A Cwmbran supply firm is celebrating two major new contracts.

IG Lintels signed contracts with The Lovell Partnership and Fairclough Homes. Social housebuilder Lovells has re-newed its contract with IG as the main lintel supplier to the Morgan Sindall Group, which the company has supplied for many years.

And Fairclough Homes, a previous client of IG, have returned their business to the firm. Richard Wood, IG managing director, said: "The Lovell Partnership carried out several assessments at our premises in Cwmbran before deciding to renew their contract with us. "Our production planning, technical resources and knowledge scored very highly. They were also impressed with our approach to health and safety, and our overall professionalism led them to conclude that we were the best people for the job."

The contract with Morgan Sindall Group sees IG distributing products to all regional construction sites through the extensive IG stockist network. "Our new and improved transport fleet allows us to cater for a far reaching network of customers," said Richard.

Fairclough Homes was a previous client of IG, before changing suppliers several years ago. IG has undergone some major changes since Fairclough last had dealings with the company. "We are very committed to offering quick technical scheduling, and the housebuilder was particularly impressed with the speed at which we can manufacture specials," said Richard.

Fairclough builds around 1,400 units each year, and has signed a deal with IG to supply lintels until the end of 2006.

IG has also secured a £7m, three-year contract with PD Logistics to manage national distribution from its Cwmbran and Hartlepool plants, and has already seen major benefits of the agreement.

IG now has its own fleet of specially liveried Mercedes trucks. It is the first company in the industry to make such a move, one geared to improving efficiency and providing the very best customer service.

Now with this new agreement fully operational, IG are able to provide more comprehensive coverage and as many as two deliveries a week to improve their level of customer service. "A new and improved transport system was identified some time ago as a way in which we needed to improve our level of service to customers and we are delighted with the impact it has already made in that respect," said Richard.