Issue Date: 17 June 2014
Ref: JIG14/04
JIGSAW WINS GOLD AT GROCER AWARDS
Award recognises partnership between Premier Foods and Jigsaw to simplify supply chain
Jigsaw has won the Grocer’s Logistics Supplier of the Year Award at the Grocer Gold Awards for its ongoing project with Premier Foods to transform the food manufacturer’s Grocery supply chain. As lead logistics partner, Jigsaw expects to cut costs by around 8% of budget by the end of 2014, removing 750,000 road miles from the annual operation, resulting in a reduction in CO2 emissions of nearly 800 tonnes. This success was recognised as the prestigious awards event held at The Guildhall in London on Tuesday 10 June.
Andy Humpherson, Managing Director at Jigsaw said: “We’re excited that the significant progress we have made in partnership with Premier Foods over the past 18 months to deliver savings and efficiencies to their business has been recognised by this major industry award. It’s another endorsement of how our unique approach to transport management delivers value and sustainability to major food and drink brands.”
The winning entry was based on a project to simplify and optimise Premier Foods’ transport network, originally started in 2013. Against a legacy of different transport systems and multiple partners, Jigsaw helped implement a ‘control tower’ approach to coordinate the core and third party transport fleet, allocate orders effectively and operate a centralised route and load planning system. The resulting fully integrated network is unique in the UK Grocery sector, delivering a seamless interface between the company, warehousing, customers, suppliers and hauliers.
Commenting on the win, Gavin Darby, Chief Executive Officer of Premier Foods said: “We’re delighted to have won this award along with Jigsaw. We’ve been working hard to reduce complexity throughout the business and maximise value from our supply chain. The partnership with Jigsaw demonstrates the value of more strategic supplier relationships. Through this project we’ve been able to deliver a triple whammy of improving our customer responsiveness, reducing our costs and lowering our environmental impact.”