DHL Appointed by Petroplus for Supply Chain Management

  • Posted on 05 March 2010

DHL Supply Chain is set to reduce cost and environmental impact in Petroplus' supply chain. The former has been awarded a contract worth £30 million (US$45 million) across five years. The company will handle all order management, customer services and movements of bitumen at elevated temperatures, to quarries and asphalt manufacturing plants throughout the UK.

The contract was awarded following a nine year relationship, formerly with BP Bitumen for seven years; then with Petroplus Bitumen since their acquisition of BP Bitumen two years ago.

Under the terms of the renewed contract, DHL will be implementing a number of sustainability initiatives that have been tried and tested under the company's GoGreen strategy. These include a program to reduce fleet fuel usage through:

· Reducing the speed limit on vehicles to 85kph and gear and valve resetting to match top speed

· Driving and vehicle examination training

· Maximizing load size to enable fewer deliveries

Many of the sustainability initiatives being implemented by DHL are also intended to yield significant cost savings; the mileage and fuel monitoring program promises a £90,000 cut in fuel costs within just one year.

DHL, www.dhl.com