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SHANKS DEAL Edwards Logistics has won the Armitage Shanks' distribution contract. Edwards Logistics already has a long-standing contract with Armitage Shanks' sister company Ideal Standard.
ANC EINEM ANC Weston, part of express parcels carrier ANC Business Services Croup, has won a contract to deliver more than 4,000 parcels a month for varnish and paints manufacturer Blackfriar Paints_ BRIGHT SPARKS European logistics company Christian Salvesen has won a contract for the nationwide distribution of electrical cables for Hartlepool-based Hanni Cables.
PLASTIC DEAL Wincanton Logistics has been awarded a five-year transport and warehousing contract with Pactiv, manufacturer of thermoformed plastic products for the food processing industry.
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DaimlerChrysler's commercial vehicle hire company Mercedes-Benz Charter Way has provided Chester-based Great Bear Distribution with 20 sleeper-cabbed Actros 2540 tractors.
MILLED CHIPS Vfincanton Logistics has started importing and delivering chilled chips from Belgian firm Van den BroekeLutosa to the UK and Ireland. The chilled chips arrive freshly cut and are quicker to cook than frozen chips.
DOING DUTCH UK freight forwarder Davies Turner and Dutch haulier J Heebink have teamed up to offer daily services between the UK and Holland as well as a next-day delivery system within Holland.