BILTEMA Chooses a WMS from Consafe Logistics for its new warehouse in Halmstad

BILTEMA, the largest suppliers of automobile parts, accessories, tools and chemicals in the Nordics has chosen the Astro WMS Warehouse Management system from Consafe Logistics for its new warehouse in Halmstad, south west . The company is investing is a future- proof system that fulfils BILTEMA’s high demands for flexibility while supporting the company’s plans for expansion.

BILTEMA has stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark that are primarily run as franchises. Today, BILTEMA stores have sales of around 3,5 Billion SEK. By end 2006 there will be more than 40 BILTEMA stores in the and 60-70 stores by 2011. The company currently has warehouses in Linköping, Motala, Lammhult, Halmstad and a couple of external warehouses.

The new warehouse measures around 40 000 m and has space for around 100 000 pallets. The investment in Astro WMS has the goal of increasing pallet picking by between 10-30% and to make efficiencies through better replenishment and picking algorithms, real time management, picking in the right order on the pallet, resource allocation and other factors.

Today, BILTEMA sells around15 000 articles and the range has been greatly increased, a process that will continue. The company buys around 70 percent of its goods from Asia. The range includes cycles and accessories, computer and mobile phone accessories, paint, building tools, kitchenware, suitcases and much more.

BILTEMA’s current IT system is over 20 years old and can no longer cope with active expansion.

”We see Consafe Logistics as a secure supplier with a wide expertise and a proven WMS. They also have long experience of managing logistics projects for the industry, which helped us make our decision”, Says Peter Östling, CEO at BILTEMA IT Services.

”We are very pleased that BILTEMA has chosen Consafe Logistics. The large demand for flexible, future-proof standard systems for warehouses and production is continuing. We look forward to a successful partnership with BILTEMA”, Says Lars Persson, Vice President, Consafe Logistics AB.

The system will come on line in January 2007.

About BILTEMA BILTEMA is the leading Nordic company in the area of car accessories, spare parts and tools. The company was founded in 1963 and had a turnover of SEK 3.5 billion in 2004. The main offices are located in Sweden. The business strategy is to offer high-quality products at the right prices to the entire family, as well as to handymen and professionals. We sell our products through BILTEMA stores in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Retlog AB is responsible for BILTEMA’s warehouse management and transport. www.BILTEMA.se

For more information:

Lars Persson Vice President, Consafe Logistics AB Phone: +46 46 280 04 00 [email protected]

Pernilla Brodd Marketing & Information Manager, Consafe Logistics Phone: +4 46 280 05 51 / +46 (0) 709 89 52 51 [email protected]

Peter Östling CEO, Biltema IT Services AB Phone: +46 42 600 46 01 [email protected]

About Consafe Logistics Group Consafe Logistics is a leading European provider of logistics solutions to customers that use logistics to create a competitive advantage. Our business idea is to make our customers more competitive and profitable through good logistics. Consafe Logistics has a turnover of about 40 MEUR and 250 employees in total. Consafe Logistics is a strong partner in Supply Chain Execution and offers integrated solutions, standard products and mobile equipment for all industrial environments. We build our business on logistics expertise, IT-systems development and hardware components for the logistics environment. Our product portfolio includes strong brands: Astro WMS, SattStore WMS, Effect Warehouse, Voice Connect and TraffiCom. We support customers in more than 20 countries worldwide from our offices in Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Consafe Logistics is member of the JCE group. Read more at www.consafelogistics.com