Gomez has awarded a rolling contract to Pooling Partners to provide it with palleting services.
Gomez is one of the UK’s largest and best known produce companies, supplying a major FMCG multiple, together with wholesale, c-store and foodservices sectors. Over the past 60 years, Gomez has built up a supplier base of over 100 suppliers around the world,and its Kent-based HQ consists of 15,000 square metres of storage, packing and processing facilities, as well as the award-winning G3 automated distribution and consolidation centre.
One of the leading pallet and box rental providers to FMCG supply chains, and the UK & Ireland’s second largest pallet pooler, Pooling Partners operates three pooling networks to simplify pallet and box use every day.
Scott Rutherford, associate director for finance at Gomez, said: “We switched to Pooling Partners for two main reasons – to reduce our costs and to secure improved pallet quality, which has resulted in less downtime and sortation.
“The service provided by the commercial team at Pooling Partners has been first-class, with a dedicated day-to-day point of contact. Pooling Partners has demonstrated a flexible approach to our business and truly understands our needs. The resulting partnership we have established between our two companies is proving rewarding on both sides.”
Carl McInerney, country director at IPP Logipal UK & Ireland, which is part of Pooling Partners, added: “Gomez is a significant new contract win, and adds to our growing FMCG client portfolio. The produce company was impressed with our collaborative approach and is benefiting from our in-house logistics expertise.'
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