The Importance of Keeping the Supply Chain Moving

The UK big freeze during 2009/10 winter over a three week period cost insurers more than £14bn.

For businesses in the FMCG sector, especially in perishables, the greatest impact was the distribution to transport between manufacturers, distribution centres and retailers which cost more than £400m per day!

Our industry doesn’t have control of the Highways network but we can certainly keep distribution yards, retail centres and other key sites moving in the winter months.

snow covered lorry loading bay

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