Logistics
MedCo’s global team give 24/7 cover working with partners in all global regions moving over 100 million IVD diagnostic devices per month.
We offer a unique solution handling all aspects of global logistics including; quality control, temperature controlled storage, logistical handling, air freight preparation and movement and local goods preparation and distribution.
Stage 1.
Contract award & Production / Freight - Pre-planning
- Mobilisation for Acon to proceed with Medco’s pre-agreed production and delivery schedules.
- Acon’s production building to agreed total by agreed date.
- Bookings made with our chosen air freight partner for Airfreight
- Acon load all produced product into high quality, environmentally friendly export cartons to reduce damage risk, ready for collection by our chosen logistics partner
Stage 2.
Pre-shipment documentation
- Export documentation prepared including CIQ documents ready for product to be shipped
- Managing export documentation, working closely with Acon factory logistics manager and Medco Chinese team on the ground.
- Medco Solutions Chinese team make daily visits to Acon campus for final QC inspection on goods for despatch throughout the delivery schedule
Stage 3.
Freight Movement & Customs Clearance
- Medco dedicates logistics team to this project to liaise closely with freight partners throughout the contract period ensuring smooth flow of product from the ACON production facility to UK warehouses.
- Preparation of paperwork and fillings made ahead of freight arrival in the UK, ensuring fastest possible clearance through airports.
- All paperwork completed ahead of arrival in the UK, for all deliveries throughout the schedule to minimise delays.
Stage 4.
Delivery
- Delivery of agreed units.
- Cartons palletised and wrapped, in line with packaging requirements from the DHSC.
- Product loaded by our trusted freight partners for delivery to UK warehouses.
- Medco’s dedicated logistics team on the ground in the UK, will be present, ensuring quality control and delivery schedules are met on time and in full.
- Initial deliveries meet all official requirements ready for collection in line with delivery schedule.
DHSC
July 2021 - Medco Solutions have been awarded a contract for 100 million Rapid Antigen Test Kits, which required going through a very stringent tender process, and requirement to deliver all of the first 50 million tests within 6 weeks, this project is on track to be delivered on time in full.
World Health Organization
Medco Solutions designed and manufactured 1 million face visors to meet the stringent compliance requirements of the ‘WHO’. This was successfully delivered in January 2021 to the necessary WHO warehouse in Shanghai.
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