The packaging division of global paper and packaging company Saica has awarded a GBP 2 million ($3 million) contract to leading logistics company C M Downton to handle the distribution operation for its Thatcham packaging plant, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Downton is already one of the key logistics partners to the Spain-based company, running a GBP 3 million ($4.4 million)-a-year contract for its paper division to handle inbound raw materials and finished goods in relation to 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 who will manage transport planning for Saica Pack on a full-time basis.
SAICA Group is a leading company in Spain in the manufacturing of corrugating board with a capacity of almost 2.5 million tons of paper.
