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PRESS RELEASE va-Q-tec receives major order for thermal transports systems - Pharma importer kohlpharma buys several thousand multi-use va-Q-med(R) thermoboxes - Major order underscores growth momentum in va-Q-tec's business unit healthcare & logistics - va-Q-med(R) thermoboxes secure temperature-controlled pharmacy supplies at no additional cost and energy for refrigerated vehicles Würzburg, September 23rd, 2019. va-Q-tec AG (ISIN DE0006636681 / WKN 663668), pioneer in highly efficient products and solutions in the thermal insulation and TempChain logistics area, has received a major order from kohlpharma for a fleet of several thousand thermal transport systems. kohlpharma is one of the largest importers of patented and prescription drugs in Europe and the long-standing market leader in Germany. As a parallel trader, kohlpharma imports low-priced medicines from EU countries and sells them to pharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacies in Germany. In the future, va-Q-med(R) transport systems will now ensure that kohlpharma's customers receive their medicines at the accustomed top quality thanks to constant temperatures during transport in the particularly critical 2°C to 8°C range. va-Q-tec commands a lot of experience in handling large transport volumes, having supplied Swiss Post with the first high-performance thermoboxes for the transport of pharmaceutical products for pharmacies from as early as 2017. The Made-in-Germany thermal transport systems are insulated with vacuum insulation panels ("VIPs"), which va-Q-tec produces as a technology leader in the thermal insulation area. Equipped with phase change materials ("PCMs") va-Q-med(R) thermoboxes can ensure an inside temperature of 2°C to 8°C for 48 hours and more without battery and electricity. Thereby the last-mile-distribution is secured without temperature deviations directly to the recipient. Unlike conventional one-way packaging or cost-intensive transports with special refrigerated vehicles, va-Q-med(R) transport systems are reusable and consequently very environmentally compatible. By enabling transportation as a standard load on conventional courier vehicles without refrigeration, thermoboxes also make the transport of pharmaceutical products cheaper and less energy intensive.
Dr. Joachim Kuhn, CEO of va-Q-tec AG, comments: "With the va-Q-med(R) box we aim to make the future of pharmacy and last-mile logistics more cost-efficient, safer and more sustainable. Germany alone has almost 20,000 pharmacies that receive temperature-sensitive supplies several times a day - mostly delivered by refrigerated vehicles at the moment. With our solution - which is unique in the market - we are helping to make courier traffic more efficient in inner-city areas with heavy traffic. With kohlpharma, we have acquired as a landmark customer THE pharmaceutical importer in our home market of Germany."
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Language: | English |
Company: | va-Q-tec AG |
Alfred-Nobel-Straße 33 | |
97080 Würzburg | |
Germany | |
Phone: | +49 (0)931 35 942 0 |
Fax: | +49 (0)931 35 942 10 |
E-mail: | IR@va-Q-tec.com |
Internet: | www.va-Q-tec.com |
ISIN: | DE0006636681 |
WKN: | 663668 |
Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
EQS News ID: | 877823 |
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