Stobart’s £60m Unilever coup

NORTH West logistics giant Stobart Group has won a £60m contract with Unilever UK.

The three-year agreement will see the Warrington-based company’s Eddie Stobart division cover the majority of Unilever’s manufacturing and distribution activities in the UK.

Stobart will undertake customer deliveries from several Unilever UK distribution centres. and also make deliveries into those distribution centres from Unilever’s UK manufacturing plants.

Unilever is one of the world’s most successful consumer goods companies, and its link-up with Eddie Stobart is the first time its UK arm has awarded such a significant amount of its ambient transport needs to a single provider.

Andrew Tinkler, chief executive of Stobart Group, said: “We are looking forward to building a great working partnership with Unilever by providing a unique full-service offering, combined with the best know-how in the industry.

“As well as delivering day-to-day efficiency benefits for Unilever through our distribution system, we believe we can help it meet and even exceed its goals in terms of carbon reduction in the process.”

Unilever’s brand portfolio ranges from PG Tips and Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Wall’s ice cream to Persil and Dove soap.