Capital Equipment News June 2016

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS

Clinigen South Africa ACQUIRES NEW IVECO DAILY VANS

C linigen South Africa is part of the Clinigen Group which is a rapid- ly-growing global specialty pharma- ceutical and services company. It focuses on delivering the right medicine to the right patient at the right time to improve the qual- ity of people’s lives around the world. The Group consists of five synergistic business- es focused in three areas of global med- icine supply: clinical trial, unlicensed and licensed medicines. The complementary businesses operate efficiently in a complex global regulatory environment and can en- sure that precious medicines are delivered securely and effectively, wherever they are needed throughout the product lifecycle. A key strategy of the South African op- erations, whose pharmaceutical range consists of both propriety and unlicensed products, is a commitment to building lasting relationships with blue chip phar- maceutical and medical technology com- panies throughout the world. They support key customers and hospital pharmacists throughout the region as there is increas- ing demand for speciality hospital based oncology, anti-infective, orphan and other crucial drugs in emerging markets. With their underlying philosophy of getting the right medicine to the right patient in the quickest possible time, no matter the lo- cation, Clingen South Africa has upgraded its vehicle fleet to provide such services. At a recent handover of two New Iveco Daily vans to the Group, Benjamin Miny, Managing Director: Africa of Clingen, said, “We acquired these two Iveco Daily’s to re- place the ageing vehicles which had given us service for the past five years. Our busi- ness has achieved significant growth in those five years and we therefore required a more cost effective delivery system. We found that the previous vehicles only had capacity of 2,5 to 3 pallets per load whilst the Iveco’s are able to accommodate up to 5 pallets at a time, thereby decreasing our daily turnaround times.” “We had excellent service from the Iveco dealer, Truck Centre Wadeville and es- pecially their Sales Executive, Sue-Ellen Fouche who assessed our requirements to the full in order to supply the correct specification vehicles, suited to cater for our bulk deliveries that often stretch more than 200 km from our warehouse. With our drivers in mind we were able to nego-

tiate the ‘comfort spec’ option which will improve overall deliveries and driver com- fort,” added Miny. The Iveco Daily 50C15V16, supplied to Clinigen South Africa is fitted with the latest generation common rail system on the 3.0 litre Euro IV engine, delivering 146 hp @ 3000 - 3500 rpm and a torque of 300 Nm @ 1400 – 2000 rpm. Mated to a 6-speed manual, synchromesh transmis- sion, the Daily has some new features for reducing fuel consumption, including the EcoSwitch, enabled by the driver to modu- late the engine torque. The EcoMac intelli-

gent cooling system and the alternator that operates only in the energy recovery phase contribution to the reduction in fuel. The voluminous 16 cum load area with the low 55 mm load height makes for precise and economical load placement in the vehicle. “The overall design of the load area and the strength of the bodywork will enable us to fit insulation in the van that will be an advantage for us in transporting pharmaceuticals that are required to be kept at specific temperature,” concluded Miny. b

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