network, including daily road freight groupage service to destinations across Europe, which are accessed via two key hubs Alsdorf and Dortmund. This direct service improves transit times by 24 hours to the majority of countries, giving local exporters a valuable competitive advantage. Dachser is planning to continue
its UK growth strategy in the future, and will expand its facilities to accommodate the increasing demand for its services from UK customers and the Dachser European network alike. Evidence of this has been recently announced as Dachser has signed a new five-year contract with the fast-growing retailer Aldi. The company will provide a warehouse platform as well as UK and Ireland distribution services for a wide range of the supermarket chain’s products. On the back of the additional business this brings to Dachser, its warehouse resource has been extended in Northampton where a
lease on a new 16,000 square metre warehouse, adjacent to its existing logistics centre, has just been signed. Dachser has been working
with Aldi for more than 25 years in the UK, during which time the logistics provider has operated an increasingly varied portfolio of Customs services, inbound logistics, freight forwarding, warehousing and value added services for the fast expanding retailer. Aldi is particularly appreciative
‘Dachser is planning to continue its UK growth strategy in the future’
is pleased to welcome more Aldi
business for the company. He said: “This new
of the rapid time in which they are able to consign increased volumes of products from a variety and expanding number of suppliers via Dachser’s services. The operation has proved itself to be highly scalable as evidenced by the opening of the new warehouse. Dachser UK’s newly appointed managing director, Mark Rollinson,
contract in part proves how on- going success is bred from a true partnership approach, such as the one we have enjoyed with Aldi for some years,” he said. “Dachser is privileged to be involved with Aldi’s UK success story, providing an ever-increasing scope of logistics and supply-chain services throughout the UK.”
UK managing director Mark Rollinson
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