GLS EXPANDS INTO THE NORDIC MARKET
1 January 2002 Consignia – through its Subsidiary Pakke Trans A/S has acquired 100% of the shares in the Finnish General Parcel partner.
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Business Reply / Freepost envelope statistics
Last year Royal Mail posted 324 million direct mail response envelopes, 44% of which were first class. Compared to the 4.8billion items sent in total, this is good return business but year-on year this figure is remaining constant even as the industry grows.
Read MoreConsignia agrees with flexible sortation rules
Consignia is to overhaul the implementation of its sortation standards for high volume mailers, after protests from mailing houses that certain rules are proving unworkable.
Read MoreHonda (UK) expands its long standing partnership with TDG
Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) has expanded its longstanding partnership with TDG, following the opening of a new £130 million plant facility at its Swindon operation. TDG has established a major rail-connected distribution facility at the Honda site, as part of a new five-year, multi-million-pound contract with Honda that reflects a 66 percent increase in production capacity at the site to 250,000 cars per annum.
Read MoreMusgrave SuperValu-Centra awards contract to Wincanton
Musgrave SuperValu-Centra, independent Northern Ireland grocery retailer, has transferred the operation of its ambient distribution centre at Mallusk to logistics service provider Wincanton, which already operates the company’s adjacent chilled facility.
Read MoreHuntsman Surface Sciences award contract to TDG
Huntsman Surface Sciences, chemicals manufacturer, has awarded TDG a four-year, multi-million-pound national distribution contract, under which TDG will undertake the inbound collection of raw materials and bulk distribution of outbound liquid surface active agents used primarily in the manufacture of detergents and toiletries.
Read MoreAEP Industries awards contract to Meachers Group
AEP Industries UK, flexible film manufacturer, has awarded Meachers Group a major storage and distribution contract. Southampton-based AEP required a service provider that could offer a warehousing facility close to its customer base in the Midlands and could also serve as its logistics provider, offering a seamless turnkey operation from warehouse to customer.
Read MoreHydes Brewery awards contract to Hammond Logistics
Hydes Brewery, Manchester-based brewer, has awarded Hammond Logistics a contract to deliver its products to general wholesalers and cask and kegware to licenced premises throughout the Midlands and North West.
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