DS Smith Logistics

The fact that our distribution operation is wholly owned and controlled by DS Smith Paper is a big advantage. It means we can work to the highest standards of modern logistics to get the paper where it needs to be, when it needs to be there.

We have 111 vehicles and 500 trailers at our disposal, with a network of 14 logistics depots across the UK. In total, DS Smith Logistics manages over 20,000 square metres of warehousing space.

It uses the latest technologies to track shipments of paper and our skilled drivers act as great ambassadors for our company.

The transport operation has a long history. With over forty years' experience in the paper and packaging distribution industry, DS Smith Logistics/AAG has a long and distinguished track record of supporting our mills and providing our customers with one of the UK's best and most reliable distribution services.

History of DS Smith Logistics

AAG traces its origins back to the mid-1930s, when Alfred Griggs started a transport company with just two vehicles. The Soham-based company provided a service to local farmers, transporting sugar beet to processing factories and cut flowers to markets in London. In the 1960s, Alfred Grigg’s son, Tony, joined the company. The company then became involved in the packaging industry for the first time, providing transport for Tillotsons Corrugated Cases.

In 1958, Tillotsons started the Burwell packaging operation, followed by Monmouth in 1963, Launceston in 1969 and Ely in 1970 (all of which companies are now in the DS Smith Packaging Division). As St Regis began acquiring mills from the 1970s onwards, AAG was brought in to provide transportation between the mills and their customers.

As AAG developed in both size and scope, in 2005 it was decided to rename the company St Regis Logistics. In light of the recent re-alignment of the business, from 1st June 2011 St Regis Logistics has been known as DS Smith Logisitics.