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Tradeteam wins drinks supply chain contract with Whitbread

Tradeteam has won a six year contract to provide supply chain services to Whitbread, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group. The new deal will see the leading drinks logistics company provide a full range of services for Whitbread’s 584 hotels and restaurants, operating under the Premier Inn, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Taybarns brands. The agreement includes the provision of stock ownership, forecasting and replenishment services, order taking, warehousing, distribution, and customer services, and commences from March 2011. Brodie McMillan, Whitbread’s Logistics Director,

Tradeteam wins war on waste

Tradeteam has ended the year on a recycling high after successfully rolling out a dedicated waste management programme to all of its operating sites. As a result the UK’s leading drinks logistics supplier has more than doubled the proportion of waste recycled this year in comparison to 2009 totals. Marcus Holden Tradeteam Finance Business Partner and Environmental Champion, who has overseen the ‘go green’ waste improvement project says the achievement has been largely thanks to a series of specialised identification surveys by parent company DHL’s Environmental Compliance and Solutions (ECS)

Tradeteam gives its Staff a Career Boost

Drinks logistics specialist Tradeteam has helped a record number of staff get ahead through DHL’s employee leadership academy programme. The drinks distribution giant selected seven employees for its HeadStart programme this year. HeadStart is a career improvement initiative run in partnership with parent company DHL Supply Chain since 2002. The scheme is dedicated to developing highly capable staff and preparing them for their first line manager position. Carol Peckham Tradeteam’s HR director said: “This is a tried and tested initiative that gives those at the very heart of our company the

Tradeteam drives European safety study

The UK’s leading drinks distributor Tradeteam has teamed up with vehicle manufacturer Volvo to participate in a major European driver safety study. Tradeteam will operate 15 camera-equipped Volvo trucks over 12-months as part of the Euro-FOT (European Field Test), an EU-funded project involving 28 partners which aims to examine real-time driver behaviour and its relationship with on-board safety systems. The test focuses on recording eight distinct functions which help detect hazards, prevent accidents and make driving more efficient. Gavin Murdoch, Managing Director of Tradeteam, said: “

Tradeteam earns Northern Ireland distribution for Molson Coors (UK)

Leading drinks distributor Tradeteam has expanded its nationwide secondary distribution contract with the global brewer Molson Coors Brewing Company Limited (UK). On the back of its success delivering drinks for Molson Coors (UK) - whose portfolio includes Carling, Coors Light and Grolsch - throughout England, Scotland and Wales, Tradeteam has been chosen to distribute its products in Northern Ireland for the remainder of the 10-year distribution agreement. Under the new terms of the agreement Tradeteam will deliver Molson Coors (UK) products to approximately 350 on and off trade outlets

Tradeteam to distribute C&C drinks in Northern Ireland

Tradeteam has won a five-year distribution contract in Northern Ireland with leading drinks manufacturer, marketer and distributor C&C Group. The UK’s number one drinks logistics provider will deliver C&C’s combined brand portfolio throughout Northern Ireland from April 26th, 2010. The new agreement will see Tradeteam amalgamate C&C’s products into one central distribution platform, allowing Tradeteam and C&C to further improve C&C’s customer service and bring more convenience to its customers. Tradeteam had been delivering Tennent’s for C&C in Northern Ireland since last September when the

Tradeteam Wins Anheuser-Busch InBev UK Primary Logistics Contract

The UK’s number one drinks logistics provider Tradeteam has announced a three-year deal with AB InBev UK. Under the terms of the primary distribution contract, Tradeteam will be responsible for delivering packaged kegs, bottles and cases of well-known AB InBev UK brands including Beck’s, Budweiser and Stella Artois from AB InBev UK breweries in Magor (South Wales) and Samlesbury (Lancashire) to distribution centres and customers throughout the UK. These products will be distributed by Tradeteam’s 44-tonne vehicles, a selection of third party haulage partners and supported by parent company