Geodis Wilson Launches Luxury Hotel & Resort Logistics Group

NEW YORK / AMSTERDAM (June 29, 2011) – Geodis Wilson, one of the world’s leading freight management and logistics companies, announces the launch of a new vertical business unit dedicated to serving the logistics needs of luxury hotels and resorts and their suppliers worldwide. Geodis Wilson will provide dedicated integrated logistics solutions to this fast-growing market.

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New hotels and resorts require everything from the furniture, fixtures and equipment to silverware to thousands of towels to be shipped. Once up and running, these properties and their suppliers need ongoing supply chain services for years to come.

“Geodis Wilson expects to become a single-source shipping solution for many of the top-tier companies in this market,” said Anjali Sadarangani, Geodis Wilson’s global director Luxury Hotel & Resort Logistics. In her previous position as operations manager for Geodis Wilson Canada, she worked throughout the world on a wide variety of new developments for luxury hotel and resort clients. “These highly recognizable brands and their entire supplier base want a dedicated logistics partner. We created this new business unit to ensure they receive the white-glove services they expect and require,” explained Sadarangani.

“We have been the preferred freight management partner to the world’s leading luxury hotel and resort brand for several years,” added Martin Svantesson, Geodis Wilson’s director of vertical markets. “We have successfully executed numerous projects for our biggest client in this market and others all over the world. We felt it was time to create and fully resource an official business unit.”

Geodis Wilson’s Luxury Hotel & Resort Logistics unit consists of dedicated teams and project managers, regional competency centers and a global hotel logistics control tower, providing all kinds of global and domestic freight services, including: freight consolidations, insurance, customs brokerage, warehouse services, FF&E installation, OS&C delivery, customized freight control management, dedicated consulting and more.

About Geodis Wilson and Geodis Group:

Geodis Wilson is a leading global freight management company. With 6,400 employees in more than 50 countries, the company delivers tailor-made, integrated freight solutions to customers worldwide, enabling them to operate as ‘best in class’ in their industries. Geodis Wilson manages cargo across five continents by sea, air, road and train, making supply chains transparent and flexible to manage. The company has dedicated employee and resource groups to serve the following vertical industries: Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Aviation, Marine Logistics, Retail and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG’s), Industrial, Oil and Gas, High Tech, and Luxury Hotel & Resort Logistics.

About Geodis, a global supply chain operator:

A global logistics provider and wholly owned subsidiary of SNCF Group, Geodis is a European company with a worldwide scope. It ranks number four in its field in Europe. The group's ability to coordinate all or part of the logistics chain (air and sea freight forwarding, groupage, express, contract logistics, transport of part and full truck loads, reverse logistics) enables it to support its customers in their strategic, geographical and technological developments, providing them with solutions tailored to optimizing their physical and information flows. Geodis offers a range of logistics services that meet the specific needs of each sector of the economy. Across a network covering 120 countries, the Group's 30,000 employees offer a wealth of multicultural experience, a genuine local service to their customers and outstanding flexibility. Geodis reported revenues of €6.5 billion (or $9.3 billion USD) in 2010.