McGraw-Hill Education selects SBS Worldwide for major global freight deal

London, 19 September 2011 - Leading academic publisher, McGraw-Hill Education, has appointed SBS Worldwide as its freight forwarder and supply chain partner of choice for all inbound air and sea consignments.

SBS will manage the logistics of cargo being delivered to the McGraw-Hill Education EMEA headquarters in Maidenhead, Berkshire, which will include inbound shipments from a diverse range of locations, such as USA, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

The company will also facilitate a drop shipment service for direct delivery to customer publishers and their respective freight shippers.

As part of the agreement, McGraw-Hill Education will use SBS’s award-winning Electronic Distribution Centre (eDC) tool, which will give the company access to real time data on its global consignments – right down to ISBN number. Through eDC, staff in every area of the McGraw-Hill business will be able to track and manage shipments, measure KPIs and ensure successful distribution of its books.

Steve Walker, Chairman at SBS Worldwide, said: “Our eDC system has been developed with publishers’ needs in mind, enabling them to move books quickly and efficiently across the globe, but also providing them with a level of visibility and control they have never experienced before. We are extremely excited to be working with one of the biggest players in publishing and this contract is a landmark in our growing presence in the industry.”

About SBS Worldwide

SBS Worldwide offers global freight forwarding and supply chain solutions to clients around the world. It has an established reputation for reliability, innovation and leading-edge solutions, helping to drive costs out of its customers' international supply chains. SBS’s consultancy division, Virtualized Logistics, offers clients an in-depth review of their supply chains as well as state of the art visibility systems and management information. A privately-owned British company set up nearly 30 years ago, SBS Worldwide is headquartered in the UK, has offices across the US and China and has partners throughout the world. SBS Worldwide was named Freight Forwarder of the Year at IFW’s Freight Industry Awards 2010 and won the BIFA Ocean Freight Award in the same year.

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