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prepared to take care of their inventory management,” said Jukka Tiitinen, Business Line President of Services at Valmet. Valmet’s other logistics centres
are located in Beloit (USA), Wuzi (China), Sundsvall (Sweden), and Helsinki (Finland). “We want to deliver the
best service experience to our customers worldwide. One part of that is being close and
3 The inauguration of Valmet’s new logistics centre was attended by (left to right) Marcos Ozório, Vice-Director of Codar; Celso Tacla, South America Area President, Valmet; Marcelo Lupparia, Vice President, Abimaq; Rui Souza Araucária, Vice Mayor; and Elio Krummenauer, Services Director, Valmet.
available whenever needed,” said Elio Krummenauer, Valmet’s Services Director in South America.
Downton extends Saica partnership with new contract
The packaging division of global paper giant Saica has awarded a £2m contract to leading logistics specialist C M Downton to handle distribution from its Thatcham plant. Downton is already one of the key
logistics partners to the Spain-based company, running a £3m-a-year contract for its paper division to handle inbound raw materials and finished goods for the company’s paper mill and recycling facility in Manchester. The new contract with Saica Pack
Ltd – won by Downton following a competitive tender process – runs for an initial 12 month term but
with the option for an extension on a rolling basis. Downton will be handling 30-35 loads per day, delivering packaging materials from Saica Pack’s manufacturing facility in Thatcham to its customers across the UK. Downton has transferred under TUPE regulations a number of staff from the incumbent service provider, and has now established a permanent team at Thatcham which will manage transport planning for Saica Pack on a full- time basis. Downton’s management of both the UK paper and packaging contracts means there will be
ongoing synergies achieved for Saica, with the transfer of materials between Thatcham and Manchester now handled by the same company. Andy Downton, managing director of Downton, said: “Saica is now one of our top ten customers and we are pleased to be extending our partnership with them. Our existing contract with Saica Paper and the strength of our network along the M4 corridor makes Downton the ideal logistics partner for Saica Pack’s operation in Thatcham – we hope this is the start of a long and successful relationship with this division of the business.” Duncan Ward, regional logistics
manager for Saica Pack South West, said: “We continue to operate in an ever more demanding market place, where demand varies considerably within the working week. We needed a transport provider who could cover our sales area, with a combination of core fleet and a national network operated by one haulier with its own vehicles.” Downton has picked up a string
of contract wins and renewals in recent months. In February 2016, the company secured renewals with three of its clients in the paper and packaging sector – Holmen Paper, Norske Skog and RPC Promens – worth around £3.5m a year.
Jungheinrich UK has opened its first new regional sales centre in almost 20 years at Crossways Business Park, near Dartford in Kent. Neil Warren, Jungheinrich UK’s Used Equipment and Short Term Rental Director, said: “The new 4,700 sq ft Dartford showroom enables Jungheinrich to be far more responsive to customer needs in Kent and the surrounding area – in effect, we will become a local player in Kent and the region.”
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