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Roadways Container Logistics awarded contract renewal with EWL

2014-02-05T11:50:00Z

Roadways Container LogisticsRoadways Container Logistics has secured a three-year contract extension with frozen food supply chain company Edge Worldwide Logistics (EWL).Roadways already manages more than 200 movements a week for EWL, and has a member of staff based at the client’s Salford headquarters responsible for co-ordinating container movements.Alan Edge, CEO ...

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Heroic effort proves fulfilling for Clipper

2014-01-30T17:04:00Z

Clipper Logistics has won a contract to operate an efulfilment solution for the trading arm of military charity Help for Heroes. The logistics firm will be shipping a wide range of clothing, accessories, homeware and gift items worldwide from its Enfield shared-user site for Help for Heroes Trading, which previously ...

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Meachers to operate the Southampton Sustainable Distribution Centre

2014-01-29T10:57:00Z

Meachers Global Logistics has won the contract to run the Southampton Sustainable Distribution Centre (SDC).The operation will be launched at a 20,000ft² site on the Nursling Industrial Estate on 3 February and will serve customers in Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh, Hedge End, Totton and the New Forest.Deliveries of consumer goods will ...

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Norbert Dentressangle wins bumper crop protection contract

2014-01-20T13:33:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has pipped its rivals to a three-year storage and distribution contract with pesticides firm Makhteshim-Agan (MAUK). Following a competitive tender, ND will handle incoming products, the provision of bonded storage at its Top Tier COMAH facility at Amber Park, near Mansfield, and the onward distribution of customer ...

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Fini Sweets outsources UK warehousing and distribution to Palletways

2014-01-16T12:51:00Z

Confectionery manufacturer Fini Sweets has outsourced its warehousing and distribution in the UK to Palletways’ warehousing business Palletways Fulfilment.The contract will be ran out of the network’s 100,000ft² hub in Fradley Park, Lichfield, where it will store perishable products, process orders, pick and pack orders, and modify and re-work some ...

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WHSmith extends relationship with Wincanton

2014-01-13T11:35:00Z

Wincanton has won a three-year extension to its transport management contract with WHSmith.The extension covers Wincanton’s work for the retailer’s hubs in Swindon, Dunstable and Birmingham, as well as its partners in the South West, North West and Scotland.Wincanton has introduced telematics to its fleet as part of the contract, ...

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TNT Express wins Gibson musical instrument delivery contract

2014-01-09T13:12:00Z

TNT Express has won a contract to become the exclusive express delivery provider for musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer and Gibson.The 18-month contract will cover the delivery of Gibson’s full range of products, including its famous electric and acoustic guitars, across Gibson's EMEA region.Using its road network, TNT will ...

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Airbus extends production logistics contract with K+N

2014-01-09T11:11:00Z

Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has had its contract with aircraft manufacturer Airbus extended until 2016.The contract covers the management of Airbus’ entire production logistics in the UK, as well as in France, Germany and Spain. It will also cover distribution to China.K+N will be responsible for goods receipt, quality inspection, ...

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Ceva Logistics mops up more business from Vileda

2013-12-19T14:26:00Z

Ceva Logistics has secured a multi-million Euro contract renewal with mop manufacturer Vileda, covering palletised storage and distribution.The contract will run until 2018 and Ceva will deliver around 350 orders per week to wholesalers across the UK from its Corby warehouse.The operator stores approximately 5,300 pallets and 700 stock keeping ...

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ND extends relationship with Weight Watchers

2013-12-18T15:30:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has extended its contract with Weight Watchers to include e-fufilment services and logistics from its Tamworth operation.ND will be responsible for end-to-end fulfilment of Weight Watchers online orders from its shared user DC, including deliveries of items such as cookbooks, electronic equipment, food products and cooking accessories.The new ...

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GFS wins Skate Hut home delivery contract

2013-12-13T13:07:00Z

Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has won a home delivery contract with leisure retailer Skate Hut.The contract will cover economy, premium, international, and parcel shop deliveries by a range of parcel delivery firms, using GFS’s carrier management system.The Halesowen, West Midlands-based company chose GFS as it believes customers have different delivery ...

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BT Fleet takes on 1,200 vehicles for gas distributor

2013-12-13T12:20:00Z

BT Fleet has signed a four-year deal to manage a fleet of 1,200 vehicles for gas distributor Wales & West Utilities. The contract involves management of Wales & West Utilities’ light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as plant, and also involves management of its vehicle suppliers. “We chose BT ...

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Norbert Dentressangle renews AgustaWestland contract

2013-12-05T14:31:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract renewal from helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland.The contract covers daily UK transport of helicopter parts to the aviation and military sectors from its base in Yeovil, Somerset, for next day-delivery of a wide range of parts.ND has held the contract since 2001 and makes approximately 19,000 ...

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Williams-Sonoma chooses Wincanton for UK launch

2013-12-04T12:37:00Z

Wincanton has won a contract with homeware retailer Williams-Sonoma, which is launching in the UK this month.The operator’s two-man delivery arm will assemble and deliver furniture to homes across the country when the US retailer opens its first UK store under its West Elm brand this month.The contract will also ...

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Wincanton wins Paul's Boutique contract

2013-12-03T15:12:00Z

Wincanton has won a warehousing and distribution contract with fashion label Paul’s Boutique.The contract will see the operator deliver products to department stores across the UK, as well as store its range of women’s clothing, accessories and perfume.Paul’s Boutique has taken some space at Wincanton’s 500,000ft² shared-user DC in Greenford, ...

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Cándido Hermida chooses ND for express pallet deliveries

2013-12-03T15:11:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract with Spanish yacht furniture manufacturer Cándido Hermida, to transport product between Spain and the UK.ND will provide ‘just in time’ deliveries using a dedicated fleet to Poole, Dorset, where the yachts are produced on tight schedules.Through the operator's Red Europe Express pallet delivery service, ...

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Menzies wins £1.5m final mile contract with WHSmith

2013-11-27T15:33:00Z

Menzies Logistics Solutions has won a three year contract with WHSmith, worth £1.5m.The recently launched division of Menzies Distribution, which is branching out into high street logistics from its background in newspaper and magazines, will deliver goods to stores in the north of England.The deal will cover the transport of ...

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Norbert Dentressangle has Forbo Flooring contract extended

2013-11-26T15:43:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has renewed and extended its contract with commercial floor coverings manufacturer Forbo Flooring UK for three years.The new part of the contract will see ND collect products from Forbo’s factories in Cortonwood Retail Park near Barnsley, Ripley in Derbyshire and Telford, before consolidation into the operator’s shared-user ...

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Boughey Distribution resigns "significant contract" with Princes

2013-11-22T09:27:00Z

Boughey Distribution, the specialist food division of NWF Group, has renewed what it describes as a “significant contract” with Princes.It describes the contract, based at its Wardle, Greater Manchester, site as long-term.Boughey MD Keith Forster said: "Princes is one of the UK's most significant food and drink groups and Boughey ...

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Norbert Dentressangle joins sporting tribe

2013-11-21T15:00:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed by online sporting community Tribesports to support the launch of its own-brand range of sportswear. ND is providing storage for the range at its shared-user facility in Tamworth and will be responsible for receipt, picking and dispatch of up to 300 orders a day.Tribesports CEO ...