ICIC recognizes Logistics Plus as a 2022 Inner City 100 Award Winner
The IC100 celebrates the 100 fastest-growing businesses in under-resourced communities across the country.
ERIE, PA (December 9, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce it has been recognized as a 2022 Inner City 100 (IC100) award winner by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). Logistics Plus was #46 on the list with a 141.15% growth rate.
The IC100 celebrates the 100 fastest-growing businesses in under-resourced communities across the country. The list represents a distinguished group of businesses that are catalysts of opportunity, optimism, and transformation in their respective communities.
“Small businesses continue to face unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate disasters occurring around the world,” said Steve Grossman, CEO of ICIC. “We are tremendously proud of our 2022 winners’ perseverance and look forward to watching them continue to grow.”
“We pride ourselves on being good and generous corporate citizens in Erie and around the world,” said Jim Berlin, Founder & CEO of Logistics Plus. “We are humbled and honored to be recognized as one of the growing IC100 companies. Growth equals opportunity and fun and provides more ways to give back, so that is our mantra.”
About Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) was founded by renowned Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter in 1994 as a research and strategy organization that today is widely recognized as the preeminent authority on the economies of under-resourced communities. ICIC drives inclusive economic prosperity in under-resourced communities through innovative research and programs to create jobs, income, and wealth for local residents. Learn more at www.icic.org.
About Logistics Plus, Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Logistics Plus India was well-represented at the 2022 Project Cargo Network Summit. Sundreysh Sarup (Managing Director) and Dhanraj Naidu (Manager – Project Logistics) attended the three-day summit which was held from November 27-29 at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Dubai Deira Creek. Over 185 CEO’s and Senior Managers from more than 95 countries attended the 11th annual event.
The Project Cargo Network (PCN) celebrated their 12-year history alongside members both new and old. After a challenging two years with no summit, members were finally able to catch back up with everyone in person. The official meeting was opened by CEO/President Rachel Crawford who welcomed everyone to the summit.
About Project Cargo Network
With its head office based in the UK, Project Cargo Network is an ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) certified organization established in August 2010. The network provides heavy lift and project cargo specialists access to a trusted, worldwide network of agents who can handle their shipments while working professionally and safely under strict membership rules. The Project Cargo Network offers project cargo management for engineering, procurement, and construction companies servicing the energy, mining, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, infrastructure, and other sectors.
The Logistics Plus India Project Division has the ability to handle any complex transport logistics. Whether the cargo is shipped as Break Bulk, RoRo, Heavy Lift, or Out of Gauge, our team will properly plan and coordinate throughout the entire logistics and shipping process.
As the racing season ended in Germany, Logistics Plus Global Director of Sales (Marine & Motorsport Logistics) Jennifer Elstone took a moment to reflect on a recent benefit event she attended. As you may have heard, the Arhtal floods in July 2021 were a terrible tragedy that killed more than 220 people in Europe. The floods affected hundreds of people in Germany and Belgium, along with creating extensive damage in the Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland.
After the VLN race finished at Nurburgring this year, Jennifer was invited to attend the Arhtal floods benefit to honor those who lost their lives and to mark the ongoing redevelopment that is still happening in the region. This benefit was organized by The Heizer Monkeys (friends of Jennifer), EiFelkind Racing, and Opel Motorsport in the Adenau town center. Logistics Plus was happy to donate $1,000 to this great cause.
Jennifer said, “Logistics Plus is happy to be involved and contribute to this cause. Many thanks to The Heizer Monkeys and everyone who helped arrange this benefit to support people affected by this tragedy.”
The Heizer Monkeys band manager shared the below message about the benefit and what it means to the band:
The Heizer Monkeys are an international rock band, but their life in motorsport means they have always loved the famous Nurburgring race track in Germany. They have a deep connection with the Eifel and Ahrtal region. Seeing the media coverage of the devastating and tragic floods around the river Ahr of 2021 led lead singer Joey to go out to the Ahrtal region to volunteer. After a day digging ditches with the army, Joey was asked to go from rest station to rest station and give dozens of short solo concerts over several days to firefighters, soldiers, medics, civil guard workers, and volunteers, exhausted from their ceaseless work in the disaster zone. Joey, of course also when asked also performed for residents who had been going through the trauma of trying to rebuild their own homes.
When he returned home to the UK after some weeks, still holding a heavy sense of what he had seen and felt, he wrote down what he saw – the story of the shock, the anger, the sadness but also the compassion, hope, and solidarity – people coming from around Germany and even further to help strangers. He read the phrase You Ahr Not Alone in a WhatsApp helpers’ group, and he couldn’t shake it from his mind. You AHR Not Alone became the title of the song. With the help of Depeche Mode drummer and producer Christian Eigner, The Heizer Monkeys went to work to record it. And so an anthem of hope for the Ahrtal was born.
Over a year later in November 2022, The Heizer Monkeys returned to the region to perform a benefit concert for the Ahrtal close to their beloved Nurburgring. The event was advertised by regional community leaders Markus Wipperfurth and Azubi Wilhelm Hartmann, as well as representatives of the different major local charity organizations, including the Spenden Shuttle charity, which distributes donations from around the world where they are most needed. People came to the concert from all over the region and from the world of motorsport to show support, even from Eifelkind, the local race team which fundraises for good local causes in the Nurburgring race paddock.
The band closed out this emotional evening with an extended version of You AHR Not Alone. The crowd lit candles to remember the dead but also sang the words to the song along with the band, giving it a new meaning – please do not forget us.
The Logistics Plus Ukraine team successfully delivered drilling equipment from Kristiansand, Norway to Poltava, Ukraine. The shipment consisted of eight pieces, all being delivered to a high-profile Ukrainian drilling company. Due to the circumstances in Ukraine, this was no ordinary delivery. Logistics Plus Global Projects Director Bahadir Erdil shared his thoughts on LinkedIn (shown below) about the project and the bravery of the Ukraine team.
“Until today, I did not fully understand what bravery meant. My colleagues have now shown me.
Missiles raining not far from the offices and homes, insufficient water resources, no electricity, no internet, under the air raid sirens, sometimes working on the street, sometimes at a park…
Kudos to the Ukraine team for handling these projects and keeping the Ukrainian economy running. Slava Ukraini!”
Logistics Plus is featured in a nice two-page article in the Winter 2022 edition of Erie Reader Business Quarterly. The article was written by Ben Speggen, Contributing Editor for Erie Reader, in association with Brian Graham, its Editor/Publisher. You can click the image below to download and read a PDF version of the article.
New offices in Katowice and Gdańsk join the existing Poland office in Rzeszow to enhance services across the region.
ERIE, PA (November 22, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce that it has opened two new offices in Poland. One office is in Katowice, and the other is in Gdańsk. Logistics Plus has an existing third office in Rzeszow that opened in 1999.
Long-time employee Pawel Wronski manages the Logistics Plus Rzeszow office. The new Katowice office will be managed by Ola Kenig, who will oversee all of the “LP Poland” general operations. The new office in Gdańsk will be managed by Slawek Michalak, who will lead all special projects within the region.
“We feel like eventually, the (Ukrainian) conflict will end, and when it does, we want to be in a position to help with rebuilding efforts right away,”‘ said Gretchen Seth, senior vice president for Logistics Plus. “Both offices give us more capabilities and flexibility within the region. Gdańsk is a major port city which will also help us move shipments into Ukraine.”
The Katowice Team includes Olena Popova, Katia Kyrylenko, Aga Adamus, Katia Markelova, and Ola Kenig.
Pawel Wronski manages the Rzeszow office.
The Gdansk Team includes Slawek Michalak and Piotr Kilanowski.
About Logistics Plus, Inc.
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Colton, CA; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Meadville, PA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Olean, NY; Ontario, CA; Phoenix, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Tulsa, OK; Vancouver, WA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Malaysia; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Vietnam; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
“We pride ourselves on being good and generous corporate citizens in Erie and around the world,” said Jim Berlin, Founder & CEO of Logistics Plus. “We are humbled and honored to be recognized as one of the growing IC100 companies. Growth equals opportunity and fun and provides more ways to give back, so that is our mantra.”
Logistics Plus, Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Jim Berlin founded the company nearly 26 years ago in Erie, PA. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
ERIE, PA (November 22, 2022) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce that it has opened two new offices in Poland. One office is in Katowice, and the other is in Gdańsk. Logistics Plus has an existing third office in Rzeszow that opened in 1999.
