will be run by Clipper Logistics which will provide next day delivery into stores from online orders.John Lewis will provide the operation ...
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Royal Mail fashions new deal with River Island
Royal Mail has signed a new contract with River Island, building on the work it already does handling the retailer’s customer returns. The two year contract will see Royal Mail collect customer deliveries from River Island’s main warehouse in Milton Keynes and deliver them to homes across the UK.Royal Mail’s ...
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Wincanton toasts five-year Majestic Wine win
Wincanton has sealed a five-year deal with Majestic Wine to set up a national fulfilment centre (NFC) at its shared user site in Greenford which will process 40% of the wine merchant’s online orders.As part of the agreement, Wincanton will store, pick, pack and deliver over 4 million Majestic Wine ...
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ArticleWincanton cements deal with Hanson
Wincanton bought 75 new cement mixers for it's Hanson contractHanson has outsourced part of its concrete delivery operations to Wincanton.Under the eight-year contract Wincanton will deliver more than half a million cubic metres of concrete a year to Hanson's customers, typically building contractors, using a flexible fleet of around 70 ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain wins three-year contract with Toyota
DHL Supply Chain has signed what it describes as a ‘new three-year contract’ to provide aftermarket services to over 200 authorised repairers and retailers for Toyota and Lexus across the country.The deal will see DHL distribute over 200,000 lines for the automotive brands, with deliveries being conducted overnight so dealerships ...