Thu, 17 Feb 2005

Courier firms opens Cibitung warehouse

JAKARTA: PT Repex Wahana, a subsidiary of U.S.-based RPX Group, opened a new 6,100-square-meter warehouse in Cibitung on Wednesday.

The warehouse stands on a 11,000 sqm plot of land and could met RPX clients' specific requirements, particularly regarding temperature and humidity control, group chief executive officer Harsha E. Joesoef said. It was built in line with international health and safety and environmental standards, Joesoef said.

PT Henkel Indonesien, a adhesive producing venture, had become its first client, he said.

RPX Group currently owns seven subsidiary companies in Greater Jakarta and provides transportation services domestically and internationally.

It operates 103 branch offices in 35 Indonesian cities, three Boeing 737-200 cargo planes and 160 trucks to serve local customers. -- JP/003