DS Smith has announced an extension of the firm’s contractual agreement to create fibre-based packaging solutions for JLR.
The five-year £108 million contract will see DS Smith supply the JLR Mercia campus with a ‘one-stop-shop’ solution for packaging products that are inclusive of inbound product packaging, outbound shipping packaging, and warehouse storage.
The contract includes provision of an on-site warehousing and transportation service called JLR Just in Time (JIT), which was created to ensure a ‘materially lean’ supply and flow of sustainable packaging materials. The service is also set up to facilitate the delivery of packaging products to end user storage facilities.
To support JLR’s aftermarket service requirements, DS Smith has installed an on-site operation model at JLR’s Mercia Park facility in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire.
The extended contract is said to reflect JLR’s strategy to minimise the use of unnecessary materials in packaging and to use ‘innovative sustainable design’ to eliminate waste. As part of the extended agreement, DS Smith said it will ensure any excess waste material in the form of corrugated cardboard from the JLR packing process is sorted and prepared for recycling or reuse in secondary pack material.
Chay Ankers, market sector business unit, director, automotive, DS Smith, said, “We are incredibly pleased to be able to announce the extension of our contract with JLR. We are working together to find new ways of innovating for the future and successfully transforming industry standards in packaging and design together. The new service reflects a joined-up approach as we work together to manage packaging production, integration and planning for the entire supply chain and this is in keeping with our shared sustainability goals.”
