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January 2010

ECM Wins Nissan Distribution Contract

Following an intensive competitive bidding process, ECM has been selected by Nissan to undertake delivery from its Washington distribution compound, on Tyne and Wear, of all new vehicles destined for one of its largest UK distribution zones encompassing South Wales and South West England.

Commenting on the news, ECM Managing Director, Ray Mac Dowall said, “Nissan’s selection of ECM for the award of this major segment of its UK distribution is especially welcome when viewed in context with SMMT’s forecast of a 10% reduction in passenger car sales for 2010. We are going to need all the business we can muster in order to keep the ECM fleet and all our employees gainfully employed in 2010 and the additional volumes from Nissan will greatly assist in this cause”.

ECM Opens up New Route to Scotland

On Monday, 4th January, ECM received its first shipment of Mazda cars into the Scottish port of Rosyth for onward distribution to Mazda retailers in Scotland.

Working in conjunction with Mazda Motor Logistics Europe NV and Mazda UK, ECM logisticians have re-engineered the supply route of new Mazda cars to Scotland from the Belgium port of Zeebrugge by switching the UK port of entry from Killingholme on Humberside to Rosyth on the Firth of Forth.

This new routing utilizes the services of Norfolkline’s 3 times weekly service between Zeebrugge and Rosyth resulting in the cars entering the UK some 150 miles nearer to their end destination than the previous port of entry, Killingholme.

ECM’s Ray Mac Dowall commented, “when we analysed the Rosyth routing, as an alternative UK service for Mazda, we realised the environmental benefits were significant. The net result of these are a saving of some 280,000 truck miles and 493 tonnes of CO2 p.a”.

The first shipment of 115 vehicles entered Rosyth on January 4th and were despatched and delivered to the Scottish dealers within 24 hours of arrival.

Volkswagen Group UK Renews Contract with ECM

Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited has re-appointed ECM as their major carrier for the distribution of its five Brands i.e. Volkswagen Car, Volkswagen Commercial, Audi, Seat and Skoda to VWG’s retailer network in the UK.

The new agreement will take ECM into its nineteenth consecutive year of service with Volkswagen Group UK Ltd. and involves the movement of c220,000 units p.a. between VWG’s three import centres at North Shields, Grimsby and Sheerness and VWG UK’s retail network.

A delighted Ray Mac Dowall said, “ coming in the midst of the worst economic recession in recent history the retendering of VWG UK’s distribution contract was always going to prove a real test of the strength of our relationship with The Group. Competition could never have been stronger and we are extremely proud, once again, to have received the fullest support of our customer which has resulted in ECM being chosen by VWG UK as their major carrier for a sixth consecutive term.

It is a real pleasure working with VWG UK, both ECM and VWG UK share the same enthusiasm for high standards of quality and service which provides the basis for a long-term partnership”.

Gefco UK Selects ECM for Southwest Distribution

On behalf of Gefco UK, under the terms of a new 2 year agreement, ECM commenced deliveries of Peugeot and Citroen from the port of Sheerness to the P.S.A. dealer network in Devon and Cornwall on January 4th.

Gefco UK is one of ECM’s long–standing customers and the new dealer delivery contract will add to ECM’s existing trunk operations which it undertakes for Gefco between Gefco’s Sheerness import centre and its Regional Distribution Centre at Sandtoft on Humberside.