Abbey Logistics Group Introduction

Abbey Logistics Group Introduction

Abbey Logistics Group INTRODUCTION

1. About Abbey

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What we do

Working across a wide range of sectors, Abbey has developed a reputation for flexibility, customer focus and reliability.

Materials Handling Warehousing, reprocessing and bag to bulk reformatting

Bulk Liquid Food UK’s largest bulk liquid food road tanker company

Bulk Powder Focused on bulk food, polymers, cement, minerals and non-haz chemicals

Liquid Animal Feed Rapidly growing division and area of focus for the Group

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Where We’ve Come From , 30 years in the making…

Abbey Logistics can trace it’s roots back to 1973 but the company in it’s current guise began business in 1990 transporting f ood grade liquids

1990 – Began Trading as Abbey Road Tanks supporting major liquid food manufacturer

2020 – Winner ‘Team of the Year’ at Motor Transport Awards. Renewed long term contract with British Sugar

1995 – Wins Motor Transport Award for the ART200, a road tanker that revolutionises food safety in the liquid transport market. Steve Granite joins the business.

2019 – Continued growth in new powders sectors with large contract wins with Hovis (flour) Tarmac (Mineral products)

2001 – Fourth UK site open in London and 2 nd tank wash opened in Hull.

2018 – Continuing Abbey’s tradition of offering value adding services, liquid drumming facility opens for business and blueprints signed off for powders reprocessing facility

2002 – Abbey enter the UK liquid chocolate market and launch a new design of road tanker that transports chocolate, syrup and fats.

2017 – Abbey completes acquisition of Armet Logistics to create the UK’s largest bulk liquid tanker company.

2016 – Steve Granite successfully leads a management buy-out of the business supported by NorthEdge Capital.

2009/11 – Steve Granite appointed MD, Abbey enters powdered food market.

2016 – Abbey awarded bulk transport contract from British Sugar to transport all manufactured liquid and powder sugar across the UK.

2012/13 – Abbey begins transporting liquids and powders into Europe. Steve Granite launches Think Logistics, an initiative to attract more young people to the logistics sector.

2015 - Abbey opens warehouse facility in Bromborough, North West England.

2014 – Building its growing powders division, Abbey acquires Seafield Logistics paving the way for Abbey to become the UK’s largest bulk food powder road tanker company.

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Abbey Logistics - Fast Facts

350 Tractor Units

Three divisions

£65M Annual sales

460 Drivers

600 Employees

Multimodal capability

Warehousing, drumming, bag to bulk and reformatting

Bulk Powders

Liquid Food

14 UK depots, plus a network of operational bases

300 liquid tankers

270 powder tankers (tip & non-tip)

30 curtain siders

In-house Workshops, Liverpool, Middlewich, Hull

SHEQ & Compliance Focus

In-house Tank Wash station next to Port of Hull

Northern Europe coverage

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Our UK Network

Inverness

Dunbar

Manchester

Middlewich

Liverpool

Abbey’s depots

Hull

The Wirral

N.B. • Supported by a large network of operational bases throughout the UK.

Newark

Wissington

Wellingborough

Buxton

Bridgwater

Erith

Purfleet

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Working with Abbey

Dedicated to adding value

2+2 =4

Continuous improvement and results driven

Innovative, modern, energetic and transparent

Flexible and positive can-do attitude

Straight forward, safe and uncomplicated

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Some of our Customers…… Working Across Various Sectors

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2. Liquid and Powder Transport

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Bulk Liquids Abbey Handle and Transport

Sugars & Syrups

Molasses

Water

Edible Oils & Fats

LiquidAnimal Feed

Dairy Products

Juices

Chocolate

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Abbey has the largest fleet of SCOPA registered tanks in the UK (approx. 64% of total market). In addition, we also have the UK’ s largest liquid chocolate tanker fleet and a food grade general purpose tanker fleet operating throughout the UK. We can also dedicate tanks to customers. EQUIPMENT – LIQUID FOOD GRADE

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Bulk Powders Abbey Handle and Transport

Sugar

Flour

Cereals

Animal Feed

Salt

Plastic Granules

Starches

Dry Cement

Minerals

Ashes

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EQUIPMENT – POWDERS - FOOD AND NON-FOOD

Abbey is one of the UK’s leading bulk powder road tanker companies. We offer unrivalled flexibility thanks to the versatilit y of our fleet that includes tipping, silo, urban delivery and evacuation tankers. We operate dedicated food grade powder tankers and tanks that support the polymers, buildings and construction sectors.

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3. Supporting Services

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110,000 sq feet of warehousing space at Abbey’s site on the Wirral. Ambient storage manned 24/7. Conveniently located six miles from Liv erpool Port and easily accessible from the M53, M56, M6 and M62 motorways. WAREHOUSING 15

Based at Abbey’s warehouse on the Wirral, Abbey provide storage of bagged products that arrive directly from UK ports or dome stic manufacturers. Products are decanted into bulk tankers and onward distribution managed through Abbey’s owned fleet. The facility can provide decanting services to most non hazardou s granulated and powder products. BAG TO BULK MATERIALS HANDLING 16

Abbey has a small food grade drumming facility at its warehouse on the Wirral. The operation takes a tanker of liquid product which is then pumped into drums for storage and onward shipping. This facility was setup for a customer to drum glucose syrup. FOOD GRADE DRUMMING 17

Abbey’s two bay food grade tank cleaning station in Hull is located next to the Port of Hull and provides tank cleaning servi ces to Abbey’s own fleet and 3 rd party hauliers along with an IBC cleaning bay. The cleaning station has undergone significant refurbishment in the last 12 months to improve speed of washes and efficiency. TANK CLEANING 18

4. Accreditations

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Certifications and Memberships

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Awards

Haulier of the Year Motor Transport Awards 2010

Tanker Operator of the Year Tank Ex 2015

Green Business Award Liverpool Daily Post 2012

Partnership of the Year Motor Transport Awards 2016

Innovation Of The Year Cargill Supplier Awards 2012

Future Skills Award SHD Logistics Awards 2016

Haulier Of The Year Motor Transport Awards 2014

Business Master Award Business Desk Awards 2017

Business Excellence Award Motor Transport Awards 2014

Driver Excellence Award Microlise Awards 2019

Training Team of the Year Talent in Logistics Awards 2020

Industry Best Practice for Freight Transport Award Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport 2014

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Team of the Year Motor Transport Awards 2020

Enterprise in Quiet Logistics Award Noise Abatement Society 2015

5. Why Choose Abbey Logistics

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Supply Chain Solution Overview

Customer

Performance management

Suppliers

Reporting & KPIs

Inventory

Orders

Out-bound tanker transport

On-site logistics

End to end solution allowing our customers to realign resource and enjoy significant performance and cost benefits

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Key Differentiators

Abbey’s key differentiator is our ability to closely collaborate and build strong relationships and a partnership approach with customers.

Our customers rely on a logistics partner that they can depend on and will enable their operations to continue unhindered by unforeseen challenges. The ideal logistics provider must work closely with customers, be flexible and have the capacity to flex asset capacity at short notice, all of which Abbey excels at.

Most do this:

• Operates legally and safely • Provides management information • Has specialist equipment • Has industry knowledge

Some do this:

• Has financial stability • Provides management information • Large contract experience

• UK wide coverage • European capability • Added value services • Application of innovation (equipment) • I.T solutions – track & trace, management information

We are very good at this:

• Customer intimacy • Provides bespoke management information • Flexibility and the ability & willingness • to say yes (supported by fleet size) • Tailored solutions • Relationships built on loyalty and trust • Structure and operating/planning rules that allow flexibility to be achieved

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Added value to customer – Low to High

The Benefits of a Partnership with Abbey

A partner to solve problems, remove blockages and deliver a competitive advantage

Superior Product Knowledge

Dedicated and knowledgeable account management

Ability to cope with demand fluctuations

Complete operational visibility and reporting

Proven success in delivering a customised solution

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OUR UNRIVALLED EXPERIENCE IN THE SECTORS WE OPERATE

GIVES US AN UNDERSTANDING OF MANUFACTURERS’

PRESSURES.

WE PROVIDE ASSURANCE, SECURITY, SCALE AND FLEXIBILITY

THROUGH USER FRIENDLY, TAILORED AND PARTNERSHIP LED

LOGISTICS.

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