DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, has opened a new depot for Business Units Consumer Goods and Healthcare in Lashio, Myanmar. This new opening will further strengthen the company's capillary distribution network in South East Asia.
Media release
Lashio, Myanmar, August 21, 2018 – DKSH Myanmar is strengthening its presence in Myanmar by opening a 460 square meter depot, which will be used for its Business Units Consumer Goods and Healthcare.
The new depot adheres to the standards for storage, product handling and safety. Using separate temperature-controlled storage spaces for healthcare products and processes to ensure proper and safe handling of the products. The Lashio depot will be connected to DKSH's global SAP platform and enable DKSH's modern fleet to deliver products to consumers in Lashio.
Rajinder Grover, Vice President, Head Country Management, DKSH Myanmar, added: “With over 20 years presence in Myanmar, DKSH is helping to grow the business of our clients and customers while investing continuously in the training of specialists and the communities we operate in. The new depot will allow us to further grow our services for our business partners.”
The new facilities strengthen DKSH's capillary distribution network in Myanmar and contribute to the Group's reputation as the leading Market Expansion Services provider with focus on Asia.
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About DKSH Group
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 825 business locations in 37 countries – 800 of them in Asia – and 31,970 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 11.0 billion in 2017. DKSH was founded in 1865. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
About DKSH Myanmar
DKSH Myanmar is the leading provider of Market Expansion Services in Myanmar. Operating in Myanmar since 1996, we provide clients and customers integrated and tailor-made services along the entire value chain, from sourcing, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics to and after-sales and support services. With more than 2,710 employees, DKSH Myanmar provides business partners with a wide range of knowledge and experience, combined with deep industry expertise in the specialized Business Units of Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology. The company has strong connections throughout the country from the head office in Yangon and branches in Mandalay, Taunggyi, Lashio and Mawlamyine.