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Industry News Sri Trang USA hires Sean Landers as director of Distributor Relations Sri Trang USA, a provider of infection prevention products including the Ventyv® brand, announced it has hired Sean Landers as its director of Distributor Relations. Landers will be responsible for working with Sri Trang’s national distributor to extend the value of the company’s infection prevention products to customers across the primary care segment. Landers previously worked with a manufacturer servicing the post-acute market. He obtained and managed business across the
segment in the southern region of the country. He has experience with multiple national distributors as he partnered with them to service the end customer. “We are lucky to have Sean on the team. His skillset and past successful experience with distributors while working with a manufacturer will be a big benefit for us. We will definitely lean on Sean to develop and strengthen relationships in the primary care marketplace,” said Billy Harris, CEO of Sri Trang USA.
Medline opens new distribution center Medline announced that its newest distribution facility in Katy, Texas opened for business this summer and is fully operational. The cutting-edge facility serves hospitals, physician offices, assisted living facilities, ambulatory surgery centers and all other healthcare providers throughout Texas and Louisiana. The following are four things to know about the state-of-the-art facility.
High-tech The new facility utilizes the latest technology, including: ʯ An advanced robotic picking system ʯ Hands-free voice picking systems ʯ Full redundancy backup for power, communications, etc.
Innovative partnerships New jobs With the local expansion, Medline says it will add 100 new jobs to its existing 375-member team to support healthcare in the Houston region.
1.2 million square feet of space The $100 million medical-grade distribution center is a 1.2 million square-foot facility from which tens of thousands of individual products and devices will be shipped to healthcare providers across the continuum of care.
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In a news release, Medline says the Katy Distribution Center is spurring innovative partnerships with customers. For example, Houston Methodist is utilizing space to handle central receiving, case picking and inventory processing to increase efficiency, save money and enhance patient experience. Medline says the Katy Distribution Center is part of a $500 million investment in 2021 and follows on the heels of Medline’s $1.5 billion Healthcare Resilience Initiative campaign the past three years.
