LINPAC ALLIBERT EFS has strengthened its links with Winsford-based LINPAC
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Allibert, picking up additional work to distribute plastic containers and trays throughout the UK.
The company already forms part of the LINPAC Allibert supply chain: it collects from France and Spain when the manufacturer needs a quick turnaround, operates in LINPAC Allibert's 4PL network, and provides emergency transport and time-sensitive deliveries.
LINPAC Allibert produces returnable transit packaging products in Winsford, Cheshire, and exports to Europe and Scandinavia.
When a truck has delivered into mainland Europe, it is backloaded to the UK, bringing in products from LINPAC Allibert's sister sites across Europe for redistribution in the UK.
EFS is responsible for redistributing returning plastic containers and trays across the UK, and that additional work doubles volumes for EFS with LINPAC Allibert.
Key to winning the contract, says Steve Blackie, EFS group business development director, was the company's ability to deliver the products quickly. "For example, the last load from Barcelona was picked up on Friday. It travelled on the Santander-Portsmouth ferry over the weekend, it arrived Monday and will be delivered Tuesday," he explains.
"It's delivered two working days later. By using the ferry, we are saving five days' travelling on the road, cutting lead times for delivery. A majority of the pallets will be sent through the UK Pallets and distributed through the existing EFS fleet."