Agility Acquires Stake in US-based Global Supply Chain Company, Industriaplex Inc.

Logistics Insight Asia - Industry News, 8/4/2008

Agility, a leading global logistics provider, and Industriaplex Inc., a next generation B2B service provider, has formed a strategic alliance with Agility’s acquisition of a 10.82 percent equity stake in the company.

Industriaplex, based in Atlanta, Ga., is a global sourcing, equipment distribution, and facility services company that provides integrated supply, installation and maintenance solutions. Its customer base is largely in the US, Canada, Kuwait, and China and includes industry leaders in the retail, foodservice, grocery, and manufacturing markets. In the last year, Industriaplex sales were US$94.4 million. The company has over 100 employees and offices in Atlanta, Ga., Carson, Calif., Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.

The alliance is designed to provide various logistics services to Industriaplex customers while Agility can offer Industriaplex’s sourcing services to its existing global customer base.

Industriaplex’s business model integrates sourcing, supply chain, installation and maintenance solutions that reduce the total lifecycle costs of its customers’ facilities, equipment, and systems. This is achieved through volume aggregation, variable, unlimited global manufacturing capacity, and by optimizing the design and deployment of the products material sourcing and Lean Sigma continuous improvement processes, according to Jason Gries, Chairman and CEO, Industriaplex.

Agility, www.agilitylogistics.com.
Industriaplex, www.industriaplex.com.