Tag: UK

Three year Wincanton win

Posted by | May 8, 2002 | |

Wincanton has won a distribution contract from Dutch dairy co-operative Campina. The three year deal is for the storage and distribution of Campina’s products throughout the UK and Ireland, which include yoghurts, butter, cheeses and milk drinks. The contract will be serviced from Wincanton’s chilled shared user site at Brockworth, near Gloucester.

“This is an excellent opportunity for Wincanton to deliver real supply chain improvements for Campina, which has been a customer of the chilled consolidation network for several years”, said Brian McDill, Wincanton director of operations for the Industrial Logistics business area.

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Minister orders Consignia to scrap foreign expansion

Posted by | May 8, 2002 | |

THE GOVERNMENT has ordered Consignia to abandon its attempts at further overseas expansion after the failure of its merger talks with the Dutch postal giant TPG, it emerged yesterday.
Douglas Alexander, the Industry minister with responsibility for Consignia, told MPs that the state-owned company’s priority in future would be to concentrate on its loss-making domestic operations with the aim of returning them to profitability.

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Post merger talks lasted eight months

Posted by | May 7, 2002 | |

Talks over the possible merger of the Royal Mail and Parcelforce with the Dutch post office lasted for eight months before being called off, it was revealed today. The Government authorised discussions to be held between Consignia and Dutch postal firm TGP last July, but it emerged in March that common ground could not be found.

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