Stobart Group company, Eddie Stobart has secured a major distribution contract with Unilever, it announced on 12 November. The agreement will see the cult truckers providing ‘ambient transport solutions’ covering the majority of Unilever’s manufacturing and distribution activities in the UK.

Extra business

Under the new three-year contract, which creates £60 million of extra business, Eddie Stobart will undertake customer deliveries from several Unilever UK distribution centres. In addition, Eddie Stobart will also undertake deliveries into those distribution centres from Unilever’s UK manufacturing plants.

Unilever is one of the world’s most successful consumer goods companies, and its link-up with Eddie Stobart is the first time its UK arm has awarded such a significant amount of its ambient transport needs to a single provider.

Eddie Stobart says it was chosen by Unilever to deliver the contract thanks to its comprehensive transport solution, covering all modes of transport, and state-of-the-art logistics management systems.

Carbon reduction

The company also cited its efficiency and cost savings-driven business model, forward-thinking culture and ability to meet the requirements of Unilever’s carbon-reduction agenda as being central to its successful tender for the contract.

Stobart Group chief executive Andrew Tinkler said: ‘We are looking forward to building a great working partnership with Unilever by providing a unique full-service offering, combined with the best know-how in the industry. As well as delivering day-to-day efficiency benefits for Unilever through our distribution system, we believe we can help it meet and even exceed its goals in terms of carbon reduction in the process.’

Source : Modern Selling

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