EAST HARTFORD, Conn.,
May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX), today announced the expansion of its third-party
logistics (3PL) relationship with UPS (NYSE: UPS). As part of the
agreement announced today, UPS will open a 600,000-square-foot
Northeast Logistics Center (NELC) in Londonderry, New Hampshire, to serve as a
centralized distribution center for Pratt & Whitney parts,
tooling and supplies.
This logistics center will support Pratt & Whitney's
manufacturing and global engine assembly and test sites. Set to
open in June 2015, UPS will operate
the NELC and provide parts receipt, storage, building of
manufacturing and assembly kits, packing, inventory management and
freight transportation. Pratt & Whitney will leverage UPS's
customs brokerage expertise, and monitoring and technology
solutions for 24/7 visibility across the supply chain.
"Having UPS as our third-party logistics supplier will enable
Pratt & Whitney to support a successful ramp up of its
PurePower® engine line and allow the company to focus on its core
business operations – the manufacturing, assembly and testing of
aircraft engines," said Danny Di
Perna, senior vice president of engineering and operations
with Pratt & Whitney.
UPS began providing services to Pratt & Whitney 10 years
ago. The relationship has expanded over time to include UPS small
package, freight forwarding, international air freight, ground
freight and customs brokerage solutions. Today, UPS is certified
UTC Supplier Gold and serves Pratt & Whitney through four
world-class logistics operations at the Georgia Distribution Center
in Atlanta, Georgia, and
facilities in West Palm Beach,
Florida, Dallas, Texas and
Venlo, the Netherlands.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture
and service of aircraft engines, auxiliary and ground power units,
and small turbojet propulsion products. United Technologies Corp.,
based in Hartford, Connecticut, is
a diversified company providing high technology products and
services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more
about UTC, visit its website at www.utc.com, or follow the company
on Twitter: @UTC.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in levels of
demand in the aerospace industry, in levels of air travel, and in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design,
development, production and support of advanced technologies; as
well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
those detailed from time to time in the companies' Securities and
Exchange Commission filings.
Cindy Szabo
Pratt &
Whitney
+1-860-205-7245
cindy.szabo@pw.utc.com
SOURCE Pratt & Whitney