arvato services healthcare secures exclusive logistics deal with Inverness Medical France

Inverness Medical France - one of the leading companies working in fast diagnostics - has appointed arvato services healthcare to manage its distribution process throughout France and Benelux.

arvato services healthcare - with sites in UK, France, Germany and Belgium - will use its expertise in the pharmaceutical healthcare industry to help Inverness Medical France reduce and optimise inventory levels, improve processes and reduce the company's logistics costs.

The thermostability of many of the preparations produced by Inverness Medical France places extra demands on the supply chain. arvato services healthcare will also be ensuring that the entire cool chain process, including inbound transport, warehousing, picking and packing and delivery to the end customer, is carried out under temperature-controlled conditions - and will utilise its seamless, in-house developed temperature tracking system to ensure the greatest possible transparency and reliability.

Philippe Bornibus, president of Inverness Medical France said: "arvato services healthcare is an expert in cold chain management and will be enabling us to reduce and optimise inventory levels, stabilise our personnel situation, be more competitive in terms of logistics costs and avoid otherwise necessary learning phases and investments."

Laurent Buisson, general director of arvato services healthcare in France said: "We are happy to be able to offer our customers the solutions they are seeking. It shows a high degree of customer focus and our ability to translate market requirements into customised solutions."

arvato services healthcare is an internationally active outsourcing service provider specialising in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. In the UK, the company works with large companies in the field of in vitro diagnostics, including Beckman Coulter and Horiba ABX, as well as companies in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry.