Toll secures $225m integrated logistics account

<p>Toll Holdings has signed a five-year $225m integrated logistics services contract with Australian plastics manufacturer, Qenos.</p> <p>The contract, to begin in June 2008, involves the storage, packaging and distribution of 400,000 tonnes (per annum) of polyethylene product from Qenos’s facilities in Altona and Botany to its national customer base.</p> <p>The national distribution of bulk containers and palletised product will utilise Toll’s ability to transport by road, rail and sea, and local distribution will require specialised purpose-built tipping trailers.</p> <p>The Toll Goup would invest $8.5m in new specialised containers and handling equipment dedicated to the Qenos account, the company said.</p> <p>Toll managing director Paul Little labelled the contract a real &#8220win-win&#8221. </p> <p>&#8220The plastics industry in Australia is subject to global competitive forces and the significantly increased volumes and a coordinated and customised supply chain solution, will see Qenos optimise its supply chain efficiencies,&#8221 he said.</p> <br />