Maersk Expands Partnership With Columbia Sportswear With UK Warehousing

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed a new agreement with Columbia Sportswear Company (Columbia), a global leader in outdoor, active and lifestyle products, to provide warehousing and distribution services for its Pick & Pack operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
 
Under the agreement, Maersk will operate Columbia’s UK and Ireland Pick & Pack business from its existing multi-customer facility in Tamworth near Birmingham, UK. The new setup will replace Columbia’s current distribution setup serving the market from Cambrai, France, enabling a more localised and responsive supply chain for the UK&I region.
 
The Tamworth operation will support a broad product portfolio including footwear, apparel, accessories and equipment, and will serve all sales channels – retail, wholesale and e-commerce.
 
The operation begins with initial volumes of approximately 1.6 million inbound and outbound units annually. This facility will fulfil all channels - e‑commerce, retail, and wholesale - and provide a full suite of value‑added services, supported by an inventory of roughly 25,000 SKUs (stock keeping units), and sufficient space to store inventory across multiple fulfilment streams. This new Maersk‑operated facility is a key enabler supporting Columbia’s growing market in the UK.
 
The dedicated space within Maersk’s Tamworth site will span approximately 8,000 square metres and is secured under a five-year contract.
 
In addition to warehousing and distribution, Maersk will provide a broader suite of Logistics & Services solutions for Columbia in the UK, including customs handling, inland transportation, cross-docking and final-mile delivery for retail and wholesale shipments.
 
The new setup builds on the long-standing collaboration between Maersk and Columbia Sportswear, further strengthening the companies’ shared ambition to simplify and optimise global supply chains through integrated, end-to-end logistics solutions. 

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