Britvic has renewed its partnership with supply chain specialist Wincanton for another decade, with the extension taking the collaboration into its 40th year. 

The partnership has seen Wincanton provide storage and distribution services for the drinks company’s brands, including Robinsons, J2O and Tango. 

Under the new agreement, Wincanton will continue to manage operations at Britvic’s national distribution centre in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, as well as its fully automated warehouse in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Together, these facilities dispatch around 650,000 cases of Britvic products every day.

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As part of the renewed contract, Wincanton is also set to make substantial investments in automation at the Lutterworth site in a bid to boost productivity, capacity and supply chain capability over the next ten years. 

Britvic supply chain director Nigel Paine said: “We’re pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Wincanton. Their excellent site management and shared values across our people, planet, and performance pillars have been important to our success. We look forward to the continued innovation and efficiency this partnership will bring to our supply chain.”

Wincanton grocery and consumer managing director James Hurrell added: “Extending our long-standing relationship with Britvic into its fourth decade is a proud milestone for Wincanton as we see our partnership with one of the UK’s most popular beverage manufacturers go from strength to strength.

“We are looking forward to investing in a resilient and innovative platform for growth for Britvic in the UK, underpinned by our shared values around people, planet and performance.”