Premises with an area of 3,000?m2, capacity for more than 3,549 pallets, a dedicated team of 29, who move the 1200 products for the two UFI and SOFIMA brands, just 12?km from Sofima Automotive Filter Shanghai. These are the figures for the new UFI FILTERS S.p.A. Group Aftermarket warehouse in China, in operation from 9 December and inaugurated on 1 December, 2017.

The ceremony took place in the morning, when the 14 most important Aftermarket clients in China arrived at the plant. They attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony following a presentation on the enhanced logistics service and a brief pause for refreshments.

In attendance for UFI Filters were: Luca Biagini ,CEO for China, Luca Betti, Group Aftermarket Business Unit Director, Hawking Zhang, China Aftermarket Director and the European and Chinese aftermarket team.

From Kerry Logistics, on the other hand, were Weekly Lin and Grace Wu, Business Development managers, and Sarah Huang, Business Development Supervisor.

The clients were then accompanied on a tour of the warehouse and remanufacturing lines present at the site, receiving a passenger compartment air panel personalised with name and surname as a free gift.

The inauguration ceremony then ended with a lunch at the ‘Al Borgo’ Italian restaurant.

The new warehouse makes use of a logistics system that deals with all picking, packing and delivery functions in China and the rest of the world to ensure thorough, timely and flexible service in accordance with the needs of more than 50 clients.

Collaboration with Kerry Logistics is a new development. This leading Asian company provides logistics services for storing, reception and shipment of goods from the brands intended for the independent spare parts supply chain, UFI FILTERS and SOFIMA FILTER.