XPO Logistics Renews Multi-Million Pound Deal with Crop Protection Firm

19th June 2017

Logistics BusinessXPO Logistics Renews Multi-Million Pound Deal with Crop Protection Firm

XPO Logistics has secured a renewed multi-million pound contract with leading crop protection specialist ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK to provide logistics and transportation solutions at its 200,000 square foot facility in Derbyshire.

ADAMA is part of the China National Chemical Corp company and one of the world’s largest manufacturer of pesticides and other agrochemical products, with customers in over 100 countries. In the UK its principal activity is the importation of herbicides, seed treatments and other products that improve crop yields by providing protection from weeds and disease.

XPO Logistics’ site at Amber Park in South Normanton, Derbyshire, houses 21,000 pallet locations, from which their fleet will deliver over 200 products to 232 delivery points across the UK. XPO manages the handling of approximately 1.6 million kg of products a year at the site, picking and packing over 880,000 units for distribution on 600 kg pallets.

To further support ADAMA, XPO has drawn on its technological know-how to provide bespoke, real-time reporting, product labelling and sophisticated warehouse management systems which together enable class-leading levels of visibility.