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Latest contract news – Page 12
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Gefco UK renews Honda contract after seven year partnership
Gefco UK has renewed its three year contract with Honda Motor Europe Logistics, the sister arm of Honda. The contract will see the UK branch of the French transporter firm provide Honda with a variety of services, including deliveries, weekly groupage and groupage for single deliveries into Honda sites in ...
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ArticleViridor looks to extend tyre life with contract extension
Waste and recycling contractor Viridor has signed a new three-year tyre management contract with Bandvulc covering in the South West of England from Cornwall to West Sussex and Wales that will see a drive to improve the life of the 300 vehicles' tyres.Bandvulc commercial director Phil West said: “We are ...
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XPO renews luxury fashion retailer contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its contract with online fashion retailer Matchesfashion.com, after two years of working with the brand. The former Norbert Dentressangle will continue to pick, pack and deliver orders from the online store; receive, handle and store the products; and deliver to Matchesfashion.com stores across London.XPO was unable ...
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ArticlePalletways in clover with Rochford Garden Machinery deal
Palletways has struck a major logistics support deal with Rochford Garden Machinery. The pallet network will deliver goods on behalf of the garden machinery distributor to garden centres and retailers across the country. Under the contract Lichfield-based Palletways will handle all pallets for the garden machinery firm, including garden tractors ...
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Bibby wins Roberts Bakery deal after 12 month trial
Bibby Distribution has won a contract with bread maker Frank Roberts and Sons, which trades as Roberts Bakery, after a 12 month trial of the operation. The contract will see Bibby’s Scunthorpe warehouse receive bread from Roberts Bakery sites in Northwich, Cheshire and Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where it will pick and ...
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Wincanton sweet on new British Sugar contract
Wincanton has signed a ‘sweet’ new contract with British Sugar, the company responsible for around half of the UK’s sugar. Under the new three-year deal, Wincanton will transport 275,000 tonnes of sugar every year, predominantly from British Sugar’s Wissington base to locations across the UK.Wincanton will also work with British ...
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Ceva Logistics wins BMI Healthcare storage and distribution contract
Ceva Logistics has beaten other 3PL providers to clinch a new contract with private healthcare provider BMI Healthcare.The three year contract will see Ceva store medical equipment and consumables, including temperature controlled storage of pharmaceutical products, and distribution of these across the UK to more than 60 hospitals and healthcare ...
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ArticleMeaty new distribution contract for Culina
We’re not sure if this particular Peperami broke out of the back of this vehicle or is waiting to hijack it. But either way, the picture aptly illustrates the award of a contract to food logistics specialist Culina for UK distribution of the well-known meat snacks. Under the two-year deal, ...
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DHL secures five year Mothercare extension
DHL Supply Chain has strengthened its 25 year relationship with Mothercare by winning an extension to its contract.The five-year deal sees DHL Supply Chain handle national distribution to Mothercare’s network of over 300 UK stores and its international franchises until 2020.DHL will manage the operation at its main site in ...
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Royal Mail signs three-year online fulfilment deal with Waterstones
Royal Mail has won a three-year contract with book retailer Waterstones to handle delivery of all online goods.Purchases from Waterstones.com will be delivered through Royal Mail’s Tracked 24, Tracked 48 and International services.Royal Mail said it was selected for its quality of service and capacity, particularly its ability to handle ...
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Kodak transfers warehouse operations to Miniclipper Logistics
Kodak, the graphic communications division of Eastman Kodak, has transferred all UK warehouse operations to Miniclipper Logistics as part of a £2m, two-year rolling contract.The two companies have worked in partnership for the past two decades.All logistics functions and a number of employees at Kodak have been transferred to Miniclipper ...
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ArticleDream deal with Bathstore to create 100 jobs at DHL
DHL Supply Chain is set to create over 100 transport and warehousing jobs after extending its contract with bathroom retailer Bathstore for another five years.DHL saw off rivals for the £37.5m deal by offering greater efficiencies and additional services including a two-man home delivery solution.The logistics firm will run a ...
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Clipper Logistics cuts a dash with new fashion retailer contract
Clipper Logistics has strengthened its grip on the fashion retail sector, clinching a major four year deal with fashion retailer M&Co.This is the latest in a series of fashion retail wins for Clipper, including a five year extension with New Look, ten year extension deals with Harvey Nichols and John ...
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CM Downton celebrates trio of business wins
Logistics firm CM Downton is continuing its winning streak in the food industry sector clinching a series of contracts worth around £2m a year.The spate of wins follows CM Downton’s major investment over the past 12 months in its fleet and warehousing facilities.The company, which operates 600 tractor units and ...
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London Boroughs Consolidation Centre names DHL as long-term logistics partner
The London Boroughs Consolidation Centre (LBCC) has named DHL as its long-term freight partner at the Freight in the City Expo last week. The project, led by Camden along with Enfield, Waltham Forest and Islington, was given the green light back in March after a successful trial period which saw ...
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Hermes keeps foot in the door with Clarks contract extension
Hermes has been awarded a two year extension on its contract with shoe retailer Clarks, which has seen it deliver three million parcels for the company since it won the contract in 2012. The deal will see Hermes continue to provide Clarks with both a next day and three to ...
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ArticleCM Downton extends tyre care deal with Bridgestone
Bridgestone has clinched a fleet agreement with CM Downton that sees it extend its existing 10-year tyre care contract.Bridgestone attributed winning the new five year pence-per-kilometre (PPK) deal to a close working relationship with Downton, and its Total Tyre Care package that underpins the company’s aim to offer more miles ...
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Hoyer wins Esso UK delivery contract
Hoyer Petrolog has been awarded what is describes as a “significant development for the business” by way of a three-year contract with Esso to cover its UK delivery business for Tesco Express (Alliance).The contract, which runs until June 2019, also covers Esso’s industrial and wholesale delivery network in the UK ...
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Ceva lands 10-year contracts worth more than £260m
Ceva Logistics has won 10-year contracts with four major retailers with a combined value of $400m (£260.2m).The supply chain management firm will provide warehousing, store deliveries, e-commerce fulfilment, returns and international distribution to ladies’ fashion retailers Coast, Karen Millen, Oasis and Warehouse. The new contracts will be run out of ...
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ArticleSky's the limit for XPO with AgustaWestland helicopter contract
XPO Logistics has been tasked with transporting eight Lynx helicopters between Brazil and the UK on behalf of AgustaWestland.The helicopter company has been commissioned by the Brazilian Navy to replace their engines, navigation systems, display consoles and mission avionics.XPO, said to have a long-standing relationship with the company, will handle, ...