Wincanton dropped by Shell Oil
Shell UK Oil Products has dropped Wincanton as its main fuel distributor. The companies say they have decided by ‘mutual agreement‘ to end their existing contract at the end of December 2003.
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Gist brewery deal
Gist has signed a £100m, 5 year deal with Carlsberg-Tetley to carry out its primary distribution. The group will transport products from Carlsbergs breweries in Leeds and Northampton to its retail depot networks.
Read MoreJobs to go as TDG loses major deal with Boots
Logistics giant TDG is to axe at least 50 drivers job after losing a long-established contract with Boots. The Boots contract, which is handled by 5 depots, is being transferred to an unnamed contractor from August.
Read MoreLane Group hit by Next loss
The Lane Group has suffered a major blow following the decision by its biggest customer to take its distribution service back in-house. The clothes retailer Next has announced that it is to take over the retail distribution work that had been contracted out to Lane for the last 8 years.
Read MoreUK Regulator grilled on Royal Mail
The mail regulator faced a grilling from MPs yesterday over proposals to liberalise the mail market while curbing Royal Mail’s own prices. Graham Corbett, Postcomm regulator, told a select committee headed by Martin Stanley that his 240-page document on price controls and increases for Royal Mail was not “regulatory treacle”, as it was dubbed by Allan Leighton, Royal Mail chairman. “What monopolists think of as regulatory treacle is what most consumers think of as proper oversight,” Mr Corbett retorted.
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