UPS receives GDP certification

Healthcare logistics

Marvin Meyke, 12.08.2019, 08:00

UPS receives GDP certification

UPS has been awarded GDP certification for its standards in the transportation of non-refrigerated healthcare products. This means that the company meets the standards set by the European Union for the shipment of non-refrigerated healthcare products intended for human use.

UPS Germany boss Frank Sportolari (l.) was presented with the GDP certificate by Guido Eggers, Head of Sales at DQS. © UPS

This certification by the German Association for the Certification of Management Systems (DQS) is intended to reassure customers in the healthcare sector that their sensitive, non-temperature-controlled consignments are handled with the utmost care right through to delivery.

"Packages from the healthcare sector containing medicines or medical products place the highest demands on handling and transportation - it's often about so much more than just a package," says Frank Sportolari, President of UPS Germany. "When it comes to healthcare, we at UPS recognize that it's about patients, not a package. This certification benefits all UPS customers and confirms what we and others have known for decades: UPS's intelligent global logistics network is designed to meet our customers' exacting requirements."

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