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All smiles for Quorn’s Stokesley
general site manager Bryan
Pamment, InBond’s Phil Lyons
and Quorn’s Christophe Evo,
pictured alongside InBond’s new
trailer designated to the contract
A STRONG
Tees firm InBond secures
deal with Quorn
T
eesside-based InBond has secured
a significant new long-term contract
worth in excess of £1m with food
manufacturer Quorn that has allowed
the warehousing and logistics firm to
continue its expansion and create new jobs.
The deal – the biggest since InBond
underwent a management buyout in 2014
- has allowed the firm to increase floor-
space at its Portrack warehousing facility in
Stockton by 40,000 sq ft, while creating four
dedicated new jobs.
InBond now stores a range of Quorn
packaging, ingredients and flavourings,
delivering as many as 45 different products in
up to three dedicated trailers on a daily basis
to the food firm’s headquarters in Stokesley.
In July last year, Quorn revealed plans for
a £150m expansion that it says will support
hundreds of North-East jobs, bolstering
production lines at its factory in Billingham in
a ten-year plan designed to create a “billion-
dollar business”.
InBond, which has increased staffing levels
to 47 as a result of the deal, has invested
£180,000 in new warehouse racking, trucks
and an upgraded IT system.
Director Phil Lyons said: “All of the InBond
team were thrilled at winning a significant
contract from such a prestigious company
that has a local base but an increasingly
BOND
international market.
“Winning the
contract ahead of
seven other companies
who tendered proves
we’re not only on the
right track but is also a
great reward for a lot of
hard work by our entire
workforce’’.
Specialising
in warehousing,
transport, document
management and
product enhancement,
InBond’s blue chip
customers already
included the NHS, Next
and Fujifilm Diosynth
Biotechnologies.
Having previously invested in achieving
ISO9001 and British Retail Consortium
accreditation to food storage standards,
Lyons and fellow director Craig Rye believe
InBond is now well positioned to win further
contracts from mor e high-profile companies.
“Our previous work and investments
are proving invaluable in attracting industry
leading brands to our specialist facility,”
added Lyons.
“We have risen to the challenge of
Standing proudly behind
Quorn’s brand are Quorn’s
Stokesley general site
manager Bryan Pamment,
InBond’s business support
director Phil Lyons and
Quorn’s head of logistics
Christophe Evo.
working with a company of Quorn’s exacting
standards, rethinking our processes and
introducing a hyper-efficient paperless
process that allows the customer to track
stock and orders in real time.
“By positioning ourselves as a company
who will challenge with new ideas and
innovations, we’ve made an excellent
connection with the team at Quorn.
“We’re looking forward to developing our
working relationship with them over the next
five years and beyond.”