Kuehne + Nagel adds expanded pharma hub in Belgium to the KN PharmaChain network

Oct 16, 2019: Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its pharma facility in Geel, Belgium, making it one of the largest within the global KN PharmaChain network.

The Geel hub is centrally located in close proximity to the Brussels and Liege airports and with fast connections to the other 15 main EuropeanKN PharmaChain locations. The facility covers a total area of 22,000 m² (plus another 10,000 m² of extension space) and has two cold chambers to handle varying temperature requirements.

The new facility offers multi-modal, temperature-controlled forwarding and warehousing services and is fully GxP compliant and certified.

KN PharmaChain encompasses a global network of more than 220 operations, 600,000 m² of industry dedicated warehousing space and a team of specially-trained operators.

Tobias Jerschke, managing director of Kuehne + Nagel BeLux comments at the occasion of the opening ceremony: “The enlarged pharma hub in Geel is an inherent part of our strategy to offer integrated logistics solutions to our customers, at the very centre of one of Europe’s strongest pharma clusters. Leveraging our distribution network, we make sure that hospitals, pharmacies, doctors and patients are supplied in full and on time.”

In addition to the Geel pharma hub, Kuehne + Nagel is currently investing in a 15,000 m² airside pharma facility at the Brussels cargo airport (BruCargo), due to open in the second half of 2020.

Photo From L to R: Robert Coyle, SVP Kuehne + Nagel Pharma & Healthcare, Dr. Hansjoerg Rodi, Regional Manager Kuehne + Nagel Europe, Dr. Detlef Trefzger, CEO Kuehne + Nagel, Tobias Jerschke, managing director Kuehne + Nagel BeLux, Gerry Bosmans, Director Contract Logistics Kuehne + Nagel BeLux