Active Logistics Expands Distribution Center

When you're done, at the end of last year, the duplication of your CD in São Paulo, Ativa Logística invests in new space for the branch in Viana, Espírito Santo
Representative entities of the medicines, such as Abradilan and Abrafarma, design positive results for 2013. The Abradilan, after a consultation with the pharmaceutical distributors 124 associates who, according to the entity, meet 77% of pharmacies and drugstores in the country, reveals that most of them estimates an increase between 11% and 20% in business. The projections of Abrafarma are even more optimistic: 16% growth in sales. In 2012, according to consulting firm IMS Health, the segment moved R $ 49,6 billion, 15.8% higher than revenues recorded in the previous year.
With such positive prospects, logistics is a key component to ensure the achievement of business and, consequently, of the results. One of the greatest Brazilian logistic operators in medicines and cosmetics, Ativa Logística, after you complete at the end of last year to cut its distribution center (DC) in São Paulo, with 13 thousand square meters of constructed area, announces a new affiliate address in Viana, Espírito Santo, with the expansion of the cargo terminal and the parking space for trailers. The unit is responsible for 7% of the total cargo transported by the company. In 2012, in the branch of Espirito Santo were busy active 8 million tonnes of goods. "We can now work with 18 vehicles simultaneously, which provides agility and more efficiency in deliveries," says the Director of the Logistics Active Newton Tosim.
The Active CD in Espírito Santo, one of the company's subsidiaries, 22 has 1,840 square meters of built area; six docks for simultaneous 18 service vehicles; heated room for medicines with 60 square meters; training room; rest area for drivers; scales for weighing and washing of vehicles and space courtyard with parking for 20 vehicles. Prepared for the transportation and storage of products, with 120 positions, the unit is equipped with temperature control throughout the shed. In addition, the branch received more investments in security and, now, is monitored electronically, by advanced cameras and alarms, 12:0 am a day.