Christian Salvesen plc

As of December 14, 2007, Christian Salvesen plc was acquired by Norbert Dentressangle SA (ENXTPA:GND). Christian Salvesen PLC provides outsourced logistics for manufacturing and retail customers in Europe. It provides services, such as consumer logistics, transport and warehouse solutions, returnable transit packaging solutions, e-commerce, and reverse logistics. The company also provides enhanced IT systems, including SHARP, a network and consignment management system; ULTIMA, a modular inventory and warehouse management system; SHARPnet and STOCKnet, which enable clients to check inventories, and book and track consignments through secure Internet links; COMET, a Web-enabled system to track loose equipment in the supply chain; and BACTRAC, a system to manage the reverse logistics process. It serves various sectors, such as automotive, aviation logistics, building products, electrical products, clothing and fashion, pharmaceutical, non-food retail, food processing, retail support, and manufactured products. The company operates in France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and Ireland. Christian Salvesen was founded in 1846 and is based in Northampton, the United Kingdom.