UPS Strengthens Medical Logistics Capabilities through Cold Chain Acquisition

The acquisition accelerates UPS’s plan to provide end-to-end temperature-controlled solutions for medical clients in Europe.

Atlanta, September 10, 2024 – UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL (collectively referred to as “Frigo-Trans”), leading providers of complex medical logistics based in Germany. Upon completion of the acquisition, UPS will enhance its end-to-end capabilities across Europe to meet the growing demand for temperature-controlled and time-sensitive logistics from an increasing number of UPS Healthcare clients.

“Rapid innovation in the pharmaceutical industry is driving a need for more integrated cold chain and refrigerated supply chains,” said Kate Gutmann, Executive Vice President and President of UPS International, Healthcare, and Supply Chain Solutions. “Frigo-Trans will help deepen our portfolio of solutions offered to customers and accelerate our journey towards becoming the world’s leading provider of complex medical logistics to meet their needs.”

Frigo-Trans’ network includes temperature-controlled warehousing covering six temperature zones from cryogenic storage (-196°C) to ambient (+15° to +25°C); a pan-European cold chain transportation solution, and capabilities in temperature-controlled and time-sensitive freight forwarding.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025 following customary regulatory reviews and approvals. The value and terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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About UPS

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is one of the world’s largest companies with $91 billion in revenue in 2023, providing extensive integrated logistics solutions to customers in over 200 countries and territories. The company aims to “move the world forward by delivering what matters,” a mission carried out by approximately 500,000 employees through a clear and powerful strategy: customer-focused. Employee-centric. Innovation-driven. UPS is committed to reducing its environmental impact and supporting global communities it serves. It also firmly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. For more information, visit ups.com, about.ups.com, and investors.ups.com.

About UPS Healthcare

UPS Healthcare provides unparalleled expertise in medical logistics to customers worldwide. With over 17 million square feet of cGMP and GDP-compliant healthcare distribution space globally, services include inventory management, cold chain packaging and transportation, storage and fulfillment for medical devices, and lab and clinical trial logistics. UPS Healthcare’s global infrastructure, including the UPS Premier visibility service, tracking and tracing technology, and a global quality system is well-suited to meet today’s complex logistics needs in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and laboratory diagnostics industries. For more information, visit Healthcare.ups.com.

About Frigo-Trans

Frigo-Trans offers end-to-end warehousing and transportation solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. This is achieved through state-of-the-art distribution facilities and a pan-European cold chain logistics network with a focus on pharma products. Additional value-added services include but are not limited to packaging, handling, and inventory management. Frigo-Trans is headquartered in Füssingen, Germany, with its network spanning across all European countries.

About BPL

BPL provides personalized transportation management for GDP-compliant time-sensitive and temperature-controlled products. Managing a high-quality air and sea carrier network as well as customs clearance to meet customers’ complex cross-border needs is part of their service offering. Temperature-controlled packaging is another value-added service provided by BPL, which prioritizes biopharmaceutical clients with special requirements for temperature, quality, and speed. BPL is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Source: About UPS-US