Bell Microproducts Opens New Distribution Center in Delaware; Facility Provides Full-Service Hub for Distributor's Growing Eastern Operations.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999-- Bell Microproducts, Inc. (Nasdaq:BELM), a leading international value-added distributor of mass-storage products and electronic components, opened a new distribution center in New Castle, Delaware New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,836. . The new 50,000 square-foot distribution hub significantly enhances Bell Microproducts' service levels to its eastern region, with next-day ground service to much of the company's expanding eastern OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and , VAR and integrator account base. An added benefit for Bell Microproducts' customers is the center's close proximity to a major UPS hub, which will improve air as well as ground shipping services. Bell Microproducts successfully relocated its entire Philadelphia warehousing operation to the Delaware facility late in Q2 1999. "We are now provisioning our new distribution center to drive improved service levels across a broader geographical base," said Robert Sturgeon sturgeon, primitive fish of the northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Unlike evolutionarily advanced fishes, it has a fine-grained hide, with very reduced scalation, a mostly cartilaginous skeleton, upturned tail fins, and a mouth set well back on the , Bell Microproducts' vice president of operations. "The Delaware center will serve as a major fulfillment hub for the virtual warehouse supply-chain programs we extend to our supplier-partners, major customers and strategic `co-opetitors' such as direct marketers. We're now better positioned to serve a broadening customer base with off-the-shelf computer-products components, while delivering all the logistical capabilities necessary to fully implement our virtual supply-chain programs." Breadth Enables Localized Service As one of the largest and fastest-growing value-added distributors in the Americas, Bell Microproducts operates over 40 locations throughout the U.S., South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Canada, including regional distribution centers -- in San Jose, Calif.; Champlin, Minn.; Toronto, Canada; and, New Castle, Del. and a South American location in Santiago, Chile Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile (Spanish: (helpinfo)), is the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). . "Our growing network of regional warehouses, value-added centers and sales offices provides our customers an improved level of service in each of the major markets," said Don Bell, Bell Microproducts' president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This expanding network enables Bell Microproducts to deliver the high levels of localized service that our customers need through out the Americas. About Bell Microproducts, Inc. Bell Microproducts, Inc. is a value-added distributor of high-technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets and distributes the products of more than 100 manufacturers of semiconductors, disk drives, tape drives, optical drives, storage systems, computers, enhancement products and peripherals primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VARs) and system integrators throughout the Americas. The company adds value to its products through a broad range of services, including testing, kitting, mass-storage subsystem assembly and the integration of complete computer systems. In July, Bell Microproducts plans to acquire Miami-based Future Tech International, a $180-million distributor of electronics products to Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the Caribbean. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings or by contacting the company directly. Bell Microproducts' news and product/service information is available on the World Wide Web at www.bellmicro.com. |
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