by logisticsplus | Oct 2, 2013 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Logistics Plus Purchases Former Skinner Engine Company Building
Erie, PA, October 1, 2013 – Logistics Plus is the proud new owner of a warehouse located in the former Skinner Engine Company building on 12th Street between Chestnut and Myrtle Streets.
Along with 50,000 square feet of storage space, the secured facility offers spacious offices, bulk storage and racked storage, an inventory control management system, overhead cranes, three recessed loading docks, and grade level doors with inside load/unload capabilities. Logistics Plus already has most of the space filled, although there is still office space available in this central location on busy 12th Street.
This warehouse is a welcome addition to the transportation and supply chain solutions that Logistics Plus already offers, and also helps to revitalize a portion of 12th Street in Erie. By providing the financing, Marquette Savings Bank and the City of Erie were vital partners in this project.
For more information on the history of the building and the Skinner Engine Company, please read the article posted at this link: Old Time Erie.
by logisticsplus | Sep 10, 2013 | News
The LP Golf Team participated in the Erie Insurance Charity Golf Challenge September 9th at Erie Kahkwa Country Club. They finished in 4th place out of 27 teams and are very excited to have raised $6,000 for Lindsay Graygo Memorial Scholarship.
L-R: Bill Cummingham, TJ McGraw, Josh Nkomo, and Mitch Connors
by logisticsplus | Sep 9, 2013 | News
Tolomaha Mak Ca Seng of our SGE department snapped this great picture of the St. Lawrence II which LP sponsored for Tall Ships Erie 2013 this past weekend.
by logisticsplus | Aug 12, 2013 | News
We’re everywhere! Including the highest point of the Rocky Mountains–Mount Elbert.
by logisticsplus | Jun 12, 2013 | News
Jim Berlin and Logistics Plus will be honored on July 15, 2013, with the Preservation Stewardship Award for “long term care of a property which has been sensitive to the historic character and fabric of a significant historic or architectural resource.” The property to which they refer is, of course, the home to the Logistics Plus Global Headquarters–Erie’s Union Station.
by logisticsplus | Jun 6, 2013 | News
By Yuriy Ostapyak, Director, Global Operations and George Kahil, Director of Business Development
From April 21-25, Logistics Plus participated in the British Embassy / Middle East Association Multi-Sector Trade Mission. The mission visited Libya and the Kurdistan region of Iraq. While in Libya, the LP delegation met with the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Renewable Energy, and the Ministry of Construction and Development.
Libya is a country at a crossroads. Since the revolution and the fall of the Kaddafi regime, the current Libyan interim government has the hard task of rebuilding its infrastructure and uniting the Libyan people. The current government is working very hard to attract investments, finish out old projects, and start new ones. The current government is west oriented and many of the ministers are western educated. They associate British and American products with high quality, so there is incredible potential for British and American companies in Libya. The current infrastructure in Libya is extremely poor, but the interim government is very positive about improving life in the country.
One of the areas where the government is concentrating their resources is renewable energy–an area where Logistics Plus has considerable experience. The goal is that by 2020, Libya will utilize the Sahara Desert in order to be the largest net exporter of renewable energy to the EU. For wind power, the goal is 260 megawatts from 4 wind farms. In terms of solar power, the goal is 124 megawatts by 2015, with solar water heating producing 60 megawatts.
And of course, oil continues to be the primary factor in Libya’s economy, since it is sitting on the largest oil reserve on the African continent. While the delegation was in Libya, we had the opportunity to attend the Oil & Gas Libya Fair. All of the major oil companies in the US, as well as the rest of the world, were represented.
Libya represents tremendous opportunities for US exporters in the energy sector. Given our experience in arranging transportation and warehousing of components for the wind and solar industries and our office located in Tripoli, Libya, we can definitely help our customers take advantage of these opportunities.
