Etex chooses XPO Logistics for UK-wide transport

XPO Logistics has signed a three-year contract with building materials group Etex to provide transport across the UK. 

The network will be managed by an XPO team managing 60 staff who have transferred to XPO under TUPE as part of the agreement.

Paul Noble, regional operations manager – North Europe, at Etex, said: “We put our customers at the heart of everything we do, and XPO’s transport solution enables us to serve them more effectively, enhancing delivery performance and improving customer satisfaction.”

XPO will deliver a variety of materials to builders’ merchants and building sites from manufacturing plants in Bristol and Ferrybridge, and supports distribution centres in Basildon and Grangemouth.

Dan Myers, managing director of transport for UK & Ireland at XPO Logistics said: “Drawing on our combined experience in the construction sector, the team is delivering cost savings and performance efficiencies for Etex with a solution tailored to provide superior customer service across the UK.”