- Ryder to Design, Manage and Execute a Transportation and Distribution
Solution to Improve Customer Service and Optimize Supply Chain Performance -
MIAMI, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a
global leader in transportation, supply chain management and warehousing
solutions, today announced it has been awarded a multi-year contract to manage
nine warehouse locations, including the distribution and outbound
transportation network to more than 11,000 customers, for The Parksite Group,
a highly specialized sales, marketing and distribution organization that
supports the building materials industry.
"Our business is very demanding and requires a great deal of flexibility
in meeting the changing distribution requirements of the building industry,"
said Steve Schmidt, Vice President Distribution and Logistics for Parksite.
"Ryder has designed a logistics and transportation solution to improve
customer service and drive new improvements and transportation efficiencies
throughout our supply chain. This allows us to focus on our core competency,
which is demand creation, sales, marketing, training, education and solutions
provider for our customers."
When the multi-year contract is fully implemented, Ryder is expected to
manage nine warehouse facilities located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida,
Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Ohio, comprising
nearly 1,000,000 square feet. Ryder will provide a turn-key warehousing and
transportation solution that includes nearly 100 warehouse employees, 61
vehicles and 63 drivers, as well as fleet management and preventive and
programmed maintenance services.
"Ryder has a long-standing fleet management relationship with Parksite
that dates back more than 10 years," said Ryder President of U.S. Supply Chain
Solutions Tony Tegnelia. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to use our
supply chain management experience to help improve the efficiency of their
distribution and transportation requirements for the building industry."
About The Parksite Group
The Parksite Group markets branded and specialty building products through
three business units, Parksite Plunkett-Webster (PPW), Parksite Surfaces (PS)
and Parksite Appliance Solutions (PAS). PPW represents DuPont Tyvek(R)
Weatherization Systems, Trex(R) Easy Care Decking(R), Azek(R) Trimboards,
specialty Cedar, Nichiha Wall Systems and various other building products.
Under the PPW umbrella, there are two divisions, ELS, Earth Landscape
Solutions serving the lawn & garden industry and Millwork Unlimited, which
creates custom and standard millwork items from cellular pvc. DuPont
Corian(R), DuPont Zodiaq(R) and Natural Stone (Granite) are some of the
products available through Parksite Surfaces. Parksite Appliance Solutions
partners with Electrolux Home Products as their Authorized Contract Wholesaler
(ACW) to develop appliance sales in the new construction segment.
An employee-owned (ESOP) company, The Parksite Group commits to educate
and provide the building industry with quality and innovative products, while
increasing shareholder value for its Associates. For more information on the
Parksite Group, visit http://www.parksite.com .
About Ryder
Ryder is a Fortune 500 company providing leading-edge transportation,
logistics and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Ryder's stock
(NYSE: R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more information about Ryder System, Inc.,
visit http://www.ryder.com .
SOURCE Ryder System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ryder.com
http://www.parksite.com
CONTACT:
Lisa Brumfield, +1-305-500-3668, or
Lisa_Brumfield@Ryder.com, or Edward Rifenburg, +1-305-500-4161,
or Edward_Rifenburg@Ryder.com, both of Ryder System, Inc.
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