Geodis acquires pharmaceutical pre-wholesaler Pharmalog
The Geodis Group has strengthened its position on the healthcare market and consolidated its offering with the acquisition of the pharmaceutical pre-wholesaler Pharmalog.
Pharmalog is a pharmaceuticals logistics and distribution company based in Val de Reuil in Normandy, France. It has 50,000 sq m of storage space and a workforce of 150. Pharmalog has revenue of €18m.
The new entity will carry out a full range of value-added operations: sales administration, customer debt recovery, repackaging, management of free medical samples, etc. It has nine specialised platforms in France (warehouses, clean rooms, controlled temperature premises, etc.) a workforce of almost 500 employees. In the long term, this organisation will be deployed Europe-wide, based on operations already carried out for the health sector by Geodis Logistics in Benelux, Ireland and Italy. At the same time, Pharmalog customers will gain access to all the dedicated services in logistics, distribution and international transport delivered by the Geodis Group to healthcare professionals.
Jean-Louis Demeulenaere, CEO of Geodis, said: "This new vertical offering places Geodis among the top three players in healthcare logistics in France, as well as opening broad new prospects in Europe. This organisation will bring real benefits for customers since it is a close fit with the services developed by the cross-cutting entity Geodis Global Solutions and the other divisions of the Geodis Group: Groupage & Express, Contract Logistics, Freight Management and Road."
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