DHL Supply Chain has won a new five-year contract worth £38 million to handle the UK distribution for European office products wholesaler, Spicers.
DHL will manage distribution across Spicers' supply chain network from regional distribution centres in Greenwich, Chessington, Bristol, Birmingham, Heywood and Glasgow, to dealers and customers.
DHL will manage a dedicated fleet of 98 vehicles, equipped with telematics systems that enable vehicle tracking and fuel usage monitoring.
All 180 employees from the previous contractor have been retained by DHL.
US Airways has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of European Cargo Services (ECS), as its exclusive general sales and service agent in the UK and Ireland.
Effective February 1st, Globe Air Cargo markets all cargo capacity for US Airways to the US from the UK and Ireland on the airline's daily flights from London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to the airline's gateways in Charlotte (North Carolina) and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
US Airways' extensive network will enable freight forwarders and shippers in the UK to achieve fast, seamless connections to prime markets such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, Detroit, Greensboro, Greenville, Indianapolis, Memphis, Minneapolis, Newark, New York, Pittsburgh, San Juan, St Louis and many more.
According to Globe Air Cargo, US Airways' 30+ tons a day capacity will be filled by direct traffic bound for the airline's main US hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte, as well as cargo bound for other domestic destinations in US Airways' network and express, courier and interline shipments.
Norbert Dentressangle has secured a new contract with UK-based camping specialists, Sunnflair.
Prior to the new arrangement, Sunnflair used several external carriers to collect and distribute its products. However, unsatisfactory service combined with cost issues prompted a review of its operations and the appointment of Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services as its primary transport provider.
Norbert Dentressangle makes up to fifteen collections a day from Sunnflair's premises at Chelmsford and Ipswich. Next-day deliveries are then made to the company's 2,800 retail stockists across the country.
The service incorporates the transportation of Sunnflair gas stoves and cylinders, which are subject to strict Accord Dangereux Routier (ADR) carriage requirements.
Norbert Dentressangle also provides the bespoke Shipment Handling & Reporting Program (SHARP), technology, an online system that enables customers to place multiple delivery orders at its head office in Chelmsford, which are transmitted electronically to Norbert Dentressangle before being distributed to vehicles across its shared-user network.
The Lloyd Fraser Group has been awarded a new two-year contract by First Milk, effective April 1st.
The new contract not only renews Lloyd Fraser's existing operation across Central England, but the company will also assume responsibility for both the South-East Wales and Oxfordshire milk fields, acquiring depots at New Inn and Thame.
Lloyd Fraser will commence discussions with the outgoing contractor to ensure a smooth transfer for affected staff and no service disruption for First Milk. In many ways the return of New Inn to Lloyd Fraser control marks something of a ‘full circle', the depot having originally been operated by Lloyd Fraser in 1999 for Milk Marque, the successor to the original Milk Marketing Board.
