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Sainsbury's is considering plans to close its Exel-operated distribution depot at Springhead Enterprise Park in Northfleet in April, but some of the 191 staff could be redeployed at a site in Charlton. 24-Jan-2006 Exel Logistics is planning to close its distribution depot at Brinsworth in South Yorkshire in January, with the loss of 400 jobs. 13-Oct-2005 Exel has accepted a £3.7bn takeover bid from Deutsche Post of Germany, creating a combined global logistics group with about 150,000 staff. 20-Sep-2005 Exel has sold its Cory Environmental waste management business, which transports waste along the Thames and operates eight landfill sites, to Montagu Private Equity for £200m. 28-Apr-2005 Marks & Spencer and Exel are planning to close a distribution centre in Tunbridge Wells, with the loss of up to 400 jobs. 25-Apr-2005 Exel has acquired Power Packaging, the US-based contract manufacturer with net assets of £22m. 06-Jan-2005 Exel has acquired Sociedade de Distribuicao e Logistica, the Portuguese pharmaceutical logistics company, for undisclosed terms. 29-Dec-2004 Mothercare is to invest £6m in setting up a new 300,000 sq ft warehouse in Daventry next year, and the site will be managed by Exel. 22-Nov-2004 Exel has acquired Waste Hire Services, the provider of waste management collection services with 37 staff in Telford and Bury, in order to expand its Cory Environmental subsidiary. 04-Nov-2004 Exel is creating 40 permanent and 200 seasonal jobs at a Christmas gifts distribution centre at the Shire Business Park near Worcester. 27-Oct-2004 Exel has won a £150m contract to provide a distribution service to Nisa-Today's 3,500 stores across southern England and manage a new 80,000 sq ft distribution centre in Harlow. 02-Aug-2004 Tibbett & Britten, the logistics group, has received a £328m takeover approach from Exel, which could lead to annual cost savings of £20m and the loss of 200 jobs. 16-Jun-2004 Exel is to create 1,250 jobs at transport hubs in Worksop and Daventry to handle distribution contracts for B&Q and JD Wetherspoon. 26-Apr-2004 Exel is to create 250 jobs in Daventry, having won a £100m national distribution contract from pub operator JD Wetherspoon. 01-Apr-2004 Exel has won a £100m contract to distribute drinks for off-licence chain Thresher. 10-Mar-2004 Exel has won a contract from electrical retailer Comet to manage its transportation network and a regional distribution centre. 24-Feb-2004 Exel is to acquire Fujitsu Logistics, the provider of a range of logistics services to Fujitsu group companies in Japan. 17-Feb-2004 Exel is to acquire Cappelletti, the Italian logistics company with annual turnover of about £30m. 11-Nov-2003 Exel has won a £42m contract to manage commercial freight operations for the Ministry of Defence. 22-Oct-2003 Exel is to acquire Unidocks, the Brazilian provider of logistics services to the pharmaceutical sector, for about £1.5m. 22-Jul-2003 Marks & Spencer has appointed Exel to carry out a global review of its overseas supply chain, in order to achieve savings of about £100m a year by reducing the number of manufacturer-owned warehouses used to hold stock. 30-Jun-2003 Exel is to acquire Transbeynak, the Turkish supply chain management company, for undisclosed terms. 17-Jun-2003 Exel is said to be considering plans to close its distribution depot in Hackbridge, south London, with the loss of up to 500 jobs, due to Sainsbury's supply chain transformation programme. 06-Feb-2003 Exel has submitted plans to expand its distribution centre at Eastern Avenue in Burton, with the creation of 140 jobs for warehouse, managerial and office staff. 03-Dec-2002 Exel has acquired the former Lyme & Wood Pits colliery in St Helens from HJ Banks & Company for £2m, in order to establish a waste materials handling site for its Cory Environmental subsidiary. 30-Sep-2002 Exel is to acquire a number of supply chain management and packaging services operations in the US and UK from Power Packaging, including assets valued at £4.6m. 04-Sep-2002 Exel has won a £500m beer distribution contract from Interbrew, which will involve the transfer of 1,500 staff to Exel's Tradeteam subsidiary. 11-Jun-2002 Exel has been selected as preferred bidder by Western Riverside Waste Authority for a £1bn contract to handle waste in the London boroughs of Fulham, Kensington, Lambeth and Wandsworth. 02-Apr-2002 Exel has acquired All Cargo Logistics, the Austrian air freight forwarder operating from three sites in Vienna, Linz and Innsbruck. 15-Jan-2002 Exel has acquired USCL, the US provider of value-added freight consolidation services with net assets of £3.5m. 08-Jan-2002 Exel has won a £5m contract from Peugeot to manage the conversion of cars and commercial vehicles for the emergency services, and will set up a dedicated centre at Alconbury in Cambridgeshire. 23-Oct-2001 Exel is to set up a £8m distribution centre at Gateway Glasgow for its Tradeteam subsidiary. 16-Jul-2001 Exel is to set up a national distribution centre for Selfridges in Solihull with the creation of 200 jobs, which will replace an existing warehouse in Paddington. 11-Apr-2001 Exel is to acquire FX Coughlin, the US logistics and freight forwarding group, for up to £227m. 15-Mar-2001 Exel is to expand its distribution and warehousing operations in the Midlands, which will create 800 jobs at sites in Coventry, Daventry and Rugby. 06-Mar-2001 Exel is setting up a logistics operation in Switzerland in partnership with Kuoni, and has also started new businesses in Sweden, Finland, Turkey and Hungary. 05-Feb-2001 Exel has acquired Werthmann & Koster, the German automotive logistics company, for £14m. 23-Jan-2001 Exel has won a contract to manage Ford's inbound supply chain in Europe, and has also announced the sale of its French chilled foods distribution business to management for a nominal sum. 24-Oct-2000 Exel is looking to spend up to £400m on acquisitions to expand its logistics business, and is particularly interested in sea freight. 01-Aug-2000 NFC is to change its name to Exel, as part of a strategy to focus on logistics following the recent sale of its removals business. 09-Dec-1999
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