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Nick Graham. business unit director at Wincanton. says:"We first won a contract with (building materials specialist) Marley Eternit in 2008, the second part of it came in January 2009 it's a good one for us.
At Wincanton, we strive to deliver a high level of customer service, as well as deliver the goods on time, and focus strongly on issues such as safety "Our partnership with Marley Eternit shows that if you stick to doing the correct things, there are still opportunities to grow." In October 2008, Wincanton, in partnership with Clipfine, the construction logistics business, announced it was going to set up consolidation centres across the UK for building companies.
Graham predicts that in five years' time, construction consolidation centres will be a "big growth area" as local authorities come under increasing pressure to cut congestion on the roads.
He adds: The economic situation should help us develop the consolidation centres, We have already signed up a major UK housebuilder to use our shared user centre in Greenford.
"Benefits of the construction consolidation centres include sustainability, especially around London, since they reduce delays and have the value of improved security.
'We believe it would be good from an environmental point of view if local authorities included more planning requirements for consolidation centres, and this is something we have lobbied hard for."