ModusLink Becomes LogCoop Member

–ModusLink’s Supply Chain Management Services Are Now Available To Over 200 LogCoop Members–

Smyrna, TN — March 3, 2022 — ModusLink announced it has received membership with LogCoop, a Dusseldorf, Germany, based cooperation that provides an entire range of transport and logistics services by its over 200 medium based business members.  LogCoop serves as “one stop shopping” for potential clients that have one or multiple needs in value added supply chain services.

 

“We are very excited to be a member of LogCoop and are looking forward to helping our fellow members help clients utilize the extensive Europe-wide network of warehousing and other services,” said Katerina Bartosova, Director of Strategic Alliances, at ModusLink. “Our membership will give ModusLink the ability to expand its footprint and services capabilities, especially in Germany, by leveraging the other LogCoop members capabilities.”

 

ModusLink has a global footprint spanning across the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Connect NASDAQ: STCN. The company has an expertise in packaging, kitting, assembly, fulfillment, digital commerce, and reverse logistics and uses an adaptive approach to distributive fulfillment services which helps companies drive growth, lower costs, and improve profitability.

 

“Bringing aboard ModusLink as a LogCoop member enables our cooperation to grow the logistics and services offering network to even greater capabilities,” said Thomas Elkenhans, Sales Manager of Supply Network for LogCoop. “ModusLink embodies the LogCoop mission to enable small to medium size companies grow faster and be more profitable in Europe.  We look forward to all that ModusLink brings to the table.”

 

LogCoop members are selected for membership based on company size, capabilities and reputation. For more information, visit: www.logcoop.com

 

About Steel Connect and ModusLink

 

Steel Connect, Inc. is a publicly-traded diversified holding company (Nasdaq Global Select Market symbol “STCN”) with a wholly-owned subsidiary, ModusLink Corporation, that has a market-leading position in supply chain management.

ModusLink Corporation provides supply chain business management services to many of the world’s great brands across a diverse range of industries, including consumer electronics, telecommunications, computing and storage, software and content, consumer packaged goods, medical devices, retail, and luxury goods. With experience and expertise in packaging, kitting and assembly, fulfillment, digital commerce, reverse logistics, as well as a global footprint spanning the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, the Company’s adaptive approach to supply chain services helps to drive growth, lower costs, and improve profitability. Learn more at www.moduslink.com.

About LogCoop

LogCoop GmbH was founded in 2013 and is based in Düsseldorf.  As a cooperation, the company bundles the entire range of services from medium-sized companies in the transport and logistics sector in the sense of one-stop shopping. The network currently has over 200 members in Europe, which enables the neutral bundling of individual resources and promotes the use of synergies in order to increase the competitiveness of each individual.

 

The LogCoop warehouse network is unique in Germany. Founded in January 2016, it now has over 70 members. The bundling of storage capacities means that a total of over 4.2 million square meters of space is available at around 170 locations in 13 European countries, which can be easily distributed via the network.  Learn more at www.logcoop.com.

 

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