Bandvulc Tyre Contracts to Manage Sainsbury’s Tyres

Sainsbury’s has awarded its tyre management contract to Bandvulc Tyre Contracts, the tyre management division of the Bandvulc Group. Before the announcement, the Devon-based retreading company was already responsible for tyres belonging to the top three UK supermarkets. The latest three-year agreement sees BTC manage every aspect of Sainsbury’s Logistics tyre operation.

The contract will use Bandvulc’s range of drive axle and trailer patterns together with Continental front steer tyres. In addition, BTC’s network utilises some of the Continental Network Partners (CNPs) and therefore is probably the most flexible offer in the UK today enabling solutions to be delivered even in the most difficult areas.

“Delivery is vital,” said Gary King, logistics engineering manager for Sainsbury’s. “So often solutions are presented and offered, yet rarely delivered in a positive commercial fashion. BTC offered solutions which we saw had proven success so we combined practicality with reality along with the best cost to our business. We have a complex fleet operating 24/7 and it was vital that we had coverage and facilities to cover this. BTC showed their flexibility in being able to deliver multiple solutions to our requirements, which differentiated them from the competition.”