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The Grimes Companies Promotes Ike Sherlock to Vice President

Ike Sherlock has been promoted to Vice President of The Grimes Companies (TGC). Sherlock joined the company in 2006, and has served as Director of Fleet Operations with Grimes Trucking Company since 2007. This newly created position consolidates the reporting of all asset-based subsidiaries of TGC... - August 04, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Famous Pacific Shipping Expands in Zhongshan

Fast-growing Asia Pacific-based NVOCC and freight services provider, Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) has established a new office in Zhongshan, a leading industrial city which hosts some of the world’s largest shoe factories. - July 30, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping

Grimes Transportation Brokerage Hires Transportation Analyst

The Grimes Companies (TGC) is pleased to announce that Robert Sawyer has joined the company as a Transportation Analyst for its subsidiary Grimes Transportation Brokerage (GTB). Sawyer’s career in logistics spans over thirty years and he now brings the full value of that experience to... - July 28, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Unilever Service Award for Famous Pacific Shipping

In the Philippines, Unilever has presented Famous Pacific Forwarding Phils with a Service Vendor Award in recognition of the excellent standards of transport and logistics services that have been provided over the last decade. - July 23, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping

Grimes Companies in 50 Fastest Growing Companies Again

The Grimes Companies (TGC) has moved up to become the area’s 8th fastest growing company in the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2008 list of “50 Fastest Growing Companies” in Northeast Florida. Ranked 9th in 2007, the Jacksonville-based supply chain management company... - July 22, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Self Storage Company Expands; Drive 10 Minutes and Save a Bundle

Kamas Storage still provides all the modern conveniences you expect from a storage company like 24 hour access, security cameras and lighting, etc. but also believes that excellent customer service requires a person on site at all times. - July 18, 2008 - Kamas Storage

Wausau Paper Selects Nexus for Eastern U.S. Distribution

Nexus successfully opened a new East Coast Distribution Center for Wausau Paper (NYSE: WPP) to provide service enhancements for customers of Wausau’s Printing & Writing division. Nexus' Allentown, PA facility now houses the entire portfolio of Wausau Paper stock brands and grades, providing the latest distribution technology, the ability to utilize intermodal rail, and Nexus’ specialized paper industry logistics services including Overnight and Same Day delivery. - July 09, 2008 - Nexus Distribution

Grimes Transportation Helps Deliver Medical Supplies to Ecuador

Joining a varied team of volunteers, Grimes Transportation Brokerage is assisting in the delivery of much needed medical supplies from Alabama to Ecuador. Donated by the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital in Birmingham, the equipment will be distributed through the Manta Forward Operating Location... - June 30, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Grimes Trucking Goes "Green"

With a foundation of three specific emission-saving directives, plus recycling and conservation activities company-wide, Grimes Trucking Company has taken on the challenge of going “green.” Grimes Trucking, a division of Jacksonville based The Grimes Companies, has announced formation... - June 30, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Leukemia Diagnosed Employee Inspires Business to Give Back

Shoppa's Material Handling partners with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Carter Blood Care in honor of employee diagnosed with Leukemia. - June 13, 2008 - Shoppa's Material Handling

Northern Plains Commerce Centre and Mallory Alexander International Logistics Receive Premier Transload Designation

BNSF Railway Company has designated Mallory Alexander International Logistics, the operator of the Northern Plains Commerce Centre (NPCC) in Bismarck, North Dakota, as a member of the BNSF Premier Transload Network. This network is comprised of approximately 115 elite freight facilities. The BNSF... - June 07, 2008 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Mallory Alexander International Logistics Names Terry Maready Chief Information Officer

Mallory Alexander International Logistics announces the appointment of Terry Maready as chief information officer. “Information drives the supply chain, and Terry has the experience, skills and vision to deliver the solutions our clients need,” says Neely Mallory,... - May 23, 2008 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Storage Opportunity Partners LLC - Storage Pros Westland, Michigan

Storage Opportunity Partners LLC (“StorageOp”) of Farmington Hills, Michigan is pleased to announce the May 7th acquisition of Store-It Self Storage in Westland, Michigan. The acquisition brings StorageOp’s holdings to eight properties totaling 457,000 rentable square feet, 3,970... - May 15, 2008 - Storage Pros

Made4net to Participate in WERC’s Industry Resources Event (WIRE) 2008

Made4net, leading supply chain execution and warehouse management software provider for mid-markets, has announced its plans to exhibit in the Warehousing Education and Resources Council’s annual WIRE tradeshow event on Sunday, May 4th and Monday, May 5th at Hyatt Regency Chicago. - April 24, 2008 - Made4net

The Grimes Companies Reports Record 1st Quarter 2008

The Grimes Companies, a leading Jacksonville based logistics and supply chain provider, has reported its strongest period in company history for the first quarter of 2008. Identified by the Jacksonville Business Journal in 2007 as the 9th fastest growing company in NE Florida, Grimes set new... - April 15, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

GRSI FastTrak® P.I. Software Takes on Packaging Integration in Full Stride

One of the most frequently asked questions by companies purchasing new or used warehouse equipment is, “Will the equipment function correctly with my warehouse system?” GRSI removes this uncertainty with comprehensive warehouse systems integration and substantial work experience. From order picking to shipping sortation, all packaging and material handling equipment and processes are streamlined and controlled by GRSI’s FastTrak® P.I., packaging integration, software suite. - April 03, 2008 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.

Local Company's Recycling Benefits School

FileSafe, a local document storage company, is recycling surplus shelving, giving it a second life benefiting a local school. - April 02, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Famous Pacific Shipping Names Oliver Ward as Group Executive Director

The Famous Pacific Shipping Group, the fast expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, has appointed industry professional Oliver Ward to the newly-created post of Group Executive Director. Mr Ward will commence his role with immediate effect. - March 05, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping

Joel Stahl Retires After 36 Years in the Material Handling Industry

Joel Stahl, Vice President of Sales in the South branch of Abel Womack, Inc., has retired after a career spanning 36 years. Abel Womack, the largest material handling company of its kind in the northeast US, honored Mr. Stahl in a retirement celebration that recognized his long and distinguished career within the Raymond Network. - March 01, 2008 - Abel Womack, Inc.

Famous Pacific Shipping Building Brisbane Presence

Moving into a new one-stop-shop for importers and exporters using the Port of Brisbane has enabled one of Famous Pacific Shipping’s associates in Australia to build on the portfolio of services offered to shippers. - January 27, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping

Famous Pacific Shipping Provides Full Logistics Services for New Power Plant in Sri Lanka

FPS Sri Lanka has been appointed by West Coast Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Lanka Transformers/Sri Lanka Electricity Board Group, the largest power supplier in Sri Lanka, to handle the majority of the freight logistics services required during the construction of a new 300MW combined cycle power plant located at Kerawalapitiya in Sri Lanka. - January 18, 2008 - Famous Pacific Shipping

GRSI Appoints New Vice President

Mark Riedel will join GRSI as its new Vice President. The news was announced last week by GRSI’s CEO Steve. Riedel will be focused on sales and business project management while working from GRSI's Western regional office. - January 17, 2008 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.

GRSI Opens Central U.S. Regional Office Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

GRSI’s CEO Steve Martyn announced today that GRSI has officially opened its new Central regional office. Headquartered outside of Pennsylvania with regional offices already in Arizona and Oregon, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the new home for GRSI’s Central regional office. - January 02, 2008 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.

Mallory Alexander International Logistics Names Donna Lemm, Director and Hazel Gregory, Manager of New Client Services Group

The formation of its new Client Services Group has been announced by Mallory Alexander International Logistics, with Donna Lemm as its first director and Hazel Gregory as its manager. “Our continued rapid growth,” says Tinamarie Sauter, COO, Mallory Alexander International Logistics,... - December 22, 2007 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Launch of M-Pact Solutions Announced by Mallory Alexander International Logistics; John Huggins to Lead New Provider of Supply Chain Management Consulting and Solutions

The formation of a new supply chain management group--M-Pact Solutions--has been announced by Mallory Alexander International Logistics (www.mallorygroup.com). Its Director is John Huggins, an executive with 21 years of experience designing and implementing supply chain solutions for manufacturing... - November 29, 2007 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Famous Pacific Shipping Conference Focuses on Changing Face of Global Freight Industry

Famous Pacific Shipping, the fast expanding Asia-based NVOCC and freight services supplier, is all set for its 2007 Annual General Meeting and Conference which will take place in Mauritius between 21st and 24th October. - October 20, 2007 - Famous Pacific Shipping

Acquisition of 7M Transport Announced by Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Mallory Alexander International Logistics announced it has acquired all the assets of 7M Transport, Inc., in a private transaction. The facilities, capabilities and personnel of 7M Transport will continue as part of Mallory Alexander's integrated supply chain solution. Financial terms of the... - October 18, 2007 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Strategic Global Management Structure Announced by Mallory Alexander International Logistics; Expands Shanghai Office

Mallory Alexander International Logistics announced a strategic management structure in support of logistics solutions for global customers. - October 13, 2007 - Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Famous Pacific Shipping Adds Household Removal Services in Indonesia

In Indonesia, the Famous Pacific Shipping Group (FPS) has launched a new subsidiary dedicated to household removal and personal relocation services. - October 13, 2007 - Famous Pacific Shipping

JAS Forwarding Worldwide Utilizes Nexus' Chicago Land Bridge to Provide Savings to International Shippers

JAS Forwarding Worldwide provides a unique service offering to international shippers, allowing them to ship heavy containers direct from the port into Chicago via the Nexus Chicago Land Bridge. - October 08, 2007 - Nexus Distribution

Storage Opportunity Partners Acquires Two Additional Self Storage Facilities in the Boston Area

Storage Opportunity Partners LLC (“StorageOp”) of Farmington Hills, Michigan and Newton Highlands, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the acquisition of two Storage King Self Storage properties in the suburban Boston communities of Holbrook and East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The... - October 04, 2007 - Storage Opportunity Partners LLC

South Lamar Storage & Wine Cellar Set to Pop the Cork on New Location

Grand opening scheduled for October 3; wine tastings and cigar-rolling demonstrations planned - September 27, 2007 - South Lamar Storage & Wine Cellar

Grimes Companies Proud Participant in Project Alaska Turf

The Grimes Companies proudly participated in the first-ever delivery of a high school football field playing surface thousands of miles to the town of Barrow, Alaska. It all began when Cathy Parker, the wife of a former NFL player, heard the plight of the Barrow High School Whalers and their... - September 07, 2007 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Russian Mid-Market Soon to Benefit from Affordable Advanced SCM Solutions

Made4Net and the supply chain management consultancy group SCM-SG are collaborating to lead the way in providing smart supply chain management solutions to the Russian market. SCM-SG will sell and implement powerful, flexible and cost-effective solutions designed by Made4Net to meet the requirements of companies of any size. - August 24, 2007 - Made4net

Made4net Execution Solutions Provider Announces New Strategic Partnership with Red Tree in Russia and CIS

Made4net, the SCM industry’s leading developer of real-time execution solutions for supply chain management, is pleased to announce it has appointed Red Tree as its strategic distributor, implementation and support partner for the SCExpert™ product suite in Russia and CIS. The new... - August 22, 2007 - Made4net

M-Focus to Sell Made4net's Supply Chain Execution Products in Thailand

Made4net and M-Focus, have signed a partnership agreement appointing M-Focus as an authorized provider of Made4net's SCExpert™ in Thailand. The partnership between M-Focus, an experienced business solutions provider in Thailand, and the leading supply chain execution solutions company, Made4net, expects to capture a substantial market share in one of the highest growth regions for supply chain management software in Asia/Pacific. - August 17, 2007 - Made4net

The Grimes Companies Makes List of 50 Fastest Growing Companies

Jacksonville based The Grimes Companies, has been ranked as the area’s 9th fastest growing company according to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2007 list of “50 Fastest Growing Companies” in northeast Florida. The Business Journal’s criteria are stringent and... - August 13, 2007 - Total Distribution, Inc.

GRSI (Glen Road Systems, Inc.) Announces FastTrak® 2.0 Warehouse Control and Order Management System

GRSI utilizes FastTrak® 2.0, its redesigned warehouse control and order management system, to provide seamless integration of all material handling subsystems. The software allows clients to have unattended shipping conveyor lines with automated packing, weighing, routing, labeling, manifesting, and shipping sortation. FastTrak® 2.0 makes integration easy as it allows clients to automate, integrate, coordinate, and control all warehouse activities. - August 11, 2007 - Glen Road Systems, Inc.

iBagit, One of the First On-Demand Fulfillment Service Providers for Small Businesses, Goes Live

iBagit,Inc. (www.ibagit.com) one of the first on-demand warehousing, packaging, shipping and customer support service providers for small to medium size businesses went live today online. Now small and medium size businesses get integrated warehousing, packaging, shipping and customer support... - August 03, 2007 - iBagit, Inc.

South Lamar Storage & Wine Cellar Changes the Face of Self-Storage

New storage facility opens July 16 in Austin, Texas - July 05, 2007 - South Lamar Storage & Wine Cellar

Bulgarian 3PL Provider for L’Oreal Meets High EU Supply Chain Standards with Made4net

K&M Style aims to improve and extend its logistics services to international CPG companies in Bulgaria such as L'Oréal, Garnier, Maybelline with Made4net’s comprehensive supply execution software suite SCExpert™. - July 05, 2007 - Made4net

Lisa Hull Has Transitioned to Lead The Grimes Companies' Client Management Program for It's Warehousing, Transportation and Packaging Subsidiaries

The Grimes Companies (TGC) is pleased to announce that Lisa Hull will be moving to a new position where she will be leading the development of the company’s Client Management program. Hull’s primary responsibility will be communicating with the company’s clients to ensure that... - July 03, 2007 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Revolution in the Warehousing Operation Industry

Technological Revolution in the Warehouse Industry; Crawford 101 Dock Management - Optimizing truck traffic and warehouse operations - June 30, 2007 - Crawford Monitoring systens

Quality Certification for Famous Pacific Shipping in Indonesia

Following the recent certification of its partner in the Philippines, Famous Pacific Shipping’s Indonesian partner has also obtained ISO 9001:2000 status, the internationally recognised standard for quality management systems, from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance. In addition, FPS... - June 27, 2007 - Famous Pacific Shipping

Nexus Distribution and MercuryGate International, Inc. Announce Implementation of MercuryGate’s TMS as Strategic Technology for Nexus

New TMS implementation provides collaboration and visibility through their customer’s entire supply chain. - June 13, 2007 - Nexus Distribution

Grimes Trucking Company Announces "Grimes Across America"

Grimes Trucking Company (GTC) today launched its new nationwide trucking service, “Grimes Across America,” with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at its Jacksonville headquarters. Established 35 years ago as a local and regional transportation provider, GTC today is a subsidiary of The... - May 10, 2007 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Extra Storage Announces “Storage Facility for RV and Boat”

Extra Storage Riverside, located at 6455 Van Buren, is a premier self storage provider for major Southern California locations since 1986. Today they are proud to announce “the offering of outdoor Boat and RV Storage.” The company is dedicated to maintaining safe, clean, and affordable... - April 22, 2007 - Extra Storage

Collegeboxes.com Student Storage Enhances Customer Service with New Call Center

Recent Headlines Within General Warehousing & Storage

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