Leading UK manufacturer Unipart Logistics has won a multi-year contract to provide in-plant logistics services to Airbus.
The contract, which goes live in early 2023, will be responsible for the receipt of in-bound products from around the globe, warehousing, kitting and line feed logistics to Airbus’ on-site wing assembly lines at Broughton in Flintshire and Bristol.
Aerospace and defence sector director for Unipart Logistics Simon Wheelton said: "We are very pleased to enter into a long-term partnership with Airbus, committing to supply chain transformation and driving best practices across these production logistics operations.
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"Our foundation of process excellence, engagement and sustainability closely aligns with Airbus’ and, when combined with our world class health and safety standards and the application of digital solutions, enables us to deliver Airbus’ vision for logistics which has sustainability, safety, quality and innovation at its heart.”
Ian Truesdale, Unipart Logistics managing director, said: “I am truly excited about the potential for this new supply chain partnership and delighted that Airbus has chosen to work with a transformation partner who has the capability, the culture and the innovation to support a step change in operational performance to achieve its own exciting production targets.”
Operating across a range of market sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, mobile telecoms, rail, retail and technology, Unipart offers services from third-party logistics to expert consultancy.
The company, which has its headquarters in Oxford, provides services to a growing range of blue-chip clients including Jaguar Land Rover, Vodafone, and Sky.
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