Philips names Danzas “2000 Airfreight Carrier of the Year”

Philips International B.V., the EUR 31.5(USD27.0)billion Dutch eletron
ics conglomerate, has named Danzas its global “Airfreight Carrier of
the Year”for 2000.

Basel, December 8, 2000. The prestigious award, the product of two sur
veys conducted during the year of logistics professionals at more than
25 Philips global business units, was given to Danzas AEI Intercontin
ental Business Unit of Danzas, for “exellent service and earnest effo
rts to create a productive business partnership,”Philips said in its
award letter.

This is the first time that Philips has recognized an airfreight provi
der for global service exellence.

“Danzas AEI International won the award because of its strong focus o
n account management and its pro-active problem-solving attitude,”sai
d Ton Londe, Philips International Cluster Manager, Forwarding & Distr
ibution. “After careful analysis, we concluded that Danzas AEI Intern
ational delivered the optimal mix of price and service to best support
our worldwide goals of enhancing customer satisfaction and building v
alue for the Philips enterprise.”

“We are proud to have been chosen global airfreight “Carrier of the
Year” by a company with such a deep commitment to quality service,
”said Renato Chiavi, Head of Danzas AEI International Business Unit.
“By working closely with Philips, using our tools to identify areas o
f improvement, we enhance the quality of service to Philips and we bec
ome a better comany overall.”

The Philips-Danzas relationship dates back to 1997 with the former AEI
. Two years later, AEI was chosen by Philips to serve all its internat
ional routes. Today, Philips uses Danzas/Deutsche Post World Net’s po
rtfolio of airfreight, trucking, express and warehousing services to e
ffectively support its global expansion plans.

“Our core business is manufacturing high-value goods that must meet t
ight and time-definite delivery windows, regardless of destination,”
said Ronde. Because so much of our traffic moves by air, it is vital t
hat our partners not only have the infrastruture and the information s
ystems to deliver the goods, but that they meet and exeed our carrier
performance guidelines with measurable results.”