JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP OUTSOURCES NEW SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATION TO GIST

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JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP OUTSOURCES NEW SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATION TO GIST
09 April 2002 - BOC Gases

Gist, one of the UK’s largest specialist logistics operators, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to manage a new supply chain operation for the John Lewis Partnership, the UK's leading high street department store chain and owner of Waitrose supermarkets.

The contract further strengthens the existing business relationship between the two companies, with the John Lewis Partnership outsourcing supply chain operations for the first time.

Gist, which already operates a dedicated centre for Ocado, an on-line grocery shopping and home delivery company established in partnership with Waitrose, will manage a new warehouse in Milton Keynes, receiving, allocating and picking stock for delivery to John Lewis Department Stores nationwide.

The distribution centre, which feeds into satellite warehouses located near the individual John Lewis branches around the country, handles a range of ‘homeware’ goods, including toys, lighting and furniture.

"Gist is a growing business, with an impressive management team, a proven track record within the industry, and a culture of customer service that fits neatly with our own," comments Andy Street, Supply Chain Director for John Lewis Department Stores. “We expect their insight and experience to help us identify key supply chain activities that positively impact cost and service.”

Martin Gwynn, Gist’s Managing Director says: “Combining the John Lewis name, product range and retail know-how with Gist’s 30 years’ hands-on experience of designing, planning, managing and operating supply chains will allow us to deliver improved customer service.”

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Through its PGS line of business, BOC supplies gas and related solutions to the chemicals, petroleum, glass, water services, electronic packaging, fibre optics, hydrogen energy, metals and food industries. BOC helps meet customer needs in a variety of ways, from the supply of a single gas or application through to designing, constructing and operating fully integrated gas and utilities schemes.

The BOC Group, which serves two million customers in more than 50 countries, is one of the largest and most global of the world's leading gases companies. It employs some 44,500 people worldwide and had annual sales of over £4.3 billion in 2003. Further information about The BOC Group may be obtained on the Internet at www.boc.com

The BOC Group has an international portfolio of companies grouped for management control and reporting into three lines of business: Process Gas Solutions, Industrial and Special Products, and BOC Edwards. It also has a specialist logistics business, Gist.

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