Santa Ana, Calif. - Agility, a leading global logistics provider, and Industriaplex Inc., a next generation B2B service provider, have formed a strategic alliance with Agility's acquisition of a 10.82 percent equity stake in the company.
Industriaplex, based in Atlanta, Ga., is a global sourcing, equipment distribution, and facility services company that provides integrated supply, installation and maintenance solutions. Its customer base is largely in the US, Canada, Kuwait, and China and includes industry leaders in the retail, foodservice, grocery, and manufacturing markets. In the last year, Industriaplex sales were US$94.4 million. The company has over 100 employees and offices in Atlanta, Ga., Carson, Calif., Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.
The alliance is designed to provide various logistics services to Industriaplex customers while Agility can offer Industriaplex's sourcing services to its existing global customer base.
"Industriaplex has a unique business model and set of services that complements Agility's global network," said Essa Al Saleh, President and CEO - Global Integrated Logistics for Agility. "Through this partnership, we continue to focus our strategy of differentiating Agility's capabilities and solution offering to its customers by adding sourcing and related value adding services in key emerging markets. ," added Al Saleh.
Industriaplex's business model integrates sourcing, supply chain, installation and maintenance solutions that reduce the total lifecycle costs of its customers' facilities, equipment, and systems. This is achieved through volume aggregation, variable, unlimited global manufacturing capacity, and by optimizing the design and deployment of the products material sourcing and Lean Sigma continuous improvement processes, according to Jason Gries, Chairman and CEO, Industriaplex.
"Following the alliance with Agility, Industriaplex now has a top quality logistics partner to reliably service the requirements of our customers," said Brian Robbins, President and COO. "We will now also have access to growth capital, as well as Agility's increasing customer base."
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About Agility
Agility is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics to businesses and governments. It is a publicly traded company with $6.8 billion in annual revenue and more than 37,000 employees in over 550 offices and 120 countries. Agility brings efficiency to supply chains in some of the globe's most challenging environments, offering unmatched personal service, a global footprint, and customized capabilities in developed and emerging economies alike.
Agility's commercial division, Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL), is headquartered in Switzerland and provides supply chain solutions to customers in technology, retail, chemicals, and other industries. Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS) offers logistics services to governments, relief agencies and international institutions worldwide. Agility Infrastructure group companies primarily focus on opportunities in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, providing infrastructure support in the areas of industrial real estate, customs optimization, and airline services.
For more information about Agility, visit www.agilitylogistics.com
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