New status enables federal government agencies to purchase White Systems products and services
(Kenilworth, NJ: July 12, 2004) FKI Logistex® White Systems ( www.whitesystems.com ), a leader in designing and building high-throughput, mission-critical automated material storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) for manufacturers and distributors, announces that it has gained U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA: www.gsa.gov ) contract approval.
This contract allows White to sell to federal government agencies.As a provider of the horizontal container carousels currently deployed in the war in Iraq by the U.S. Marines, White will now focus on continuing to build its business with the federal government.
White's contract approval initially covers a select number of its products and services, including horizontal carousels, no-walk horizontal carousels, and several models of its vertical carousel series.The new agreement, which allows the government to purchase products without competitive bidding, also covers maintenance service contracts and repair agreements with White. White is planning to add additional products to the contract approval, including expansion of its vertical carousel offering and vertical lift modules (VLMs).White's GSA approval status allows government purchasers to buy through White's dealer network, which includes Pacific Integrated Handling, Adams Material Handling, Curlin, and Bastian Material Handling. White also becomes a vendor in the GSA Advantage!
system, an online purchasing system for federal government employees, and may use the GSA logo in its marketing materials." White Systems' unique line of products and services can be used from the office to the battlefield," says John Costanzo, FKI Logistex White Systems director of sales administration and project management. "We look forward to doing a significant amount of business with the government, and to serving the needs of a diverse group of federal government agencies." For sales and marketing information, please contact Ken Thouvenot, vice president of project management and marketing, the FKI Logistex Manufacturing Systems Division, by phone at (314) 993-4700.
About FKI Logistex North America
FKI Logistex® North America ( www.fkilogistex.com ) is a leading supplier of integrated material handling solutions, meeting market needs via three customer-facing divisions: Airport, Post and Parcel; Warehouse and Distribution; and Manufacturing Systems.
FKI Logistex supplies its customers with an integrated set of leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, carousels, palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order processing software, RFID implementation, warehouse control systems, and total materials handling automation.FKI Logistex is home to the material handling industry's most successful and recognized brands, including Alvey palletizers, Buschman conveyors, Cleco cranes and AS/RS solutions, Crisplant sorters and baggage handling applications, IoSystems supervisory and automated control systems, Mathews conveyors, Real Time Solutions order fulfillment and picking solutions, and White carousels and automated storage solutions.
For sales information, contact FKI Logistex by phone at (877) 935-4564 or by e-mail at [email protected] .