Lansinoh Laboratories Chooses UPS for Logistics, Financial, Freight Services

Lansinoh Laboratories, which provides products for new mothers, will rely on four UPS business units to support its growth while it focuses its internal resources on product development and sales.

UPS Logistics Group will provide inventory and order management.
UPS Freight Services will provide global transportation management, including ocean freight and customs brokerage of Lansinoh’s products from its manufacturing sites in Thailand and the U.K. to its offices in the U.S. and the U.K., as well as shipments to customers in North America.
UPS Capital will provide a secured revolving line of credit for use as working capital.
UPS also will continue to provide small package delivery services.
“After years of being buried in operations, it was a tremendous relief to know that we could turn those important functions over to someone with the capabilities of UPS,” said Lansinoh founder Resheda Hagen. “That means our group can focus their energies on developing quality products while UPS handles our distribution needs as we grow.”

The company has not only tripled in size in the last five years, but also expanded internationally, opening an office in the U.K. in August 2001.

The vast resources available through UPS contrast sharply to the early days of Lansinoh in the mid-1980s when Hagen and her husband would fill customer orders at their kitchen table. Their first product was a lanolin treatment for nursing mothers. Their offerings now include such diverse products as nursing pads, breast pumps, milk storage systems and other products that promote breastfeeding.

UPS will fill orders and ship product to customers around the world. The products are sold to major retailers and healthcare facilities in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia.

“UPS provides a completely integrated solution that is flexible to our business needs and allows us to grow, both here in the U.S. and abroad,” Hagen added.

Lansinoh is one of a growing number of healthcare companies that UPS serves through its supply chain services portfolio.

About Lansinoh Laboratories
Founded by a breastfeeding mother in 1985, the company has grown tremendously since that time, but the mission remains the same. Lansinoh Laboratories is dedicated to meeting the special needs of breastfeeding families. Its cornerstone product, Lansinoh for Breastfeeding Mothers, is the only product to ever receive the endorsement of La Leche League International, the world’s foremost authority on breastfeeding. Located in Alexandria, Va., Lansinoh also has an office in Leeds, England, that provides product to countries in the EU. Learn more about the company and products by visiting it on the Web at www.lansinoh.com

About UPS
UPS is the world’s largest transportation company and is the only company that offers a complete portfolio of guaranteed air express, commercial ground, residential ground and international services. UPS and its subsidiaries also provide an extensive offering of innovative e-commerce and supply chain solutions for the movement of goods, information and funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories and resides on the Web at UPS.com.

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