Norbert Dentressangle secures three-year renewal with Honda Trading Europe

Norbert Dentressangle has been retained for a further three years to provide warehousing and transport services by Honda Trading Europe. Honda Trading Europe (HTE) is a subsidiary of the Honda Motoring Corporation which was established to manage the supply of parts from the Far East into the company's UK manufacturing operations.

The renewal of the contract reflects the excellent service levels achieved by Norbert Dentressangle over the last two and a half years, along with the company's 100% record in both internal and external quality audits. Having worked closely with HTE to mitigate the effects of both the economic downturn and events such as the Japanese tsunami and floods in Thailand, Norbert Dentressangle's proactive approach and proven ability to provide a flexible solution were also major factors.

Norbert Dentressangle transports around 600 containers per annum from Southampton into a dedicated 78,000 sq ft warehouse in Swindon, less than a mile from the Honda car plant.

In addition to the storage of parts, Norbert Dentressangle provides a wide range of value added services including component identification and segregation, labelling, lot code traceability, transfer of parts into production line media, lineside packaging control and obsolete stock management. 

The company is also responsible for the JIT delivery of parts to the production line in Honda's engine plant and into the on-site sequencing centre which feeds the main car plant, as well as the national distribution of sub-assembly components to around 40 UK suppliers.

Reuben Chorley, Department Manager UK Parts Division at Honda Trading Europe said: "Norbert Dentressangle have continued to support our business throughout the difficult production periods we have faced over the past two years and have proven themselves as a valuable partner. We are very happy to have retained their services for another three years and look forward to making further improvements to ensure continued success for both companies."