Dematic Group’s purchase of SDI Group Europe last month will significantly expand Dematic’s global order fulfilment offerings in apparel, retail and e-commerce markets.
As a leading supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, Dematic Group has implemented more than 4,000 integrated systems and employs over 4,000 skilled logistics professionals globally, with engineering centres and manufacturing facilities in North America, the Middle East, Europe and Asia Pacific.
“The purchase of SDI Group Europe expands Dematic’s global order fulfilment offerings in apparel, retail and e-commerce markets and increases our responsiveness to the evolving requirements of omni-channel distribution. The combination of Dematic and SDI Group Europe enhances our focus on providing customers with critical industry solutions powered by a talented team of solution designers, project delivery and customer service specialists dedicated to the ecommerce and apparel markets,” says Ulf Henriksson, Dematic President and CEO. “The addition of garment-on-hanger and flat-sorter technologies, combined with a best in class returns processing solution, offers our customers a true single source modular, flexible and scalable solution provider and partner.”
Headquartered in Royston, UK, SDI Group Europe provides key components for seamless order fulfilment including pouch sorters, pusher sorters, Bombay sorters, garment-on-hanger technology, tilt tray/carton sorters and related services.
Its proprietary MonaLisa sorter bag technology enables both hanging and flat goods to be carried on the same system, designed to improve the efficiency of returns management for goods such as shoes, toys, books, CDs and mobile phones.
All SDI Group Europe products and services are 100% complementary to Dematic’s, with zero product duplication. The combination of Dematic’s proven advances in case handling technology and SDI’s innovative and well-established garments-on-hanger systems, offers retailers a single source for omni-channel fulfilment solutions across all forms of apparel, from hanging goods to boxed items. These solutions will be globally available through Dematic to current customers and prospects seeking to optimise their order fulfilment and distribution processes. In addition, customers will have the combined strength of two customer service organisations – delivering responsive and dependable engineering and software support around the globe.
Andrea di Bella, currently the Managing Director for SDI Italy, Spain and Switzerland, will succeed Gordon Smith in the role of CEO, SDI Group Europe and take over responsibility for the business, working closely with the existing senior management team in UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Benelux, Turkey and Poland.
“Andrea has a wealth of experience, having been with SDI Group for 17 years, and has been integral in the management and partnership of many customer projects over the years,” says Henriksson. “Dematic is at the forefront when it comes to automated technologies and software for the apparel, retail and ecommerce markets. We look forward to integrating our business into Dematic’s already strong global position and product and service offerings,” says di Bella.
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