British soft drink producer Britvic has announced the extension of its contract with Wincanton as the company’s supply chain partner for the next 10 years.
The two firms have a long history of working together, with this contract taking the partnership into its 40th year, having began in 1994.
Wincanton will ‘continue to provide storage and distribution services for Britvic, which is home to brands including Robinsons, J2O and Tango, in the UK’.
The deal, Wincanton says, will allow Britvic to benefit from ‘Wincanton making a significant investment in automation to increase productivity, capacity and capability at Britvic’s national distribution centre in Lutterworth, Leicestershire’.
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Wincanton adds that it will also ‘continue to manage Britvic’s fully automated warehouse facility in Rugby, Warwickshire’. Together, the two sites despatch a combined 650,000 cases of Britvic products each day.
Nigel Paine, supply chain director at Britvic, commented: “We’re pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Wincanton. Their excellent site management and shared values across our people, planet and performance pillars have been important to our success. We look forward to the continued innovation and efficiency this partnership will bring to our supply chain.”
James Hurrell, managing director of grocery and consumer at Wincanton, added: ”Extending our long-standing relationship with Britvic into its fourth decade is a proud milestone for Wincanton as we see our partnership with one of the UK’s most popular beverage manufacturers go from strength-to-strength.
“We are looking forward to investing in a resilient and innovative platform for growth for Britvic in the UK, underpinned by our shared values around people, planet and performance.”
