JAS Worldwide has built a new pharma and healthcare warehouse outside of Chicago to further expand its offerings to customers in the pharma and healthcare industry.

The new 83,650-square-foot facility includes a temperature-controlled receiving dock with three dedicated dock doors leading directly into temperature-controlled areas. Within this space, there is a roughly 8,000 square foot CRT (controlled room temperature) chamber maintained at +15 to +25°C, as well as a 4,300 square foot cold room designed to handle temperature requirements of +2 to +8°C. To meet the needs of customers requiring even more specialized storage, a -20°C super freezer is available within the cold room.

Arnon Lopes, Sr. Director of Customer Experience, Americas Pharma & Healthcare states, "With 24/7/365 operations led by experienced staff who are GDP trained, our customers have access to the expedited and robust cold chain handling necessary to meet even the most stringent requirements of the pharma and healthcare industry. Our Chicago facility is also the Americas hub for our own freighter network seamlessly connecting Europe and USA."

The strategically located site is only a short distance from O'Hare International Airport, one of the largest U.S. airfreight gateways for cargo, allowing the team to keep supply chains moving. In addition, its geographic position near one of the largest interstate highway systems in the United States is only a 1- or 2-day truck drive away from most of the country's residents.

The facility underscores JAS' dedication to this rapidly growing industry and the customers it serves. "This new GDP-certified facility's close proximity to customers, capacity, and ability to serve a wide range of different temperature needs for our pharma and healthcare client's sensitive products forms a strong foundation for continued strategic growth. We continue to strengthen our global network and connect our valued clients with the services and solutions they need,” comments Giancarlo Rosselli, Vice President, Pharma & Healthcare Sales, Americas Region.

With a growing network of 35 GDP-certified branches across the globe, JAS has made significant investments in people, digital technology, and infrastructure in support of its strategy to provide the best quality logistics services for customers of the pharma and healthcare industry.

About JAS Worldwide

JAS was founded in 1978 in Milan, Italy, and its global headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Over the last four decades, JAS has grown from regional roots to a global force in logistics covering all modes of transportation, including contract logistics and other sophisticated and digital-driven supply chain solutions. Today, JAS covers 100+ countries with over 7,000 employees globally and continues to expand with its core culture, “People make the difference.”

JAS Brazil was honored with the Viracopos Award for Logistics Excellence this November. The award aims to highlight the performance of and promote the growth of companies operating in the foreign trade sector through the Cargo Terminal at Viracopos Airport (ABV).

Organized for the tenth year by ABV in partnership with the Center of Industries of the State of São Campinas (CIESP), the ceremony is recognized throughout the region as one of Brazil’s most important events for foreign trade.

The event was attended by Dário Saadi, mayor of Campinas, Brazil. He shared the importance of logistics and foreign trade in the Campinas area while also highlighting the value of air transport in São Paulo.

Competing for the award were: 151 Importing Companies, 30 Cargo Agents, 41 Customs Dispatch Commissioners, 47 Road Transport Companies, and 11 Airlines, who were all evaluated on their performance from August 2021 to July 2022.

“JAS is excited to receive this award, and we are honored that our team has been recognized for their hard work and dedication.” said Andreas Oetje – Global Development Director LATAM of the award. “The recognition by both one of our key automotive clients and the VCP Airport is a ‘double’ honor! Having supported our customer to earn this award is the work of our local team and the teams around the world. I am proud to be part of this team! Our people really do make the difference,” he went on to explain.

About JAS Brazil

Established in Brazil in 1990, JAS Brazil is headquartered in São Paulo. Over the years, JAS has expanded its network to include 13 branches and three gateways at the main airports across the Brazilian region. Today, it provides a wide range of supply chain and logistics solutions, all backed by people expertise.

Silvia Judy, Trade-Lane Manager for JAS USA was elected as the President of the Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of Charleston, SC Inc. (CBFFAC) for 2023.

The CBFFAC was organized in 1961 and is a local chapter of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA). The mission of the CBFFAC is heavily focused on educating the next generation of leaders in global supply chain and logistics management.

Silvia served as President of the CBFFAC in 2022 as well working with the Association to forge even closer relationships between Custom Brokers, Freight Forwarders, NVOCC’s, Indirect Air Carriers, and their trade affiliates as they work to promote their joint interests. Silvia is looking forward to continuing to serve in her role in the coming year.