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- UPS’s extends active temperature-controlled service for last-mile delivery of sensitive pharmaceutical products to wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies in Lombardy and Liguria, in addition to existing service Sicily and Calabria
- Expanded delivery service offers full compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) rules, highest visibility and safety levels tailored to customer needs
UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced today the expansion of its active temperature-controlled service for last-mile delivery of sensitive pharmaceutical products to wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacies in Lombardy and Liguria. UPS provides world-class, global supply chain solutions and compliance expertise to pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical device companies. This latest expansion provides healthcare and life science companies greater assurance that sensitive shipments are being handled with the highest level of care right up until the moment of final delivery.
“This new service in Italy demonstrates UPS’s commitment to deepening its global supply chain footprint in top-tier healthcare and life sciences,” said Fabio Mioli, healthcare country manager, UPS Italy. “At UPS we have a saying: It’s a patient, not a package. Patients, medical professionals and our customers count on shipments arriving at the right time, at the right place – and at the right temperature. With this Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant service, customers in Italy and across the world shipping sensitive pharmaceuticals can rely on the experience and world-class standards of UPS’s express parcel delivery service to reach more destinations in Italy. Quality assurance, visibility, control and customer experience make up the flexible service that we tailor to customer needs across a variety of distribution channels.”
The distinctive white and brown package cars used for the last mile are specially equipped with temperature-controlled compartments and security systems linked to a control tower that ensures maximum visibility and the integrity of sensitive pharmaceutical products. This active temperature control transport solution, offered with our subcontractor, complements and is fully integrated with UPS’s healthcare and life science service offering in Italy, including 3PL services (storage, order-filling and distribution) and value-added services such as Order To Cash and GMP pharmaceutical production.
The service is part of UPS’s transformation and $2 billion investment in its European network. UPS has a network of 14 dedicated healthcare and life science logistics facilities across Europe with 600,000 square meters of warehouse space. The center-piece of UPS’s healthcare and life science network is its campus in Roermond/Venlo, the Netherlands, which is located in close proximity to the company’s European air hub in Cologne, from which UPS can connect Europe to the world and the world to Europe.
About UPS Healthcare and Life Sciences
UPS provides global supply chain solutions and expertise to pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical device companies. UPS has approximately 8 million square feet of cGMP- or cGDP-compliant healthcare and life science distribution space. UPS unterhält auch eines der weltweit größten Netzwerke von Lagerstandorten mit etwa 900 Standorten. For parcels requiring strict temperature environments, from CRT to cryogenic, and those requiring around-the-clock monitoring, UPS has solutions such as UPS Temperature True™ and UPS Proactive Response™ services. UPS is committed to expanding its healthcare and life science capabilities including recent acquisitions of Marken, CEMELOG and Poltraf, to meet the complex and evolving supply chain needs of the healthcare and life science sectors. Besuchen Sie ups.com/healthcare.
Über UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) ist ein weltweit führendes Logistikunternehmen, das eine Vielzahl von Lösungen wie den Transport von Paketen und Fracht, die Erleichterung des internationalen Handels und den Einsatz von Fortschrittstechnologien bereitstellt, um die Geschäftswelt effizienter zu gestalten. Headquartered in Atlanta, USA, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. Zusätzlich zu weiteren prestigeträchtigen Auszeichnungen und Ehrungen erhielt UPS von der Zeitschrift Newsweek die Auszeichnung America’s Best Customer Service als Unternehmen mit dem besten Kundenservice in Amerika im Bereich Versand- und Zustelldienste, wurde von Forbes als wertvollste Marke im Bereich Transport ausgezeichnet und erzielte Spitzenplätze auf der Liste JUST 100 für soziale Verantwortung, auf dem Dow Jones Sustainability World Index und dem Harris Poll Reputation Quotient. Das Unternehmen ist im Internet unter ups.com oder pressroom.ups.com vertreten und seinen Unternehmensblog finden Sie unter longitudes.ups.com. The company’s sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found at ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.