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| Reed Boardall's Shared User Consolidation Centre |
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Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland all consolidate deliveries from frozen suppliers at Reed Boardall’s frozen operation in Boroughbridge near York. The site handles products from 220 suppliers which it groups into full load quantities for onward delivery into the retailers’ networks. IGD visited to see how this unique site operates. |
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20 Jul 2010 |
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| Birds Eye Wisbech Distribution Operation |
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IGD visited Birds Eye’s new Distribution Operation, which is centred around a new automated frozen highbay facility in Wisbech Cambridgeshire. It is shared with other manufacturers and owned and operated by the Dutch based 3pl Partner Logistics. |
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19 Jul 2010 |
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| ASDA Import Centre |
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Asda’s import centre provides the retailer with an international logistics
operation in the Northeast helping them save an estimated two million road miles
per year. IGD visited Asda’s import centre at Teesport, near Middlesbrough to
highlight how Portcentric logistics can be built into a warehouse operation and
support a dynamic working environment.
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9 Mar 2010 |
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| Cadbury Distribution Centre |
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Cadbury's Distribution Centre at Milton Keynes has been delivering a despatch
accuracy of 99.98%. IGD visited this depot to understand how a leading
manufacturer with a range of highly seasonal and temperature sensitive products
is managing their distribution operation and driving continuous improvement. |
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28 Oct 2009 |
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| Nestlé Distribution Centre |
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IGD visited Nestlé’s ambient distribution centre (DC) at York, one of two regional distribution centres in the UK, to gain insight into how a leading FMCG supplier is managing their distribution operation. The location includes, in addition to the distribution centre, one of the ten manufacturing locations in the UK. |
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11 Aug 2009 |
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| Unilever Distribution Centre |
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IGD visited Unilever’s ambient distribution centre (DC) at Cannock (north of
Birmingham) in the UK to gain insight into how a leading FMCG supplier is
managing their distribution operation. |
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15 Apr 2009 |
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| Closed Loop Recycling Ltd Food-Grade Plastic Recycling Plant |
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IGD visited Closed Loop in Dagenham, Essex to showcase how sustainable supply
chain initiatives, such as a food-grade plastic recycling, can be built into a
distribution network. |
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25 Feb 2009 |
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| The co-operative Distribution Centre |
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IGD visited The co-operative’s composite food warehouse at West Thurrock (East of London) in the UK to gain insight into how a leading convenience store operator is managing their in-house distribution operation from their first large-scale multi-temperature regional distribution centre.
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4 Feb 2009 |
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| Musgrave Distribution Centre |
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Musgrave's Distribution Centre at Wellingborough is a key part of Musgrave's
logistical operation in the UK since it serves all of the 186 Budgens fascia
stores in the country. IGD visited the depot to understand its operations
following the warehouse re-fit and the removal of the automated sorting. |
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15 Dec 2008 |
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| Vroegop-Windig Fresh Produce Depot |
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IGD visited the Vroegop-Windig fresh produce warehouse at Bleiswijk in the
Netherlands to gain insight into how a leading fresh produce importer,
wholesaler and distributor is using a fully automated stock and order picking
system for full track and trace capability. |
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12 Nov 2008 |
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| Euro Pool System Washing Installation Depot |
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IGD visited Euro Pool System’s depot and washing installation at Bleiswijk in
the Netherlands to gain insight into how an automated system works for
returnable, plastic trays.
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8 Oct 2008 |
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| Waitrose Distribution Centre |
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IGD visited the Waitrose composite food warehouse at Aylesford, Kent in the UK
to gain insight into how a leading supermarket retailer is managing their
in-house distribution operation. |
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6 Oct 2008 |
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| Sainsbury's Distribution Centre |
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The Northampton Distribution Centre is a new Composite Regional Distribution Centre with strong environmental credientials and forms part of the Sainsbury’s Logistics strategy for supporting the “Making Sainsbury’s Great Again" programme. |
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17 Jun 2008 |
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| DIRFT International Rail Freight Terminal |
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The DIRFT facility is managed by The Malcolm Group. The rail terminals at Daventry (Crick) and Grangemouth in Scotland aim to provide strategic access to the nationwide freight network and efficient interchanges with road transport links. |
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17 Jun 2008 |
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| Tesco Distribution Centre |
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Daventry 1 is a National Distribution Centre for Tesco clothing and home textiles, and also uses the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) to move deliveries up to the Tesco distribution centre at Livingston in Scotland via the Grangemouth Rail Terminal near Glasgow. |
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17 Jun 2008 |
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| ASDA Service Centre |
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The ASC at Lutterworth is one of eight reverse logistics centres in the ASDA network. The Lutterworth hub also houses the national returns centre for electrical goods and some non-electrical lines. As such, this site is a flagship depot in the ASC network.
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17 Jun 2008 |
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| Boots D80 Medicines Warehouse |
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IGD took a short tour of the central warehouse for prescription medicines at Boots’ 35-acre campus in Dunkirk, Nottingham, UK
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10 May 2008 |
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