Wincanton PLC Wincanton wins new Primark contract (6071S)
17 Novembre 2021 - 8:00AM
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Wincanton PLC
17 November 2021
For immediate release 17 November 2021
WINCANTON plc
Wincanton wins new Primark contract
Wincanton, a leading supply chain partner for UK business, has
won a five-year contract with Primark, the fashion retailer, for
the provision of transport services to all its UK stores.
Under the contract, which begins early next year, Wincanton will
make more than 50,000 deliveries to 191 stores across the UK each
year and deliver significant operational efficiencies to the supply
chain. As part of the operations, Wincanton and Primark will work
to ensure a reduction in carbon emissions, by reducing the
distances travelled by HGVs by 15% and increasing the use of
alternative fuels.
More than 100 colleagues will stay in their roles and join the
20,000-strong Wincanton team, primarily engaged across transport
operations and conducting deliveries nationwide.
James Wroath, Chief Executive Officer at Wincanton, said :
"This significant contract win will see Wincanton delivering
innovative operational efficiencies, reducing carbon emissions and
helping Primark better serve their customers throughout the UK. It
shows the strong momentum within our business, as we continue to
build on new and existing partnerships with customers in our
primary markets."
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About Wincanton
Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company.
The Group provides business critical services including storage,
handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark
stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management;
and network optimisation for many of the UK's best-known
companies.
It is active across a range of markets including food and
consumer goods; retail and manufacturing; eCommerce; the public
sector; major infrastructure; building materials; fuel; and
defence. With almost 100 years' heritage, Wincanton's 20,000-strong
team operates from more than 200 sites across the country,
utilising 3,500 vehicles.
About Primark
Primark is an international retailer that offers customers the
latest fashion, beauty and homeware at great value prices. Founded
in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark today has 399
stores across 14 countries in Europe and North America and employs
more than 70,000 people. Primark is working to make more
sustainable fashion affordable for everyone and is focused on
giving clothing a longer life, protecting life on the planet and
improving the lives of people who make Primark products. As part of
this it has unveiled a series of commitments it is working to
achieve by 2030. These include making all its clothes from recycled
or more sustainably sourced materials, ensuring clothing is
recyclable by design, halving carbon emissions across the value
chain, removing single-use plastic and pursuing a living wage for
workers in the supply chain. You can find out about these
commitments and more here .
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