Wincanton investing in dedicated eComm facility in Warwickshire
The 3PL has announced the new eFulfilment facility will open this month in Nuneaton in part to help support a five-year contract with Loaf.
The first customers in this new site will be existing Wincanton partners, home furnishings brand Loaf and health and beauty company Neal’s Yard Remedies. Wincanton will operate the facility under its W2 digital banner, with plans for further investment in cloud-fulfilment systems and robotics. This will accelerate online growth in the home, and health and beauty sectors.
Wincanton has been a long-term partner of both businesses, using its scale, technology and expertise to support the firms’ growth and evolution into multi-channel businesses. Loaf’s growing online business has been strengthened by the opening of ‘Loaf Shacks’ in recent years; Wincanton created a new e-commerce fulfilment service for Neal’s Yard Remedies in 48 hours in April this year, to meet increased customer demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the transition, Wincanton has secured a new warehouse contract with Loaf for a further five years. Wincanton manages the end-to-end supply chain for Loaf including warehouse services, order fulfilment, carrier management and two-person home delivery. Founded in 2008, Loaf has been one of the UK’s fastest growing home furniture companies, qualifying for the Virgin Fast Track 100 four years in a row.
Following Wincanton’s contract win to run the new Waitrose Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in Greenford, London, later this year, the new Nuneaton facility will create increased capacity to support the growth in eCommerce.
Charlie Marshall, founder and CEO of Loaf, said: “Wincanton has been a long-standing partner of Loaf. We are excited to continue this partnership in the new Nuneaton facility which is well set up to support our ambitious growth plans.”
