(from left to right: Garcia Newell, DSV’s European Director of Business Development, Simon Mills, CCO of Excel London and DSV’s MD David Richards.)
submitted by Tom Phillips, Excel London
LONDON, UK – DSV, one of the leading global freight forwarding companies, has today renewed its partnership with Excel London.
The multi-year deal will see the logistics provider continue its role as the venue’s Official Logistics Partner, offering transportation, pre- and post-show storage, on-site receiving and delivery, forklift/mechanical handling and customer logistics advice and support.
Based on site with 1,600sqm of warehousing, DSV also offers unrivalled venue knowledge and expertise to Excel’s wide array of organisers and exhibitors, including end-to-end logistics solutions.
In addition, DSV’s global network covers more than 90 countries and regions, ensuring direct, frictionless delivery – be it road, rail, sea or air – to and from Excel, including customs clearance and worldwide transportation.
Founded in Denmark in 1976, sustainably focused DSV is also committed to enabling decarbonisation across its supply chain and has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Excel’s Chief Commercial Officer Simon Mills said: “As with all our service partners, DSV align with our vision of providing exceptional value to our customers, and we’re delighted to be continuing our successful partnership with them. Being based on site and drawing on their global expertise, DSV can help ensure stress-free experiences for all our organisers, exhibitors and visitors alike.”
DSV’s David Richards, Managing Director of Fairs & Events Europe, added: “Excel London is a key global events venue, and we are delighted to extend our longstanding partnership which begin 2012. Through our on-site presence and extensive global network, DSV’s dedicated teams deliver seamless, high quality exhibition logistics. Organisers and exhibitors face enough challenges — logistics shouldn’t be one of them and that’s where we truly excel.”
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About Excel London:
Excel London, part of ADNEC Group, first opened in November 2000, in an area of huge regeneration in London’s historic Royal Docks. 25 years later it has become one of Europe’s largest and most successful event venues, hosting some 400 shows per year and welcoming around four million visitors from every corner of the globe.
From major medical congresses including the European Society of Cardiology, through to the World Travel Market trade show and the all-electric Formula E motorsport championship, Excel hosts an array of events all bringing communities and businesses together to connect lives.
