Pitney Bowes awards European Distribution contract to TNT Logistics Benelux
11 October 2006 - 11:42 CET
US provider of the world's most comprehensive suite of mailstream products and services, Pitney Bowes, has awarded a five - year contract to perform a European Distribution Centre (EDC) role to TNT Benelux & Multi Country Logistics.The centralised services for Pitney Bowes will be handled and co-ordinated from the Belgian TNT Logistics site in Willebroek (near Antwerp), and will go live per Q4 2006.
Services include all warehousing, transport management and ‘configure to order' activities for Pitney Bowes equipment, spares and consumables.
Perry Buenen, Vice President Supply Chain Europe for Pitney Bowes said "The distribution expertise and infrastructure within the Benelux with its central location, and the proven capabilities and flexibility of TNT Logistics were the key factors in influencing this important decision. We expect TNT Logistics' EDC services to play a future key role in supporting the growth of our business, the optimization of our distribution efficiency and thus the extension of our service to our clients across Europe."
Onno Meij, Managing Director of TNT Benelux & Multi Country Logistics: "We are very pleased with the relationship with Pitney Bowes. This partnership brings one of the most successful logistics companies together with one of the most innovative mailstream solution corporations in the world and we are very excited by the possibilities that this will create. It fits in our focus strategy and reinforces our leading position in the electronics sector. Furthermore, our IT-capabilities and unique Transportation Management System (TMS) will enable us to support Pitney Bowes with excellent operational performance."
