Kuehne+Nagel and GSK have signed a contract for comprehensive logistics services until 2021. Kuehne+Nagel will be responsible for transporting products from suppliers to customers of GSK, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
The contract officially marks the beginning of a partnership based on significant logistics agreements between the two companies. Thanks to its experience, skills, and use of innovative solutions, Kuehne+Nagel is set to deliver significant benefits to GSK’s global supply chain. Due to the large number of suppliers, a vast number of production units, and various delivery destinations to patients and customers in over 100 countries, GSK requires specialized, global, and comprehensive logistics solutions for its entire supply chain.
Kuehne+Nagel was selected as a partner based on its existing cooperation with GSK, its strong industry position, the use of proven integrated logistics solutions, and its investment strategy for pharmaceutical logistics. Given the full commitment and complementary values of both companies, the choice was obvious.
– We are pleased to enter into a long-term partnership with GSK. Our goal is to leverage our current experience and apply solutions tailored to the specifics of this industry in such a way as to provide additional benefits for GSK. By applying integrated logistics, including air, sea, and road freight services, as well as logistics management through four regional hubs, we will strive to take GSK’s entire global supply chain to the next level of development – said Detlef Trefzger, Chief Executive Officer at Kuehne+Nagel International AG.
This cooperation provides a field for development for both GSK and Kuehne+Nagel. It is one of the largest contracts for Kuehne+Nagel, aimed at realizing ambitious plans: for GSK, to have a world-class supply chain, and for Kuehne+Nagel, to be a leader in complete solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.