Highland Spring LTD, (UK) Selects Savi Networks’ SaviTrak(TM) for Wireless Cargo Monitoring
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November 2nd, 2009
OCHIL HILLS, Scotland and MOUNTAIN VIEW, California -
- SaviTrak(TM) Enables Real-Time Management of the Location, Security and Condition of Global Organic Bottled Water Shipments to Enhance the Highland Spring Customer Experience
Highland Spring LTD, recently voted as a UK Superbrand (July 2009), has contracted with Savi Networks to provide wireless monitoring for exported shipments of Highland Spring water.
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The contract calls on Savi Networks to provide the SaviTrak(TM) intelligence service to monitor, in real-time, product being shipped from the United Kingdom to offshore consumers around the world.
“Highland Spring has always been the leader in bringing the ultimate customer experience to the consumer,” said Yannis Karagounis, exports planning and distribution manager at Highland Spring. “Whether it is our devotion to protecting our Organic Land or using the latest in technology to manage the flow of our natural product to distant consumers, we are incessant in our quest that the customer experience, whether in Hong Kong or Dubai, be the same quality as those in the UK,” he added.
“The value of our brand and our name is this devotion to quality and the customer experience. SaviTrak allows us to improve the management and control of our logistics operations to minimize costs and ensure our consumer trust continues to be well earned daily in every aspect of our operations,” added Karagounis.
About Highland Spring
Highland Spring began bottling operations at Blackford in 1979 taking advantage of the ancient red sandstone and basalt layers of the Ochil Hills, formed 400 million years ago, and providing the natural filtration geology that today are the home of Highland Spring and account for its unique, natural taste. As the leading brand of bottled water in the UK, Highland Spring is devoted to ensure that this catchment area stays 100% organic by keeping it free from pesticides and other pollutants. To learn more about Highland Spring please visit: www.highland-spring.com
About Savi Networks
Savi Networks was founded to improve the efficiency and security of global trade. SaviTrak(TM) is an intelligence service that utilizes reliable wireless shipment monitoring technology to provide shippers, logistics service providers, and terminal operators with easily accessible, precise and actionable information. The information is used to identify both real-time and systemic shipment and inventory issues and then make appropriate decisions. Savi Networks is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Hutchison Port Holdings. To learn more about Savi Networks, visit: www.SaviNetworks.com.
Source: Savi Networks
Mark Nelson of Savi Networks, +1-650-316-4872, mnelson at savinetworks.com, www.twitter.com/savigroup; or Allison Downs of 3×1 Public Relations, +44-141-221-0707, adowns at 3×1.com, for Highland Spring
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