Tibbett & Britten Times #26 - Hayes Anderson Limited

12 Americas news
Tibbett & Britten Times 2003 No.1
Pan-Mexican
services to
international
customers
The acquisition of Dimalsa is enabling
Tibbett & Britten to extend its services to
international businesses – including existing
Group customers – throughout Mexico.
Already, Tibbett & Britten Group North
America (TBGNA) member company
Venture Logistics has been appointed by
manufacturing giant Procter & Gamble to
set up and manage three new distribution
centres in Mexico. Regional centres are
now up and running at Merida and
Mexicali, and a 70,000 sq m (750,000 sq
ft) central distribution centre is under
construction at San Martin Obispo. Venture
Logistics will also operate a plant
warehouse in Mariscala to add to the one
currently managed on Procter & Gamble’s
behalf in Vallejo, and is supplying the
manufacturer with transport management,
planning and brokerage services.
Another TBGNA member company,
Genesis Logistics, is providing daily
deliveries of perishable foods to premier
convenience store chain 7-Eleven’s Mexican
associate. The operation, which mirrors the
established service to 7-Eleven in two
regions of the USA, is based in Monterrey
with a satellite in Reynosa.
Meanwhile, Tibbett & Britten’s new
colleagues in Dimalsa Logistics have been
awarded the operating contract for a
regional warehouse for Kellogg’s in
Mexicali. This is in addition to the
management of the cereal manufacturer’s
central warehouse near Mexico City and
five other regional operations.
Number One
in Mexico
Tibbett & Britten is now the largest logistics service
provider in Mexico. Through the acquisition of the
Dimalsa group of companies, Mexico’s leading thirdparty
logistics specialist, the Group has made a
major commitment to the vibrant Mexican market.
Dimalsa provides warehousing and transport
management services nationwide, focusing
mainly on ambient food and consumer dry
goods. With main warehousing operations in
Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, plus
facilities in seven other cities, there is total
nationwide network coverage. Dimalsa also
has an established operation in Puerto Rico.
The acquisition has boosted the size of the
Tibbett & Britten worldwide family, for the
entire Dimalsa team – over 2,300 people in
all – has transferred to the Group.
With a land mass equivalent in area to about
one-third of the entire United States, an urban
population of 75 million, and a GDP of
US$575 billion in 2000, Mexico is one of the
largest markets in the Americas. As a member
of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), adjacent to the USA and offering an
abundant workforce, it has become a
substantial producer for its northern neighbour.
At the same time, Mexico’s own fast-growing
market for consumer goods is dominated by
US brands, and Wal-Mart is the
biggest retailer.
Multinational companies
feature prominently on
Dimalsa’s list of customers.
They include Danone,
Gillette, Kelloggs,
Masterfoods (formerly
Mars), Procter &
Gamble, Unilever
and Wal-Mart – each of which Tibbett &
Britten is already partnering in other markets –
plus further blue-chip names such as Abbott
Laboratories and Gerber, which contribute to
an excellent product sector fit with the Group.
Mike Arrowsmith, Tibbett & Britten Group
CEO, confirms: "With Dimalsa on board, we’re
pursuing our strategy of extending top quality
logistics services to multi-national
customers, as well as accessing
local customers and markets.
The integration of the acquisition
into our overall Americas
organisation continues, and
resultant customer synergies are
becoming clearly evident."