DSV’s new Belgium facility for pharma logistics to open in July

May 28, 2018: Logistics
services provider DSV will open a new modern facility in Ghent, Belgium to
serve the needs of the rapidly changing healthcare industry in Europe.

The new facility opens in July and is a 10,500 m2 extension
to the current distribution centre in Ghent, now measuring a total of 36,000 m2
dedicated to the healthcare segment. The extension was needed as the healthcare
industry is a growing customer base for DSV in Belgium.

In this new temperature controlled facility, the cold
storage units and packaging setup are fully compliant with international
regulations and requirement, including a GMP license to handle repackaging and
labelling of healthcare products.

Ghent in Belgium is centred in the middle of Western Europe,
a prime logistics location with many distribution advantages.

Nouzha Ouaamar, Global Business Development director,
Healthcare & Life Sciences says: “Our healthcare and pharmaceutical
customers are navigating in a tumultuous industry; more finely divided customer
segmentations, a quick flow of product launches and new types of distribution
networks. At the DSV’s facility in Ghent, we meet the high demands from the
ever-changing industry. Our trained employees support our customers and design
their supply chain to be as effective and efficient as possible, while keeping
the logistics costs under control.”

Albert-Derk Bruin, managing director, DSV Belgium and France
explains: “The distribution centre in Ghent is located close to the Ports of
Ghent and Antwerp and Brussels International Airport creating a seamless
distribution network throughout Belgium and the rest of Europe.”