A lot has changed since then; Unipart is now a highly diversified company bringing a wide range of benefits to clients in the rail, technology, retail, automotive, financial and public sectors.
Each of our client relationships is unique, but what is common to most is how Unipart enables significant cost reductions, improvements in capacity and customer service, and a level of engagement with employees that delivers real commercial benefits.
Our operations today span three major areas: logistics, manufacturing and consultancy. But across all three, there is a single approach that enables us to deliver more than our clients expect. We call that The Unipart Way.
To understand some of the major events that have helped to shape our Group, please click on the relevant tab below. For more details on many of the events, please click here.
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02/03/2020
2020 – Unipart wins JLR Battery Assembly Centre contract
Unipart Logistics won a three-year contract to service the new Jaguar Land Rover Battery Assembly Centre in the West Midlands
24/03/2020
2020 – Unipart Logistics named among safest organisations
Unipart Logistics was crowned overall country winner in the UK and Ireland in the British Safety Council 2020 International Safety Awards.
07/08/2020
2020 – Digital Twinning helps to create new NHS Supply Chain site
When designing the new NHS Supply Chain warehouse at Suffolk Park in Bury St Edmunds, Unipart captured a very precise (within 2mm) snapshot of the entire site in just one day using digital twinning technology
12/10/2020
2020 – Unipart extends Kubota partnership by five years
Unipart Logistics has extended its partnership with Kubota UK to provide Aftermarket warehouse operations for another five years.
04/11/2020
2020 – Unipart Group acquires Comms Design Ltd
Unipart acquired 100% of the share capital of Comms Design Ltd, a high-tech design and manufacturing company.
21/12/2020
2020 – Unipart Logistics gets highest rating ever for environment programme
Unipart Logistics has achieved a five-star rating from the British Safety Council for its commitment to environmental sustainability.
20/01/2021
2021 – Unipart Logistics wins Pro:Direct Sport contract extension
Unipart Logistics won a five-year contract extension with Pro:Direct Sport in the US.
03/03/2021
2021 – Unipart Logistics and NHS Supply Chain win prestigious ‘New Facility’ Award
Unipart Logistics and NHS Supply Chain were crowned winners of this year’s prestigious ‘New Facility’ Award,for new state-of-the-art facility, NHS Supply Chain Suffolk Park near Bury St Edmunds
01/06/2021
2021 Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract
Unipart Logistics has secured a five-year contract to run the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover Global Parts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, which will open in 2022.
01/09/2021
2021 – Unipart Logistics wins new Prenetics healthcare contract
Unipart Logistics has signed a contract with global digital health company Prenetics to deliver Covid-19 test kit fulfilment services. Unipart will assemble and pick Covid test kits including PCR, Lateral Flow and LAMP tests from a new operation at its Oxford Distribution Centre.
09/09/2021
2021 – UKRRIN launches new technology and innovation hub at Unipart Rail HQ
The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), the £92m partnership between academia and industry, has launched a new Technology and Innovation Hub at Unipart Rail’s Headquarters in Doncaster.
11/11/2021
2021 – Unipart joins UN Race to Zero Campaign
Unipart Group has signed up for the United Nations Race To Zero campaign as part of a commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030 and net carbon zero by 2050.
19/01/2022
2022 – Unipart Logistics wins Jaguar Land Rover US and Canada customer services contract
Unipart Logistics has won a three-year contract to provide customer services across Jaguar Land Rover’s North American aftermarket.
19/01/2022
2022 – Unipart Logistics wins two-year contract extension with Volkswagen Group UK
The Volkswagen Group has signed a two-year contract extension with Unipart Logistics to support their UK and Ireland aftermarket supply chain.
10/02/2022
2022 – Unipart Logistics wins Sky contract extension
Sky signed a two-year contract extension with Unipart Logistics to support their engineers and customers.
11/07/2022
Unipart ranked the safest organisation in the world
Unipart Logistics achieved the highest-scoring application of the 647 received ranking them the safest organisation in the world.
06/10/2022
Unipart Logistics wins five-year JCB contract
Unipart will take responsibility for the JCB World Logistics warehouse in Staffordshire together with UK in-plant operations.
26/10/2022
Unipart Logistics wins major logistics contract with Airbus
Unipart will be responsible for warehousing, kitting and line feed logistics to Airbus’ on-site wing assembly lines in both Broughton and Bristol.
27/10/2022
Darren Leigh appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive
Unipart Chief Finance Officer Darren Leigh has been appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive reporting to John M Neill who continues as full time Unipart Group Executive Chairman.
19/12/2022
Hyperbat’s EV battery expertise wins £multi-million Lotus Evija contract
Hyperbat, Unipart’s electric vehicle battery production facility joint venture, will supply battery packs for the new all-electric Lotus Evija.