Overview

Bibby Distribution and DS Smith Corrugated have worked in partnership since 2003. The operation, initially from a single site, has now more than doubled in size and now operates from 3 sites, one in Yorkshire and two in Lincolnshire. A close working relationship has been forged over the years with both parties focused upon continuous improvement, with particular emphasis on efficient vehicle utilisation to provide the optimum cost solution.

Customer

DS Smith is an international Group with revenue in excess of £2 billion employing over 11,000 people in 18 countries. The Group has strong positions in many of the markets in which it operates and specialises in Paper, Packaging and Office Products.  It is the market leader in the UK for waste paper recycling and the manufacture of corrugated packaging.

Current Situation

Bibby Distribution integrates closely with the operations and accounting systems of DS Smith factories based at Featherstone, Louth and Horncastle. They provide a range of logistics services that span inbound reel collections, raw material warehouse management and liaison with production planners to obtain the best available load fill for the delivery of finished product in customer liveried vehicles ‘on time' and ‘in full'. Profit share initiatives are in place to equally divide the derived benefits from well managed fuel usage and pallet recovery programmes.