Unipart

New Managing Director appointed for Unipart Rail & Unipart Manufacturing Group

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Monday, October 5, 2020
British Leyland, Unipart, Companies

OXFORD, England, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart Group, the leading independent manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group, has announced the appointment of Neil Walker as the Managing Director of Unipart Rail and Unipart Manufacturing Group.

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  • OXFORD, England, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart Group, the leading independent manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group, has announced the appointment of Neil Walker as the Managing Director of Unipart Rail and Unipart Manufacturing Group.
  • Neil brings both extensive national and international experience in the development, management and delivery of complex and novel rail & transportation programmes.
  • Commenting on the appointment, Unipart Group Chairman and CEO John Neill said:
    "I'd like to warmly welcome Neil to our company, his leadership and vision will be a great asset to our strong leadership team in Unipart Rail and Manufacturing.
  • Unipart Rail and Manufacturing will be well positioned to play a leading role in providing our growing and extensive range of digital products and capabilities to our customers."

Unipart Group Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, April 30, 2020
British Leyland, Unipart, Companies

OXFORD, England, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Unipart Group, the leading independent manufacturing, logistics and consultancy company, has announced the appointment of Darren Leigh as Group Chief Financial Officer with effect from the beginning of May.

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  • OXFORD, England, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Unipart Group, the leading independent manufacturing, logistics and consultancy company, has announced the appointment of Darren Leigh as Group Chief Financial Officer with effect from the beginning of May.
  • "I'm delighted to be joining the Unipart Group and strongly admire the culture it has built based on The Unipart Way and its reputation for exceptional customer service and employee engagement," said Leigh.
  • "I know Unipart has often been at the forefront of the most important corporate innovations.
  • Commenting on the appointment, Unipart Chairman and Group Chief Executive John Neill said: "We are very pleased to welcome Darren to our group of companies.

Unipart Announces 2019 Results

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
British Leyland, Unipart, Companies

OXFORD, England, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturing, logistics and consulting businesses, has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2019.

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  • OXFORD, England, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturing, logistics and consulting businesses, has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2019.
  • Commenting on the results, Unipart Group Chairman and Chief Executive John Neill said:
    "We were looking forward to announcing these good results from 2019, and then Covid-19 hit the world.
  • "In 2019, Unipart welcomed approximately 2,000 additional employees when it took over responsibility for the provision of logistics services for the NHS Supply Chain.
  • Unipart Rail also acquired Westcode, a manufacturer based in both the UK and USA providing Unipart with direct access to the US markets.

Unipart Wins Contract for Jaguar Land Rover Battery Assembly Centre

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Monday, March 2, 2020
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OXFORD, England, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart logistics has won a three-year contract to service the new Jaguar Land Rover Battery Assembly Centre in the West Midlands.

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  • OXFORD, England, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart logistics has won a three-year contract to service the new Jaguar Land Rover Battery Assembly Centre in the West Midlands.
  • The Battery Assembly Centre will be one of the largest of its kind in the UK, using new production techniques and technologies to manufacture battery packs for future Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles from 2020.
  • Unipart has a strong heritage in automotive logistics, already delivering parts and aftermarket support for Jaguar Land Rover and other customers such as VW, as well as carrying out production logistics for other premium brand automotive customers.
  • John Neill, Unipart Group Chairman and CEO, said:"The future of the automotive industry is in electric vehicles, and this contract with Jaguar Land Rover sees Unipart playing a key role at the heart of Jaguar Land Rover's plans for electrification.

Putting Your Business in the Safest Hands

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Monday, January 13, 2020
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In addition, Unipart Logistics was among a handful of organisations to achieve both the Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour, awarded for environmental excellence.

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  • In addition, Unipart Logistics was among a handful of organisations to achieve both the Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour, awarded for environmental excellence.
  • These British Safety Council awards are the pinnacle of achievement in terms of developing a health and safety culture.
  • So how does Unipart continue to raise the bar in terms of improving health and safety on its sites internationally?
  • "Implementing and maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and welfare is simply good business sense: a strong, performance-orientated culture cannot be nurtured in an unsafe environment."

Unipart Wins Kimberly-Clark Extension

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
British Leyland, Unipart, Logistics, Business, Companies

OXFORD, England, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Unipart Logistics has succeeded in securing a three-year contract extension with Kimberly-Clark for the management of UK warehouse operations in Barrow, Chorley and Northfleet through 2022.

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  • OXFORD, England, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Unipart Logistics has succeeded in securing a three-year contract extension with Kimberly-Clark for the management of UK warehouse operations in Barrow, Chorley and Northfleet through 2022.
  • Unipart employees at all levels see digital innovation as the key to improving the quality of their service.
  • Claire Walters, Unipart Logistics Chief Commercial Officer,said: "In awarding the contract Kimberly-Clark recognised the unique value Unipart Logistics bring to them and their customers through digital innovation and a relentless focus on continuous improvement.
  • Unipart have developed a deep understanding of their business, using the Unipart Way to drive innovative and sustained improvements."

Unipart Group Announces 2018 Results

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Thursday, June 6, 2019
British Leyland, Unipart, Logistics, Business, Companies

OXFORD, England, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturing, logistics and consulting businesses, has announced its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2018.

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  • OXFORD, England, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturing, logistics and consulting businesses, has announced its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2018.
  • Commenting on the results, Chairman and Group Chief Executive John Neill said the Group has been awarded a number of large new contracts and continues to make significant investments in training employees to develop and use new digital technologies.
  • During 2018, Unipart grew its business considerably with new contract wins and extensions to existing contracts.
  • Unipart Group is a leading UK manufacturer, full service logistics provider and consultant in operational excellence.

Williams and Unipart Launch Vehicle Battery Joint Venture

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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The factory will be operated by a new joint venture, also unveiled today and named Hyperbat Limited (Hyperbat), combining the strengths of two of the UK's leading companies, Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group.

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  • The factory will be operated by a new joint venture, also unveiled today and named Hyperbat Limited (Hyperbat), combining the strengths of two of the UK's leading companies, Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group.
  • The launch customer for Hyperbat batteries is the Aston Martin Rapide E, which will be a limited production run.
  • Carol Burke, Managing Director of Unipart Manufacturing Group, said: "We are delighted to be working with Williams Advanced Engineering on this venture.
  • The joint venture was inspired by H1PERBAT - an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)-funded, Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium of organisations , set up in 2017, which also includes Unipart, Coventry University, Aston Martin and others.