CEVA Signs Contract Extension with South Pacific Tyres
20 October 2008 - 18:02 CET
CEVA expands contract to encompass a truly national supply chain solutionMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 20 October 2008 - CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, today announced the renewal and extension of its contract to provide warehouse, transport and distribution services to South Pacific Tyres across Australia. South Pacific Tyres has a strong retail and wholesale presence in Australia through their ownership and operation of the high profile Beaurepaires, Goodyear Autocare and Dunlop Super Dealer retail channels and stewardship of the household Goodyear and Dunlop passenger and commercial tyre brands.
The partnership between CEVA and South Pacific Tyres began in 2006 with an agreement to provide warehouse and distribution services of tyres and other products from sites across Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. It will now extend to 2013 and provide CEVA with the capability to further consolidate the national supply chain operations of South Pacific Tyres.
The Managing Director of CEVA Australia, Mr Howard Critchley says that it is reassuring to know that our past efforts with South Pacific Tyres have been well recognised. "We have succeeded in growing and adapting our service solution while integrating all aspects of South Pacific Tyres logistics chain to ensure that we keep one step ahead of their requirements," commented Mr Critchley.
Chief Executive of South Pacific Tyres Australia, Judith Swales said that they are delighted to renew their contract with CEVA and further strengthen this extremely valuable partnership. "This contract extension is the result of significant improvements in our supply chain offering across both our wholesale and retail businesses over the last two years. South Pacific Tyres takes pride in its advantaged supply chain which helps satisfy our customer requirements as efficiently as possible. We are now well placed to drive forward initiatives and continuously improve our offering in partnership with CEVA moving forward," explained Ms Swales.
For more information contact:
David Cliffe
CEVA Logistics Australia
+613 9931 9959
david.cliffe@cevalogistics.com
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CEVA Logistics is a leading global supply chain management company. We provide end-to-end design, implementation and operational solutions in contract logistics and freight forwarding to large and medium-sized national and multinational companies. CEVA employs 54,000 people and runs an extensive global network with facilities in over 100 countries. Following the merger with EGL in August 2007, the new combined company had pro forma sales of € 6.3 billion. For more information, please visit www.cevalogistics.com.
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