Pictured: (l-r) David Vaz of Associated Newspapers
congratulates General Manager Richard Hill of Oakland
International
Multi temperature supply chain specialist, Oakland
International, has won the award for Best Logistics at this year's
Checkout National FMCG Awards 2011, held at the Four Seasons Hotel
in Dublin on Friday 21st October.
The awards, held in association with the Irish Daily Mail, are
designed to recognise best practice in sales, marketing,
sponsorship and advertising and examined areas such as new product
development, best-in-class merchandising and sales support, as well
as innovation in advertising, marketing and sponsorship by both
retailers and suppliers.
Oakland International are relishing their win in Ireland against
a strong field of competitors, securing the title Best Logistics
Provider/ Third Party Distributor and were chosen by a panel of
judges that included some of Ireland's best retailers.
Oakland International Ireland's General Manager Richard Hill
stated: "We are absolutely delighted and thrilled to be
acknowledged in this way.
"Winning the Best Logistics Award is testament to all the hard
work and dedication our team continues to put in to this business
and the levels of service that we are able to deliver."
Oakland International in Ireland is attracting increasing
amounts of interest from the Irish market as well as the UK and
Europe, with producers and suppliers seeking to capitalise on
Oakland's extensive retail distribution operations and extended
supply chain services to reach the Irish and UK markets. With
depots in Ashbourne, County Meath and Redditch, West Midlands,
Oakland is uniquely poised to support customers of all sizes with
their low-cost model.
Richard Hill added: "Offering unrivalled lead times and
delivering significant cost advantages for producers wishing to
deal with both Irish and UK retailers direct, has been significant
in our continued success. Our customers recognise this, and
I'm thrilled that the industry at large now does too!"
For more information about Oakland International, please visit
their website here: www.oakland-international.com