Weber Distribution Celebrates 30 Years in San Diego and Hires General Manager for the Region

JOC Staff |
SANTA FE SPRINGS, California - Weber Distribution , a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider, announced today that it is celebrating 30 years of providing warehousing and logistics services in San Diego, California this month.

To service the growing needs of the region, Weber recently hired Kevin Anderson as its general manager responsible for operations management, business development, and customer relations in the San Diego market.

Before joining Weber, Anderson held various titles for DHL Express over a 12-year period. He most recently worked as director, corporate account executives where he managed a team covering 11 Western states. He was responsible for site-level management of $300 million in annual sales for national and global customers.

Celebrating its 30th year, Weber's San Diego warehouse is based in a very popular location, just miles from downtown, the Port of San Diego, and the Tijuana, Mexico border crossing. The facility provides the region with a variety of outsourcing options, including warehousing and distribution, fulfillment, light assembly and pick pack services. The 100,000+ square foot stand-alone facility offers bulk and racked storage, 16 dock high doors and 14 rail transload positions. It is also a food-grade facility with an Excellent rating from the American Sanitation Institute (ASI).

In order to be the strongest privately held 3PL provider of warehousing and over-the-road transportation in the West, it has always been part of our strategy to maintain a long-term commitment to San Diego, said Bill Butler, Weber's president and CEO.

We are proud of celebrating our 30th anniversary and we have invested in the San Diego community, not only to enhance our regional distribution network, but to support the local needs of Southern California businesses and the ever-growing cross-border business, said Butler. Kevin is a huge asset to us in the region with his strong background in San Diego, as well as developing successful strategies and innovative solutions for the US/Mexico border crossing.

About Weber Distribution

Weber Distribution has evolved into a nationwide provider of logistics solutions. Weber's expertise includes non-asset freight management, temperature sensitive asset-based LTL and TL services, dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution, cross-docking/pool distribution, transloading, network optimization modeling and analysis, retail compliance, order fulfillment, material handling, supply chain management, real estate development, and personnel staffing.

Weber specializes in providing its clients with unique innovative logistics solutions primarily to these vertical markets:
-- Retailers/Importers
-- Food & Beverage/CPG
-- Chemical/Specialty Products
-- Confectionary

Weber serves many well-known and respected companies such as Walmart, Safeway, General Mills, Hershey, Nestlé, Spectrum Brands, California Innovations, Scholastic Books, and PPG Industries. As a result of its on-going innovation, experience and dedication, Weber has been the recipient of numerous industry awards, including:
-- 100 Great Supply Chain Partners
-- Inbound Logistics' Top 100 3PLs
-- Logistics Management's Top 50 3PLs
-- The Los Angeles Business Journal's Top 100 Privately-Held Companies
-- Food Logistics Magazine's Top 70 3PLs Food Logistics Magazine's FL100 listing of the top technology solution and service providers to the food industry.