ID Logistics, an international leader in contract logistics, has signed a long-term agreement with Kawasaki Motors Europe, a leading manufacturer of motorcycles and four-wheeled vehicles. ID Logistics will manage Kawasaki’s new European distribution center, located in the Netherlands.
Under the ten-year contract, ID Logistics will be responsible for the management and comprehensive operation of the Kawasaki distribution center for Western Europe. The new 20,000 sqm warehouse is located in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It will be fully operational from September 2016. It will employ 30 people. The operating concept of the new distribution center, developed by ID Logistics for Kawasaki, takes into account new legal regulations regarding CO2 emissions, which will be in force from 2017. Next year, a comprehensive electronic product catalog will also be launched, which will ensure full transparency of the supply chain and allow for checking specific data: from the chassis number, through the customer name, to the destination country. Each product will have its own identification number, just as is the case with consumer electronics.
– We are proud to have earned Kawasaki’s trust. Kawasaki is a brand known to customers for its wide range of high-quality products and enjoys an excellent reputation. The agreement is the result of teamwork and we are already looking forward to starting our cooperation. Together with Kawasaki, we have developed a logistics concept that meets the customer’s expectations – said Philippe Van Cauwenbergh, CEO of ID Logistics Benelux.
Kawasaki Motors is a leading manufacturer of motorcycles, famous for the world’s fastest racing models. It is also a leading manufacturer of four-wheeled vehicles (ATVs, quads, and mules) and personal watercraft – Jet Ski. Starting cooperation with Kawasaki Motors Europe strengthens ID Logistics’ position on the Dutch and European logistics services market. The group of clients served by ID Logistics in the Netherlands already includes, among others, Sony (ID Logistics, after a successful tender in 2013, again manages the European distribution center) and FUJIFILM, with whom a contract was signed in 2015.