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Teesport signs Taylors deal

Teesport owner PD Ports has won a contract with Taylors of Harrogate to handle more than 1,000 containers a year of imported tea and coffee.

The company is best known for products including Yorkshire Tea and for its supply to Betty’s Tea Rooms.

A 40,000sq ft warehouse has been converted to food grade standards at the North East port.

As part of the process, product samples will be taken by PD Ports staff, which Taylors will then use as part of its quality control process.

Richard Brewster, commodities shipping manager at Taylors, said: “Taylors has traditionally imported its teas and coffees through the southern UK ports, then warehoused them in the South, prior to calling them in for their final journey to the company’s production facility at Harrogate.

“This historical link to the tea trade has served the industry extremely well in the past, but this new venture makes perfect sense on every level.

“By shipping our products direct to Teesport and storing them on-site prior to their final journey to Harrogate, we will significantly reduce our carbon footprint and provide a more cost-effective option for our business.”

PD Ports chief executive David Robinson said: “We are delighted to have established what we expect to be a long and successful partnership with Taylors of Harrogate.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .