Nippon Express USA (Toshiya Abe, President; hereinafter, "NX USA"), a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. (Mitsuru Saito, President), has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification effective November 23, 2021 for forwarding operations, inclusive of temporary storage, at a temperature-controlled facility in its own CFS near Los Angeles International Airport, evidencing its compliance with GDP standards for the proper distribution of pharmaceuticals.
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The area of Southern California centered on Los Angeles has become a hub for pharmaceutical development hosting numerous research institutes. At the same time, it is one of the US' leading metropolitan areas, making it a major consumer of medical and pharmaceutical products.
NX USA's Los Angeles Branch has its own CFS near Los Angeles International Airport, a West Coast gateway to the US, fully equipped with a temperature-controlled 24m2 facility dedicated to pharmaceutical products that is capable of both refrigerated (2ºC-8ºC) and constant-temperature (15ºC-25ºC) storage. The NX Group's international temperature-controlled transport services will be combined with temporary storage functions at the GDP-certified warehouse to provide customers with a safe and high-quality pharmaceutical logistics platform.
The NX Group will continue stepping up its initiatives in the pharmaceutical industry, identified as a priority industry in the Group's Business Plan, and globally enhancing and expanding its services to meet the increasingly sophisticated and diversified pharmaceutical transport needs of its customers.
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| Name | Los Angeles Branch, Nippon Express USA, Inc. |
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| Address | 2233 E Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245 USA |
