LONDON and BAD HOMBURG,
Germany, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UPS
Healthcare's UK operation, Polar Speed, today announced a five-year
commercial agreement with Fresenius Medical Care, a leading
independent provider of renal services, to provide warehouse and
transport solutions for the delivery of treatments to patients and
customers in the UK.
Through this agreement, Polar Speed will assume operation of
Fresenius Medical Care's facility in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, UK, adding to Polar Speed's
GDP-compliant depot network. Polar Speed will also manage the
transport of treatments on behalf of Fresenius Medical Care to
hospitals, clinics and patient homes, with distribution facilitated
through both the Fresenius Medical Care transport infrastructure
and the Polar Speed and UPS Healthcare network,
including temperature-controlled vehicles.
Wes Wheeler, President of UPS
Healthcare, said, "UPS Healthcare is delighted to work with
Fresenius Medical Care as a supply chain partner in the UK. UPS
Healthcare has a comprehensive plan to ensure our current and
future investments in innovative solutions will deliver the
technology and services required to meet the evolving needs of
Fresenius Medical Care and its patients."
"I am pleased that Fresenius Medical Care chose to work with the
Polar Speed team here in the UK and I would like to extend a warm
welcome to our Fresenius colleagues who are joining Polar Speed as
these services transition," said Doaa
Fathallah, Senior Vice President, Polar Speed. "There was a
great spirit of partnership as we developed the local UK solutions,
and we look forward to providing a first-class service for
Fresenius Medical Care's patients, clinics, and hospitals."
"One of the ongoing strategic priorities for Fresenius Medical
Care is to constantly review and improve our operations," said
Tim Wheeldon, Managing Director and
Head of Fresenius Medical Care UK and Ireland. "Our vision is to offer a gold
standard service and improve the patient and customer experience. I
am therefore delighted to announce this partnership with Polar
Speed, and I have no doubt that together we will deliver our vision
of operational excellence."
About UPS Healthcare and Polar Speed
UPS Healthcare has 11 million square feet of GMP- and
GDP-compliant healthcare distribution space in 128 facilities in 32
countries. UPS Healthcare services include inventory management,
temperature-controlled packaging and shipping, storage and
fulfillment of medical devices, labs and clinical trial logistics.
UPS Healthcare's global infrastructure, its newest UPS Premier
visibility service, its track and trace technology, and its global
quality system are well-suited to meet today's complex logistics
demands for the pharmaceutical, medical device and laboratory
diagnostic industries.
Polar Speed is a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS (NYSE: UPS) and
part of the UPS Healthcare division. Polar Speed operates in an
increasingly complex environment, where healthcare providers and
life sciences companies must improve and optimise their supply
chain, maintain regulatory compliance at all times and provide
clinical excellence when delivering services to patients in their
own home. In the UK, Polar Speed provides a one-stop solution for
clinical and pharmaceutical supply chain needs
About Fresenius Medical Care
Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of
products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which
around 3.7 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis
treatment. Through its network of 4,110 dialysis clinics, Fresenius
Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for 344.476 patients
around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the leading
provider of dialysis products such as dialysis machines or
dialyzers. Along with its core business, the Renal Care Continuum,
the company focuses on expanding in complementary areas and in the
field of critical care.
Fresenius Medical Care UK has been caring for NHS kidney
patients in the UK for over 20 years. They are the leading
independent provider of renal services working in partnership with
the NHS and carry out dialysis treatments for almost 4,000
patients, in over 50 clinics across the UK. Fresenius Medical Care
also supply dialysis products and renal pharmaceutical products to
over 10,000 patients' homes across the UK and support the NHS with
ACUTE supplies and equipment.
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