ASC are delighted to be partnering the WCA Academy at the 5th annual WCA Speciality Logistics Fair in Barcelona, where we will be delivering our GDP and GDP refresher courses. We will also be launching, in partnership with the WCA Academy, the Perishable Gold Standard Training course for perishable logistics compliance.
WCA Speciality Logistics Fair, Crowne Plaza, Barcelona, Spain from 14th – 17th June 2019.
To enhance WCA Pharma’s commitment to GDP compliance
For Immediate Release
BANGKOK, October 12, 2018 – WCA and ASC Associates Ltd are pleased to announce a strategic partnership designed to enhance WCA’s continuing commitment for compliance and logistical innovation in the Pharmaceutical sector. WCA Pharma selected ASC’s bespoke for its 1-day GDP training course for their Pharma GDP Training held at the World Specialty Logistics Fair in Bangkok, Thailand.
ASC’s suite of training includes Good Distribution Practices for Medicinal Products, which has been designed for the logistics industry to enhance compliance within the supply chain. Working in partnership, ASC will offer their expertise in Good Distribution Practices and Supply Chain security to WCA members.
“We have big plans for a close collaboration across several networks, even looking at creating a WCA Academy in the near future,” said Adam Mckenna, General Manager of WCA Pharma. “It’s clear that there is value in what we’re doing. Each time we host a training session, space is filled weeks in advance and our members achieve impressive high scores.”
Amy Shortman, Chief Executive Officer of ASC stated. “We are delighted to have been selected by WCA to offer our services and suite of training to their members. Over the coming months we hope to expand services and training to include courses such as: Anti-bribery and Corruption, Supply Chain Security, Risk Assessments”
WCA is especially grateful to ASC for helping host such a successful session.
“The numbers speak for themselves,” said Mckenna. “With 42 participants and a 100 percent success rate, we’re ensuring that our members are ready and able to handle this business above other forwarders who may not have planned in advance.”
About WCA Pharma:
WCA Pharma is a specialty logistics group under WCA, Ltd and is the world’s leading pharmaceutical logistics network of independent forwarders operating to the highest GDP standards. WCA Pharma members have the experience, know-how and expertise to handle pharmaceutical products, from clinical trials, APIs healthcare (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients), plasma, to bio pharma, and controlled drugs.
About ASC:
Established in 2011 in the UK, ASC works globally with all key supply chain stakeholders to achieve excellence with a relentless focus on innovation, security, safety, compliance and efficacy.
For further details, please contact:
WCA: www.wcaworld.com / kmode@wcaworld.com
ASC: www.ascassociates.co.uk / info@ascassociates.co.uk
Tom will be sharing his 37 years of experience within the industry by giving the Keynote speech on ‘An Approach to Global Supply Chain Security in Today’s Pharma Industry’. Tom will cover the following topics:
This event will be held at The Steinburger, Frankfurt am Main, Germany on the 17th & 18th May 2018.
Some other topics covered within this conference will be:
We look forward to participating in this event organised by Fleming, and hearing updates from the industry by an esteemed list of speakers.
Last month our CEO, Amy had a chat with James Strachan from The Medicine Maker on the popular topic of modal shift. Amy expressed her thoughts and opinions why both modes are very relevant, however their future success is dependant upon embracing current demands in innovation and compliance. Please click here to read the complete article.
In just a few short days, our CEO Amy Shortman and COO Henry Moran will be heading to the US ready for the PCSC Annual Education Summit 2017. This event, which brings together some of the world’s leading experts in supply chain security, is being held in New Jersey on 11th – 13th April, and has a specific focus on Pharmaceutical Logistics.
Amy and Henry will be presenting a session on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and supply chain security on the second day of the summit, sharing their specialist knowledge in these areas and advice on potential benefits of combining GDP with (SVA) Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessments. Our video, created last year to offer an introduction to the importance of GDP, will also be shown at the conference.
If you’re heading to the PCSC Conference as well, do get in touch with us either via the comments below or on Twitter, so that we know to look out for you there.
If you want to know more about the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition (PCSC), which has organised the Annual Education Summit, you can do so here.
