Truck and Track Spring 2021

Truck and Track Spring 2021 www.truckandtrack.com 4 BUSINESS NEWS Walkers Transport has secured a three-year transport and logistics contract worth over £20million with the UK’s leading sealant, adhesive and building chemical supplier, Sika Everbuild. Under the terms of the new contract, Walkers becomes Everbuild’s principal transport and logistic partner; and will be responsible for inbound and outbound logistics and the provision of all transport throughout the UK and Europe. The two Leeds-based companies have partnered for over a decade, but the new multimillion-pound contract represents a significant growth opportunity for both businesses. Jason Scott, group managing director at Walkers Transport said: “We are delighted to be able to further cement our relationship with Everbuild. To have them show their faith in us by awarding such a huge contract is testament to our ‘Can Do’ philosophy, which sees us going above and beyond to always deliver quality centric service from all teams across the group.” Everbuild will be the first customer to utilise Walkers’ new Insight Portal - a recent major technological investment that the company says is an industry first. “The Insight Portal is fully customisable to customer requirements and allows seamless integration with third party suppliers,” explained Jason. “Everbuild will benefit from the reduction in time to service customers and create value for the business as all consignment data can be managed in one place.” Andy Butler, lead buyer UK of Sika Everbuild, said: “A business is only as strong as its partners, and inWalkers Transport we have a partner we know adds to the strength of our business. I look forward to working with Jason and his team for many years to come.” Founded in 1979, Walkers Transport today operates a fleet of vehicles from depots in Leeds, Manchester and the Midlands; delivering 1.2 million pallets in 2020 and set to grow to 1.5 million pallets in 2021. The company also operates the Northern Hub of Europe’s largest pallet delivery network, Palletways, from its Leeds facility. Based in Leeds, Everbuild is part of the Sika Group of companies – having been acquired by the specialty chemicals group in 2013. Walkers Transport secures £20m logistics contract with Sika Everbuild Jason Scott, groupMD, Walkers Transport Specialist temporary recruitment agency, Unity Resourcing Solutions Limited, has hit the ground running by becoming the primary temporary recruitment partner to food and drink logistics provider, Culina Group. “Culina Group is an extremely progressive company that continues to grow year on year and we are especially proud of the association that we have with Unity Resourcing Solutions. The service Unity provides to the group is second to none and, as the relationship continues to go from strength to strength, both companies will benefit,” said Thomas van Mourik, Culina Group CEO. Most businesses find the first year of trading a challenge for a number of reasons and Unity Resourcing Solutions were no different to this. Launching a business in a global pandemic has presented additional challenges. Just over a year on from their launch, it has been an amazing achievement for the company to build strong working partnerships with a large number of established clients throughout the UK including warehousing and logistics specialists Culina Logistics, Great Bear, IPS, CML, Morgan McLernon, Warrens, MMiD, and Fowler Welch. Unity has integrated their account teams into over 50 Culina Group sites across the UK since starting their journey at the beginning of 2020 from their Telford HQ. “We are very proud of how far we have come in such a short period of time, especially given the current climate. We know only too well the challenges and opportunities that come with working in this fast-paced industry and we pride ourselves on being able to offer fantastic roles within great businesses.” said Ryan Wheeler, CEO at Unity Resourcing Solutions. The growth of the Unity business has provided opportunities for both temporary and permanent positions at all of its locations across the UK. The concept of Unity Resourcing Solutions came from a historical relationship with Culina Group, along with the ambition of recruiting talented local people who are based in their Telford head office working in partnership with a team of experienced recruiters out in the field. Depending on the type ofwork aperson is looking for, Unity canoffer a diverse range of roles right across the country including admin positions, driving roles, warehouse and co-packing positions. www.unityresourcing.com Specialist temporary recruitment agency hits the ground running TRUCK & TRAILER SOLUTIONS WELCOME TO ALLPORTS GROUP allportsgroup.co.uk