Dublin, Ireland: Kuehne+Nagel Ireland, which has signed a multi-year contract with West Pharmaceuticals, is to run a dedicated, temperature-controlled warehouse for the company and handle its road transport.
The custom-built warehouse in Dublin has racking for 30,000 pallets and has a full temperature-controlled system.
Michael Moes, vice president Global Supply Management of West Pharmaceuticals, says: “West and Kuehne+Nagel have embarked on a critical and global partnership for both contract logistics and overland transportation. Particularly, we worked closely with the Kuehne+Nagel Ireland team on the strategy to secure land, build and manage a dedicated warehouse, allowing our West Pharmaceuticals operations in Dublin to focus and deliver on its core technical and manufacturing competency.”
Ireland is one of the largest exporters of pharmaceutical products globally. Kuehne+Nagel has a further nine locations in Ireland devoted to the pharmaceutical and medtech industries.
