Penske Logistics Announcement

Penske Logistics Wins Warehousing and 3PL Supplier Award from Whirlpool Corp.

READING, Pa., Oct. 13, 2011 – For the second straight year, Penske Logistics was awarded with the 2010 Supplier of the Year Award for Warehousing and Third-Party Logistics services performed throughout North America, by Whirlpool Corporation.

Penske Logistics handles outbound distribution for all Whirlpool products in North America.  Penske also performs a variety of warehousing, sequencing, and inbound and outbound transportation management services across Whirlpool product lines in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

Penske Logistics earned this award by collaborating with Whirlpool to help drive cost efficiencies, boosting labor productivity, improving inventory accuracy and enhancing freight handling methods to reduce damaged goods.

“We’re pleased to have earned this prestigious honor for a second straight year and we sincerely thank Whirlpool for this recognition and for its close collaboration,” stated Marc Althen, Penske Logistics President.  “Achieving this award would not have been possible without our associates. We congratulate them for their outstanding commitment to customer service and operational excellence.”

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing.  With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services to major industrial and consumer companies throughout the world.  Penske Logistics delivers value through design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, and international freight forwarding and carrier management.  To learn more visit www.PenskeLogistics.com and our “Move Ahead” blog.

LQ and CCBC Announcement

LQ Introduces a New Canada China Business Council Column
LQ is honored to announce the inauguration of a new column in LQ Magazine dedicated to Canada China Business Council. This column will feature articles prepared by Sarah Kutulakos, Executive Director of the Canada China Business Council. Sarah will be sharing insights and perspectives on new trends in Canada-China bilateral trade and investment.

The Canada China Business Council (CCBC) membership can also look forward to receiving complimentary editions of LQ throughout 2011 and the insights documented in CCBC’s new column, which will complement LQ’s traditional editorial environment, comprised of leading American and Canadian practitioners in supply chain management and trade, as well as articles prepared by leading associations and academics from the United States and Canada.

About Canada China Business Council
The Canada China Business Council (CCBC) is the country’s Canada-China bilateral trade and investment facilitator, catalyst and advocate. Founded in 1978 as a private, not-for-profit business association, CCBC provides unparalleled insight into Sino-Canadian trade and investment issues and develops connections that ensure its members’ business success. In addition to its focused and practical services, the Council is also the voice of the Canadian business community on issues affecting Sino-Canadian trade and investment.

CCBC members include some of the largest and best-known Canadian and Chinese firms, as well as small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations. CCBC also offers a ‘China Watcher’ program for individuals interested in staying up-to-date about Canada-China business relations.

CCBC members represent a wide range of sectors, including financial services, legal services, manufacturing, construction, transportation, mining and energy, information and communications technology, and education.

In addition to its head office in Toronto, CCBC also has offices and staff in Vancouver, Montreal, Beijing and Shanghai. CCBC’s network of staff offers programs and services in both Canada and China, and introduces members to opportunities in China's emerging markets. CCBC also operates a chapter in Beijing, offering a range of events and broad networking opportunities at the local level.

Through its member services and events, CCBC provides its member companies with business insight, intelligence, connections and networks that help resolve the inevitable challenges of doing business in another country. For more information about CCBC, visit them online at www.ccbc.com

About LQ
LQ Magazine’s mandate is to provide ideas for leadership in logistics, transportation and trade for logisticians, supply chain management practitioners, transportation management and other senior-level executives in the United States and Canada who are engaged in leading and transforming their businesses. Since its founding in 1995, LQ has upheld a tradition to be logistics and transportation publication written by professionals for professionals in the field - affording authoritative thinking on the complex and fast-changing world of logistics and transportation business in Canada and the United States.

LQ also conducts industry studies, such as its recently inaugurated annual Third-Party Sustainability Study and Awards Program 2011, developed with David Closs, Ph.D., Michigan State University, and LQ Executive Editor, and Thomas Goldsby, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, LQ Executive Editor.
LQ also conducts two annual symposiums that afford an opportunity for peer-to-peer learning and inquiry for thought leadership from across North America.

DHL Hits the Runway at LG Fashion Week in Toronto

DHL’s “tailor-made” solutions support the Canadian fashion industry for the third consecutive year

TORONTO, Canada – October 18, 2010 – DHL, the world's leading logistics company, returns for its third season as sponsor of Toronto’s LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris running from October 18-23. With new enhanced capabilities, DHL provides perfect-fit solutions, logistical expertise, excellent service and convenient delivery to meet the needs of Canada’s fashion industry.

“DHL’s wide range of transportation and logistics solutions span from working with small boutique fashion houses to large apparel manufacturers, providing the best airfreight, ocean freight and customs brokerage services,” said Hugh McMaster, Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Canada for DHL Global Forwarding. “We look forward to a third season with Toronto’s LG Fashion Week.”

DHL is the logistics leader in the world’s leading fashion marketplaces, providing solutions to globally expanding fashion and apparel brands to help them effectively navigate the challenges across their global supply chains. DHL’s value-added services, including garment processing and preparation, reverse logistics and replenishment, demonstrate the company’s commitment to innovative solutions.

Fashion – a $250 billion global industry – today relies on speed and flexibility. To satisfy customer demands, DHL’s Supply Chain manages international inbound supply chains, complex distribution centre operations and local store delivery. The company conducts continuous improvement workshops with customers to not only ensure that current business needs are met, but also to identify opportunities for future process improvement.

“We understand time sensitivity in the fashion industry and are able to offer our customers peace of mind with our full suite of Time-Definite products,” said Andrew Williams, Vice President – Commercial, DHL Express Canada Ltd. “Our Time-Definite International and Time-Definite Domestic services – with guaranteed delivery times -- ensures that materials designers need to meet a deadline are delivered on time, from Toronto to Montreal or Paris to Berlin.”

DHL’s “Fashion Centers of Excellence,” centered in Asia Pacific, are comprised of a core team of industry experts who are strategically located to facilitate trade within the region as well as to and from Europe and North America. DHL’s superior understanding of business practices in developing markets like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam reinforces the company’s ability to meet customers’ needs in a highly competitive market. The network links Canadian shippers with key Asian Markets with DHL’s Incheon Gateway, DHL's Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong and through DHL’s North Asia Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oreal Paris is the premiere fashion event in Canada bringing together media, industry, buyers and consumers to view the Spring 2011 collections in Toronto. In its 12th year, Toronto Fashion Week, created by the Fashion Design Council of Canada, is an international event that profiles the fashion industry and its designers. LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oreal Paris has grown to be the second largest Fashion Week in North America and continues to drive the Canadian fashion economy and industry profile.

This year marks the third season DHL has sponsored LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oreal Paris. DHL also continues as the Logistics Partner to IMG Fashion for 12 Fashion Weeks worldwide, including Milan, London, New York, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Istanbul, Miami and Sydney.