UPS Healthcare Continues Expansion Of Capabilities Throughout Global Supply Chain
16 Novembre 2021 - 3:00PM
- Extends Healthcare Logistics Industry Leadership with
Purpose-Built Cold Chain Facilities Throughout Europe and
Asia-Pacific
- Opens First-of-its-Kind, End-of-Runway, Reusable Cold Chain
Packaging Center
UPS Healthcare (NYSE: UPS) today announced a new set of
facilities and continued round of global expansion designed to
bring unprecedented capabilities to global healthcare logistics
customers.
One of the newest cold chain and packaging centers opens in
Louisville, Kentucky, located on the UPS Healthcare campus near the
Worldport® global air hub. Combined with ongoing expansion
throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, UPS Healthcare
continues to build the world’s most sophisticated healthcare
logistics capabilities.
“Our decades of experience create the perfect foundation for
continued investment in capabilities and infrastructure around the
world,” said Chief Sales and Solutions Officer and Executive Vice
President, UPS Global Healthcare Kate Gutmann. “UPS
Healthcare is on a mission to provide our customers with even
higher performance, greater cost efficiencies, and more sustainable
shipping options.”
The new Louisville facility joins existing cold chain facilities
around the world, and is part of an ongoing, aggressive strategy by
UPS Healthcare to expand its global footprint. The expansions bring
increased flexibility and efficiency to customers, as well as
unmatched cold chain capabilities.
UPS’s success with COVID-19 vaccine delivery is creating
long-term value in the future delivery of new drugs, especially
biologics. The company’s temperature-controlled facilities are
designed to handle biologically derived drugs, such as vaccines, at
any temperature. According to the Biopharma Cold Chain Sourcebook,
cold chain trends show 48 percent expected growth between 2018 and
2024 for medicines that require at least 2 to 8 degrees Celsius
storage and shipping.
The overall market for cold chain services (packaging,
transportation, and data services) is expected to significantly
accelerate over the next three years, growing up to 24 percent by
2024, after posting a 10 percent increase from 2019 to 2020.
Against this backdrop, UPS Healthcare’s Cold Chain expertise
is critical for the delivery of future medicines supporting the
growing needs of customers around the world.
“We are building on our expertise and leadership displayed
throughout the pandemic by continuing to develop new capabilities
in cold chain logistics around the world,” said UPS Healthcare
President Wes Wheeler. “With new facilities and capabilities, UPS
Healthcare is better positioned to safely manage the growing number
of temperature-sensitive biologic drugs, as well as cell and gene
treatments currently in development.”
The newest facility, named the ‘Cold Chain Packaging Center of
Excellence,’ is the company’s first U.S.-based logistics facility
to offer reusable cold chain packaging options for customers,
utilizing the entire life cycle of temperature-controlled packages
and contributing to a circular economy.
“Not only does the new facility expand our offerings for cold
chain logistics, but the reusable packaging cuts down on single-use
waste, creating more sustainable options and driving significant
cost savings for our customers,” said Chief Corporate Affairs
Officer Laura Lane, who also has responsibility for UPS’s
sustainability efforts.
UPS Healthcare now operates 125 GDP/GMP facilities in 34
countries around the world. Learn more about UPS Healthcare and its
offerings here: www.ups.com/healthcare.
About UPS HealthcareUPS Healthcare delivers
unparalleled healthcare logistics expertise to its customers around
the world. UPS Healthcare has 11+ million square feet of cGMP and
GDP-compliant healthcare distribution space globally. Services
include inventory management, cold chain packaging and shipping,
storage and fulfillment of medical devices, and lab and clinical
trial logistics. UPS Healthcare's global infrastructure, its UPS®
Premier visibility service, its track and trace technology, and its
global quality system are well-suited to meet today's complex
logistics demands for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and
laboratory diagnostic industries.
Contacts:UPS Media Relations
+1 404 828 7123
pr@ups.com
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