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Celebration as Tesco awards major regional distribution contract

Freight firm XPO Logistics has won a major new contract to manage Tesco’s chilled distribution to stores in the North West of England.

Under the new agreement, XPO will be responsible for temperature-controlled transport using XPO fleet and drivers despatched from Tesco’s distribution centre at Widnes in Cheshire.

XPO, whose headquarters are at Crick, has provided non-food transport services to Tesco UK for more than 25 years. The company deploys a fleet of tanker trucks and specially trained drivers to collect fuel at 15 refineries and deliver it to nearly 500 filling stations across the UK.

Dan Myers, XPO Logistics’ Managing Director – UK and Ireland, said: “Tesco and XPO have built trust between our two businesses over many years by working together to ensure a robust supply chain. We believe this has created a solid foundation for the future development of our partnership.”

The two companies will also work together on a plan for a carbon-neutral or carbon-negative solution that supports Tesco’s sustainability objectives. In 2009, Tesco became the first business globally to set a goal of becoming net-zero carbon by 2050.

Mr Myers said: “Providing transport operations at Widnes distribution centre is a natural evolution in our relationship, and we look forward to supporting Tesco in delivering this next phase in their logistics strategy.”

XPO provides technology-enabled freight transportation solutions for customers across a range of supply chains in Europe, including food and beverage, e-commerce, industrial and consumer goods, as well as for the Tour de France and other world-class events.

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