- Leading supply chain specialist CHEP, which serves primarily the consumer-packaged goods and retail sector, has secured a contract renewal for pallet pooling solutions with leading logistics expert Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth.
- Burton’s Biscuit achieves important sustainability benefits from CHEP’s Managed Exchange service.
Based in Leicestershire and specializing in warehousing solutions, pre-retail services, returns management, and distribution operations for the UK market, as well as contract management logistics, the company is part of the family-owned Rhenus Group, a global logistics specialist. It’s the only UK provider of ‘Green GOH’, a garment on hanger system for the transportation of hanging garments in containers, and is specially geared to the requirements of the growing e-commerce sector.
Sustainability through our supply chain is really important to us, and partnering with CHEP supports this. By using the ME service we’re saving an additional 66.297 kg CO2/year – which is equivalent to two truck trips around the Earth, so it’s a significant saving.
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth has been a CHEP customer since 2012 when it was known as Core Management Logistics (CML), prior to its acquisition in 2019 and rebrand in 2020. The contract renewal will see CHEP continue to support Rhenus with its growth plan over the next three years.
The successful collaboration with the business is down to a close partnership with CHEP as John Taylor, Transport Manager at Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth, explains: “At Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth, we’ve partnered with CHEP for nearly a decade now. CHEP always provides a service you can trust, and the availability of stock has never been an issue. Prompt delivery being arranged and fulfilled is taken for granted.”
With a wide range of supply chain platforms, CHEP works with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) all the way up to household name businesses and international brands.
Matt Quinn, CHEP Vice-President, Northern Europe, adds: “It’s great to be able to continue our work with Rhenus. Our longstanding working relationship with the business is a real testament to the service CHEP offers, and a great example of how our circular economy approach can deliver the availability and sustainability that our customers rely on.”
CHEP’s sweet partnership with Burton’s Biscuit Co
CHEP also announced a three-year contract renewal with Burton’s Biscuit Company (Burton’s), one of the UK’s largest biscuit manufacturers – and creator of Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels. Burton’s is delivering significant additional environmental benefits using CHEP’s Managed Exchange service within its supply chain operation, on top of the already inherently sustainable standard pooled service offer from CHEP.
CHEP’s Managed Exchange (ME) program is a circular approach to logistics that provides an efficient pooling solution. The manufacturer’s logistics partners collect empty trade quality CHEP pallets from retailers and reuse them without needing to return to a CHEP service center. It’s an approach Burtons has been using successfully since the offer began.
David Graham, Procurement Manager for Burton’s Biscuit Company, says: “Sustainability through our supply chain is really important to us, and partnering with CHEP supports this. By using the ME service we’re saving an additional 66.297 kg CO2/year – which is equivalent to two truck trips around the Earth, so it’s a significant saving.
“Looking ahead we’re working on a new project with CHEP to convert Euro pallets to ME too. This is expected to save a further 20,000 kg CO2/year and 18,000 km in truck movements – the same as driving from the UK to New Zealand. We’ve all got to play our part to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and tackle our carbon footprint.”
With a wide range of supply chain platforms, CHEP works with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) all the way up to household name businesses and international brands.
Matt Quinn, CHEP Vice-President, Northern Europe comments: “We’ve always been confident that our Managed Exchange system, where equipment is continually circulating throughout the supply chain, is good for the environment. We work hard to limit the amount of waste we generate and ensure that any we do create is recycled.
“Food and drinks companies are increasingly focusing on their carbon strategies, with many aiming towards net zero. CHEP pooled pallets streamline supply chains, reduce cost and drive sustainability benefits, mainly by reducing deforestation and CO2 emissions.”