THE Knights of Old Group, one of the largest privately owned logistics companies in the Midlands, has signed a new contract that sees UniCarriers become the company’s sole supplier of industrial indoor and outdoor trucks.
Up until now the Knights of Old Group’s forklift truck fleet has been split between internal and external material handling equipment (MHE). Under the new contract UniCarriers will become the group’s sole supplier.
Kelvin Gingell, Knights of Old’s Group Logistics Director, said: “We have a long working relationship with UniCarriers (formerly Atlet).
THE Knights of Old Group, one of the largest privately owned logistics companies in the Midlands, has signed a new contract that sees UniCarriers become the company’s sole supplier of industrial indoor and outdoor trucks.
Up until now the Knights of Old Group’s forklift truck fleet has been split between internal and external material handling equipment (MHE). Under the new contract UniCarriers will become the group’s sole supplier.
Kelvin Gingell, Knights of Old’s Group Logistics Director, said: “We have a long working relationship with UniCarriers (formerly Atlet). We went through a robust tender process, giving our operators the chance to test drive the potential new equipment and benchmark against competitors.
“UniCarriers have been very proactive in their approach to the new contracts and have considered the long term relationship.
They have listened to our requirements and offered a solution that is backed up with first class service engineers.
The Knights of Old Group has been working with UniCarriers since 1999. Over the years the relationship has always been close with the focus on being proactive and the holding of regular service review meetings to monitor performance and discuss different projects.
Alan Pitt, the Area Sales Manager at UniCarriers, has been managing the Knights of Old Group contract since 2008. He said: “The Knights of Old operation is a busy and rapidly developing one where a close working relationship is key for both parties.
The latest batch of 27 trucks have been delivered to the Knights of Old Group, spread across 3 depots, Kettering, Northampton and Luton.
