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ArticleMeachers wins three year contract with Nexeo Solutions
Meachers Global Logistics has signed a three year contract with chemical and plastics distributor Nexeo Solutions. The deal will see Meachers arrange the sea freight of quantities of polypropylene granules from the US to the UK on behalf of Nexeo, from whence it will transport the cargo to its Nursling ...
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Clipper to handle Zara e-fulfilment
Clipper Group has signed a new contract with fashion retailer Zara.The new deal will see Clipper handling e-fulfilment for Zara, which is part of the retail group Inditex., from a new DC in Northampton, making deliveries to a selection of European countries.The new centre will have more than 340,000ft².This is ...
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ArticleClipper to support John Lewis at new distribution centre
Clipper Logistics is to provide John Lewis with a variety of "retail support services" from a new DC in Milton Keynes.Under a proposed 10-year agreement, Clipper will work with John Lewis from a new 300,000ft² centre in the city, the exact location of which is yet to be decided.Work is ...
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'Missguided' new contract for Norbert Dentressangle
Norbert Dentressangle has signed a new seven year deal with online retailer Missguided, a move that will see ND take control of Missguided’s current fulfilment centre in Salford on 30 March.Some 250 Missguided staff will transfer to ND as of next week as a result of the deal, with ND ...
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ArticleWoodland signs three year contract with Comma Oil and Chemicals
The Woodland Group - parent company to Woodland Logistics - has signed a three year contract with automotive aftermarket supplier Comma Oil and Chemicals.The new deal will see the Essex-based freight forwarder and haulier move approximately 10 million litres of lubricants, chemicals and ancillaries for Comma annually transporting them mainly ...
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ArticleNew contract in the pipeline for Norbert Dentressangle
Norbert Dentressangle has won a five year contract with polythene pipe producer Radius Systems.The firm will manage deliveries from Radius Systems’ Derbyshire-based UK production facility, with more than 20 vehicles with lorry-mounted cranes (pictured) distributing across 30 routes on a daily basis.Norbert Dentressangle has already made alterations to the delivery ...
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Harvey Nichols extends Clipper contract
Clipper Logistics has had its contract with Harvey Nichols extended by 10 years, a deal that will see its relationship with the retailer move into a second decade.The agreement will see Clipper continue to provide warehousing and deliveries to store for all non-refrigerated Harvey Nichols products, including clothing, accessories, food ...
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TNT wins renewed Volvo contract
TNT Express has secured a three-year contract renewal with Volvo, covering the delivery of parts to factories and aftermarket dealers across Europe.The deal involves the collection of parts from more than 800 suppliers and delivering them to its truck and bus production facilities in Sweden, Belgium, France and Poland.TNT also ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution boosted by drinks contract
Expect Distribution has won a five-year contract renewal from energy drinks firm Boost Drinks.The deal, which was renewed earlier this month, follows an initial three-year contract which involved storage at Expect’s Halifax site and distribution using a fleet of seven trucks and nine Boost-liveried trailers.Expect Distribution MD Neil Rushworth said: ...
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Magnet sticks to Wincanton for kitchen deliveries
Wincanton has won a home delivery and distribution contract renewal with kitchen firm Magnet.The deal sees the continuation of Wincanton's two-man home delivery service from Magnet's North East manufacturing plant in Darlington to the manufacturer’s UK customer base. The logistics firm makes around 40,000 deliveries per year of kitchen furniture, ...
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Gerrard Seel selects Gefco for wine deliveries
Wine merchant Gerrard Seel has chosen Gefco UK as its multimodal logistics provider.The deal involves the delivery of imported products into Gerrard Seel’s bonded warehouse in Liverpool. It will transport products via full truck loads, rail and sea into the warehouse from various regions across the globe.Gefco claimed that transporting ...
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ArticleBibby moves into into chilled and frozen logistics
Bibby Distribution has moved into chilled and frozen logistics after securing a three-year contract with supermarket discounter Netto.The deal will see Bibby provide full frozen, chilled and ambient food logistics for Netto, which opened five stores in the North of England last year and plans a further 10 by the ...
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ArticleJCB constructs new overnight delivery deal for parts
Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has renewed a deal with Norbert Dentressangle to manage delivery of aftermarket parts to a network of over 100 dealer depots. The three-year, multi-million pound contract involves evening collection of parts in pre-packed pallet boxes from JCB’s World Parts Centre in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and trunking into ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens begins work on mower distribution contract
Howard Tenens has secured a contract with ride on lawn mower firm STIHL GB.Work on the contract, which involves the warehousing and distribution of its mower range to dealerships, commenced in December and is being run out of the operator’s Swindon facility.Rob Follett, demand planning manager at STIHL GB, said ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution keeps Braiform contract
Bibby Distribution has secured a contract renewal with manufacturer Braiform for the delivery and collection of garment hangers.The contract, which Bibby has operated since 2005, sees the logistics firm deploy stand trailers to Braiform’s clients’ RDCs, which then transport hangers to major retailers such as Matalan, Peacocks and Debenhams. Hangers ...
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New Look contract extension for Clipper Logistics
Clipper Logistics has had its contract with fashion retailer New Look extended to July 2019.It will continue to deliver and collect boxed and hanging garments from New Look’s 542 stores on a set weekly frequency. It is to also handle the delivery of the retailer’s click and collect orders.Clipper will ...
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DHL takes over M&S Swindon DC from Wincanton
DHL Supply Chain has taken over operations at Marks & Spencer’s Swindon DC, which was formerly managed by Wincanton.A DHL spokeswoman said it took over operations at the site on 4 January. The contract involves the management of the Swindon site as well as the storage and distribution of general ...
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ArticleACS&T wins five-year frozen bakery deal with Easibake Foods
ACS&T has won a five-year contract with Easibake Foods for distributing its frozen bakery products to fast food stores and supermarkets across the UK.The new contract will see ACS&T manage outbound deliveries from Easibake Foods’ Welsh plant in Pontypool to customers, delivering around 30 loads a week of speciality breads ...
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ArticleWincanton wins BAE Systems' UK shipbuilding logistics contract
Wincanton has been awarded a new contract with defence manufacturer BAE Systems, to provide full logistics and warehousing services in support of its UK shipbuilding operations.This includes its programme to deliver three new River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy.The long-term agreement, which starts with the outsourcing of ...
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Bibby Distribution secures one-year Havelock extension
Bibby Distribution has had its contract with retail and corporate interiors fitter and supplier Havelock extended by one year.Deliveries and collections are made using a mixed fleet of standard-length and urban artics to allow easier delivery to city centres. As the goods are often low-weight, Bibby has also added double-decker ...