Geodis Wilson, the freight forwarding division of French international logistics group Geodis, reported this week that it is to manage certain air and sea freight routes for RS Components from its site in Corby, central England, to the electronic components supplier's facilities around the globe. It said a contract through to the end of 2009 had been signed by both companies on September 29.

Geodis Wilson described RS Components as a catalogue-based distributor of electronic components and industrial products, from semi-conductors to batteries, tools and measurement equipment from over 2,500 suppliers. It added that RS, which was founded in 1937, was part of Electrocomponents plc and was a global business supporting over 1.6m customers worldwide.

"For many years, Geodis Wilson has supplied in-house expertise at RS Components' site in Corby, operating from within the warehouse in a designated area and processing all freight ready for export shipment," stated the forwarding company. "The new contract extends these services to the consolidation of import products from Asia, which are to be handled by Geodis Wilson UK before final delivery to RS facilities at Corby and Nuneaton."

Geodis Wilson was created from a merger of Geodis Overseas, TNT Freight Management and Rohde & Liesenfeld.

Source: Geodis Wilson