News / UPS healthcare buys shows integrators have reached a strategic crossroads

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UPS’s expansion in the healthcare logistics sector is about more than a push to boost income from a profitable sector: the integrators are facing some difficult strategic choices.

Last week, UPS strengthened its position in the healthcare field in Europe with the acquisition of Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL, which specialise in time-critical cold chain logistics and warehousing with temperature zones as low as -196ºC.

In light of the integrator’s previous moves in this arena, it was hardly surprising, but it ...