DHL SUPPLY CHAIN ITALY SUPPORTS THE GROWTH STRATEGY OF DAB PUMPS: TWO LEADERS TOGETHER FOR THE ITALIAN, EU AND NON-EU MARKET

Press Release: Milan, April 29^th 2021

First Main Distribution Center in Italy for DAB Pumps
Customized and "Best in Class" logistics solutions
Over 2 million pieces will be handled

DHL Supply Chain Italy, a company of the Deutsche Post DHL Group specialized in the management of integrated logistics services for businesses, has signed an agreement with DAB Pumps, a leading multinational company in the field of technologies for handling and managing 'water.

An agreement with an important strategic value for DAB Pumps that aims to strengthen the foreign and local market and has decided to outsource logistics to focus on its core business. DHL Supply Chain will not manage a simple warehouse but the first Main Distribution Center of DAB Pumps: a distribution center of 10,000 square meters, with the possibility of expansion, for the Italian, European and non-EU distribution markets.

DHL Supply Chain will be able to offer DAB Pumps, which is headquartered in Padua, a structured and flexible service, able to adapt to a constantly changing market. The choice will therefore allow DAB Pumps to outsource a complex part of the business, namely the management of their products and fast distribution all over the world, both to regional branches and to the end customer. This represents the main node of a network that in the coming months will see an evolution in Europe, America and China in order to design a chain that adapts to the continuous evolution of the various world markets.

"We are once again proud to be alongside the excellence of Made in Italy in the world - said Antonio Lombardo, President and CEO of DHL Supply Chain Italy -. Supporting companies by managing their supply chain and allowing them to give more and more strength to their business is one of our key values. We continually test ourselves to be able to respond with the right solutions to the needs of different sectors, listening to the customer and the market. ".

"The Main DC is one of the projects activated that will allow us to achieve the objectives of the 2025 strategy - commented Sandro Stramare, DAB Group CEO - It is unrealistic to think that a company can be" best in class "in all areas; instead, it is advisable to focus on internal skills that make the difference, using external skills intelligently, where they create value. Main DC must be seen in this perspective. "

The activities carried out will concern receiving, storage, picking, delivery preparation and customs activities.