LONG BEACH, Calif., July 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UTi Worldwide (Nasdaq:UTIW) today announced that it has been recognized as the CaseStack 2010 Warehouse of the Year. UTi serves CaseStack's regional needs from a 500,000 square foot multi-client facility located in Grand Prairie, TX. UTi's comprehensive solution for CaseStack includes receiving, storing, shipping, repackaging, reverse logistics, and other value-added services.
CaseStack's Chief Operating Officer, Steve Sezna stated, "For the second year in a row, I'm proud to recognize UTi Worldwide as CaseStack's Warehouse of the Year. As the leader amongst a highly competitive group of world class CaseStack service providers, UTi delivered upon our unwavering expectation of service excellence. Every year we raise the bar with new service metrics and again this year UTi rose to the challenge."
In response to this honor, Gerald Perritt, Senior Vice President, Contract Logistics, Americas for UTi said, "Our team works continually to ensure our key performance indicators are second to none. For example, our receiving process has never been faster, speeding up both auditing and inbound confirmation." He added, "I'm extremely proud of our group. It's a credit to the team of people at UTi. Our managers, supervisors, and associates really make the difference."
UTi operates a robust network of contract logistics facilities in 27 countries totaling over 23 million square feet. UTi offers flexible contract logistics solutions to our clients around the world.
About UTi Worldwide
UTi Worldwide Inc. is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services. The company serves a large and diverse base of global and local companies, including clients operating in industries with unique supply chain requirements such as the pharmaceutical, retail, apparel, chemical, automotive and technology industries. The company seeks to use its global network, proprietary information technology systems, relationships with transportation providers, and expertise in outsourced logistics services to deliver competitive advantage to each of its clients' supply chains. For more information, please go to www.go2uti.com.
About CaseStack
CaseStack, located in Santa Monica, Calif., provides logistics outsourcing services to mid-sized companies that sell products to retailers, distributors, and other manufacturers. CaseStack combines an advanced transportation and warehousing system with proprietary, web-based software to enable customers to reap the benefits and economies of a sophisticated, global logistics system without all the infrastructure costs. The company has received numerous awards, including those from Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Inbound Logistics, and Inc. 500. On the corporate level, it has also been recognized as a Best Places to Work and as a Certified Green Business. For more information, please go to www.casestack.com.