ACS&T open new centre for 3663.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ACS&T Logistics, the UK's leading provider of frozen-food transport and storage, is about to extend its successful 3663 national frozen consolidation service to a second centre at its depot in Wolverhampton Wolverhampton (w  l`vərhămp'tən), city (1991 pop. 263,501) and metropolitan district, W central England, in the Black Country. . As a result, many more suppliers of frozen food could
benefit from the scheme, which offers case-level consolidated
distribution to each of 3663's 32 depots. This provides suppliers
with an efficient route-to-market by allowing them to pay by the case,
rather than by the pallet, for delivery of their stock.
Carl Robinson
As a commitment to the success of the scheme, we have appointed a new Supplier Service Co-ordinator dedicated to work with 3663 and its suppliers to ensure that they get the most out of our system. In short, everything is geared towards supporting 3663 suppliers and working with them to avoid costly shortages." Jim Gouldie, Head of Supply Chain at 3663 First for Foodservice said, "We have worked with ACS&T for many years and trust them implicitly with our frozen food distribution work. We welcome the extension of the service to Wolverhampton, and look forward to discussing supply to 3663 with our suppliers." Suppliers using the 3663 First for Foodservice national frozen consolidation scheme will also be able to benefit from a range of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services offered by three new ACS&T divisions, covering temperature controlled services, production support and co-packing. Consolidation service members may be particularly interested in ACS&T's BRC BRC Black Rock City (Burning Man) BRC British Retail Consortium BRC Business Resource Center (Small Business Administration) BRC Bisexual Resource Center BRC Black Radical Congress approved packing facilities at Wolverhampton together with its blast freezing blast freezing a method of freezing poultry in which the carcasses are subjected to temperatures of -40°F in a blast tunnel for 2 to 3 hours. , tempering tempering, process involving slow and moderate heating to increase the hardness and toughness of metals that have undergone previous heat treatment. Metals are usually hardened (see hardening) by being heated to high temperatures and quenched rapidly. and manufacturing support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . ACS&T's services are provided from four centres: Grimsby (Headquarters) Wolverhampton, Tewkesbury and Scarborough. The business currently operates 14 cold stores, 2 ambient Surrounding. For example, ambient temperature and humidity are atmospheric conditions that exist at the moment. See ambient lighting. stores, extensive co-packing facilities and large, dedicated and shared-user multi-temp transport fleets. Contact ACS&T on tel 01472 358207 or visit www.acstlogistics.co.uk |
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