BELLEVUE, Wash.,
June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radiant Logistics, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: RLGT), a domestic and international logistics services
company, today announced its wholly owned subsidiary Airgroup Corporation
("Airgroup") made further gains in the growth of its North American operations
opening a new international gateway operations in
Miami, Florida. The new
"Airgroup-MIA" office will provide a wide range of domestic and international
freight forwarding and logistics services and operate from a facility that
features 55,000 square feet of warehouse space, a bonded area, 12 loading
docks and 2 railroad sidings. The facility is very strategically situated 2
blocks from the MIA International Airport and provides excellent access to all
highways and to the ocean ports of
Miami and Port Everglades.
Frank Engels will lead the new Airgroup-MIA office as Managing Director of
the Latin America gateway along with the help of seasoned and highly
experienced veterans Jesse Brown, Director of Sales and Marketing and
Elisangela Cruz, VP General Manager. "We are happy to be joining the
Radiant/Airgroup family," said Mr. Engels. "They have a real appreciation for
the needs for the local owner/entrepreneur and a clear and achievable plan for
building a world class logistics organization. We are looking forward to
leveraging our own strengths along with the capabilities of the Airgroup
network to bring additional value to our customers while enjoying the benefits
of participating in an organization that, through is status as a public
company, gives us the ability to work as shareholders and participate in the
value that we help create."
Mr. Engels continued: "We have assembled a team here in Miami that is
driven to offer its customers real solutions to their transportation and
logistics needs with an emphasis on providing excellent and constant customer
service and value. The strong relationships we have forged in Latin America
and the Caribbean will serve the entire Airgroup network and customers, thus
further adding value to the organization. We welcome all to visit and enjoy
the Latin hospitality that we offer and see our state of the art facilities."
Mike Natelli, Airgroup's incumbent station manager and partner of 16
years, will continue to service the South Florida marketplace and operate as
Airgroup-FLL. "We look forward to combining our resources with Frank and his
team to enhance our international capabilities here in Miami," said Natelli.
"They run an impressive operation and we are confident that our combined
resources will add value for our clients, enhance our visibility as an
international gateway and ultimately allow us to be an integral part of
Airgroup's exciting growth in the global logistics marketplace."
Radiant's Chairman and CEO, Bohn Crain, remarked, "Miami is a critical
international gateway and we are delighted to welcome Frank and his
exceptional staff to our team. Frank has already proved to be a tremendous
asset in helping to solidify our network of international partners with key
players across the globe and we look forward to our mutual success. Our
ability to attract industry veterans like Frank comes through the unique value
we bring to our network participants: (1) leveraging our status as a public
company to provide our partners with an opportunity to share in the value that
they help create, (2) providing a robust platform in terms of people, process
and technology which is translating into better purchasing power with our
vendors and more sophisticated e-business solutions for our customers and (3)
offering a unique opportunity in terms of succession planning and liquidity
for our station owners. These remain early days in our overall program but we
are very pleased with our progress and accomplishments to date."
About Airgroup Corporation
Airgroup Corporation (www.airgroup.com) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Radiant Logistics, Inc. Airgroup, founded in 1987, provides the platform for
Radiant's freight forwarding and logistics operations and services a
diversified account base including manufacturers, distributors and retailers
through its extensive network of exclusive agent offices across North America.
To learn more about how to join the Airgroup network please call contact Bill
Moultrie at (425) 462-1094x 514.
About Radiant Logistics (OTC Bulletin Board: RLGT)
Radiant Logistics (www.radiant-logistics.com) is executing a strategy to
build a global transportation and supply chain management company through
organic growth and the strategic acquisition of regional best-of-breed non-
asset based transportation and logistics providers to offer its customers
domestic and international freight forwarding and an expanding array of value
added supply chain management services, including asset recovery and reverse
logistics, order fulfillment, inventory management and warehousing. For more
information about Radiant Logistics, please contact Bohn Crain at (425) 943-
4599.
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