LONDON--Wincanton PLC (WIN.LN), a provider of supply chain
services in the U.K. and Ireland, Tuesday announced that Pernod
Ricard U.K., part of the Pernod Ricard Group, has awarded a five
year warehousing and distribution contract for its U.K.
warehousing, repacking and customer delivery transport
operations.
MAIN FACTS:
-As part of the contract renewal Wincanton will handle in excess
of 7 million cases annually from its HMRC-approved bonded facility
in Corby, Northamptonshire, where the team will also be responsible
for:
* Labelling (duty stamping) of individual bottles
* Repackaging of bottles to facilitate pack size changes
* Product customization, including repackaging into gift boxes
and application of neck tags to bottles
* Building of point of sale display units
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