Bangkok--23 Nov--Total Quality PR Damco is a global freight forwarder offering flexible, localised, and personalised services to customers. Today, Damco is holding its first press briefing in Thailand, following its worldwide launch in July, to announce that it expects double digit growth for its ocean, airfreight and landside forwarding services in Thailand and South-east Asia (SEA) over the next five years. Jens Wessel, Head of Damco for South-east Asia said: “Thailand is a key growth market for us. Based on the uptrend in customer sourcing patterns throughout SEA, we are optimistic about the growth opportunities in Thailand. The new Damco brand is instrumental in driving business success. With the tagline ‘Damco, Your personal forwarder’ — key differentiators of the brand include being carrier-neutral, flexible, and delivering localised and personalised service to our customers.” Damco is carrier-neutral and flexible, having access to an extensive network of all major ocean carriers and airlines, in addition to a host of local landside service providers such as trucking and customs house brokers. Damco demonstrates flexibility by working with a broad range of global and local service providers. It is able to offer the best of both worlds to customers, access to a global network and yet personalised, localised service. Damco also takes pride in providing customised packages to meet specific customer requirements. “Customers’ transportation needs are at the heart of our business. Regardless of whether they need to move many hundreds of containers across the oceans, or just a few cubic metres of stock from depot to branch, we provide personalised services so that customers are able to enjoy the advantages of a single point of contact,” added Jens. Damco has its own offices in key markets, staffed with local employees who speak the local language and understand the local market. In Thailand, Damco has 119 staff, making it the single largest Damco organisation in SEA. There is a strong emphasis on investing in the professional development of staff in Damco Thailand. As part of a recent initiative to go e-paperless, staff were equipped with training that boosted their knowledge and expertise on e-paperless systems so that ultimately, they can better serve their customers. A similar training seminar will also be extended to Damco customers in Thailand to build a more personal and long-term relationship with each customer. For more information please contact: Tom Van Blarcom / Bew Chartvivatpornchai Total Quality PR (Thailand) Co. Ltd. Office: 02 260 5820 (Ext. 119) Fax: 02 260 5847 — 8 Email: [email protected]