DSV has just been announced as the first sponsor of IEA Life Sciences Ireland’s monthly newsletter, which is sent to all life science companies and service providers to the life sciences industry in Ireland. Life Sciences Ireland, a division of the Irish Exporters Association, is the leading provider of training in the area of Good Distribution Practice in Ireland and has recently launched a part-European funded initiative entitled ‘Security of Supply and Patient Safety through Good Distribution Practice’.

DSV is one of a select group of companies to have been awarded GDP Passport accreditation by IEA Life Sciences Ireland. DSV is one of the largest suppliers of global transport and logistics solutions. DSV is a total logistics solutions provider for the life sciences industry.

With combined 2010 revenue of €6bn, employees numbering 21,000 and 600 locations DSV are ideally positioned to support its customers’ logistics requirements. In Ireland DSV employs 480 experienced, dedicated, highly trained people at seven sites located throughout the island.

The company is split into 3 separate divisions:

DSV Solutions operates an IMB (GDP / GMP) approved temperature conditioned warehouse in Naas, Co. Kildare, which allows DSV to warehouse products on behalf of the life science sector in either a ambient environment or in a cold chain or controlled ambient environment.

DSV Road operates a comprehensive road freight service throughout Ireland and Europe offering fast, flexible and reliable services for both ambient and cold chain pharmaceuticals. DSV Road is the third largest transport company in Europe and it is the largest European groupage operator in Ireland, providing greater purchasing leverage.

DSV Air Sea provides fast, flexible intercontinental air / sea freight solutions using our global network of offices, DSV provide customs clearance, documentation control and on line booking for FCL and LCL shipments.

DSV understands that Life Science supply chains are more complex, more challenging and more regulated than any other industry and in response to these challenges have created a division called DSV Healthcare, which brings together all of the expertise from DSV Road, DSV Air Sea and DSV Solutions to specifically meet the challenges for the Life Science sector.

For over 20 years DSV have been providing innovative, competitive, quality focused solutions to many of the industry leaders in the pharma, medtech and healthcare sectors. DSV is an ideal partner for life science companies.  DSV excels in creating highly reliable supply chains for their customers by providing the best options for planning and carrying inventory. Life science companies can enjoy a wide range of quality focused services along with the expertise that the life science industry demands.

IEA Life Sciences Ireland Manager, Peter Finnegan, welcomed the development of this new partnership with DSV. He stated that “having viewed DSV’s magnificent new IMB approved facility in Naas, Co. Kildare, it is clear that this is a company intent on becoming one of the leading logistics solution providers to life science companies operating in Ireland. Making such a significant investment means that the company is now ideally placed to offer a premium service to a highly regulated industry sector. For IEA Life Sciences Ireland this is an excellent opportunity for us to work side by side with a company that has already invested in its people and facilities by undertaking the GDP Passport Scheme. We look forward to working with DSV in supporting the life sciences sector in Ireland during 2012 and beyond”.