TNT Logistics opens regional distribution center for Otis Elevator
29 June 2006 - 11:55 CET
TNT Logistics North America, a leading provider of supply chain services, has opened a regional distribution center (RDC) in the U.S. southeast for Otis Elevator Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.The new, 57,700 square-foot RDC is located in Orlando, Fla. and will serve Otis' customers in Florida and the surrounding states. This operation, which opened June 12, joins four other RDCs that Otis has around the country.TNT provides a variety of distribution support services to Otis, including receiving elevator components from Otis manufacturing plants and its suppliers. These components will be consolidated by TNT into complete installation kits for each project and delivered directly to job sites, which are primarily for commercial and retail construction.
"We're pleased to have been selected by Otis to support its regional distribution network," said Jeff Hurley, chief operating office! r, TNT Logistics North America. "For the past 25 years, TNT Logistics North America has been focused on providing quality logistics support for heavy industrial customers. We look forward to continuing this tradition with Otis."
Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. With headquarters in Farmington, Conn., Otis employs 60,000 people worldwide, offers products and services in more than 200 countries and territories, and maintains more than 1.5 million elevators and escalators worldwide. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries.
