Updates and Ideas

Wincanton

April 2020

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• Wincanton (WIN; 240p) manages warehousing and lorry transport for its customers and is one of the largest contract logistics businesses in the UK. According to broker HSBC, 1 in 10 of all UK grocery products are going through a Wincanton supply chain.I have decided to take a peek at it this month because Wincanton provides ‘essential services.’ The government is treating logistics workers in the same way it treats the emergency services or NHS staff. They have better access to coronavirus testing and can keep their children in school, so that they are free to go to work. Wincanton had its origins as part of Uniq (formerly Unigate) where it was its in-house logistics operation. The busi ...

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