Press distributor Menzies Distribution has been appointed by e-commerce delivery business wnDirect as one of its supply chain providers.
Menzies drivers will collect packaged orders from wnDirect’s retail customers and deliver these to processing centres to be combined for export loads. Beginning with 12 routes this month, Menzies will increase its activity until it is handling all of wnDirect’s current range of 60 collection routes by early October.
Forsyth Black, Managing Director of Menzies Distribution, said: “This is a major milestone in our efforts to develop a broader logistics offering, building on the strengths of the press distribution business. The services we will provide wnDirect give us the opportunity to use our network resources during daylight hours, bringing additional revenue into the business and gaining more value from the company’s investment in depots and vans.”
wnDirect, which started trading in 2011, now employs 80 people and has a turnover of £83m. Its customers include businesses such as ASOS and Boohoo.
Jonathan Matchett, UK Managing Director of wnDirect said: “We were attracted to Menzies because of their established network reach and track record of managing multiple, time-sensitive routes. Our customers need a simple, fast and effective service and Menzies can deliver that.”
Earlier this year Menzies bought AJG Parcels of Inverness to allow it to enter the growing e-commerce parcel market, specialising in hard-to-reach areas where it will act as a neutral consolidation partner for major parcel carriers.
