Fritz Companies Inc. expands project logistics capabilities; Fritz Export Packing opens in Charleston.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 1995--Fritz Companies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FRTZ) has established a new export packing and consolidation service in Charleston, S.C., by acquiring SEPAC SEPAC Special Education Parent Advisory Council SEPAC Space Experiments with Particle Accelerators SEPAC Space Experiment with Particle Accelerators Export Packing and Consolidation business from Westinghouse Electric Corp. The SEPAC name is retained by Westinghouse, which operates a similar facility near Pittsburgh, Pa. As part of the transaction, Fritz acquired the facility and all assets of the Westinghouse Charleston SEPAC operation as well as inviting the management and staff of SEPAC to join the Fritz organization. The new service will be marketed under the division name Fritz Export Packing Services and will further Fritz Companies Inc.'s expansion into integrated project logistics services for turnkey infrastructure projects which Fritz is handling for many clients throughout its global network. Tony Garcia Tony Garcia is a video game producer and designer. He has over 23 years of experience in game technologies and worked in senior capacity at Electronic Arts (EA), Microsoft Game Studios and LucasFilm. From 1988 to 1991 Garcia was the Director of Development at LucasFilm Games. , senior director of Fritz Project Logistics based in Houston, stated: "The opening in Charleston of Fritz Export Packing supplements operations currently in Houston, Tulsa and Dallas, providing project clients the ability to work with Fritz Project Logistics regardless of the vendor sourcing strategy the customer implements. "The more customer service that we provide illustrates our dedication to creating strategic partnerships that lead to an effective execution of a project strategy." Fritz Companies Inc. provides services from vendor expediting against ship dates, management of inland freight, bar coded material control, export packing on or off-site, freight forwarding services and coordination with the job site. Fritz partners with its Project Logistics clients to ensure that schedules are met and budgets are managed. Dedicated project management professionals work throughout the project to ensure that manufactured and procured materials arrive synchronously syn·chro·nous adj. 1. Occurring or existing at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary. 2. Moving or operating at the same rate. 3. a. Having identical periods. b. with the construction schedule. Fritz Companies Inc. is a leader in global transportation logistics and related information services See Information Systems. for importers and exporters worldwide. The company's principal services include logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet , customs brokerage, international air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, warehousing and distribution and other value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. for the global movement of goods and logistics information. Fritz Companies Inc. is headquartered at 706 Mission Street, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif. 94103, telephone: 415/904-8360 (www.fritz.com). The company's shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Exchange under FRTZ. CONTACT: Fritz Companies Inc., San Francisco Kelly Belden Fisher, 415/904-8702 kelly.fisher@fritz.com |
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