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Omega Logistics Specialist in healthcare logistics Omega Logistics B.V., a subsidiary of Jan de Rijk Logistics, will have been operating for ten years in 2021. The company, located in Houten, provides high-end transport services particularly in healthcare logistics. Stephan Pieters, General Manager of Omega, tells us more about the company’s specialised activities.
it has temporarily not been possible but normally, in consultation with the patient, we even deliver items to the correct floor of the house”, Stephan says.
Transport Covid-19 vaccines Text Esther Kort-Boreas Photography Omega Logistics B.V.
“Omega has delivered customised, quality transport and logistics since it was set up in 2011”, Stephan begins his story. “We are specialised in the transport of medical products throughout the Netherlands. We deliver to pharmacies as well as to patients at home. Given our specialist knowledge we are transporting Covid-19 vaccines to care facilities.”
Delivering to pharmacies It is important that a pharmacy receives their ordered medicines on time. Omega undertakes the deliveries to pharmacies at night. Stephan:
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“Pharmacies order their medicines and medical products from various pharmaceutical wholesalers. It is important that these goods are delivered before a pharmacy opens its doors in the morning. We transport the goods in our temperature-controlled vehicles”.
Home delivery During the day Omega delivers medicines and medical products to patients at home. Precision is essential here as strict time frames can be involved. A kidney patient, for example, has to be very punctual with his dialysis. Omega delivers medical materials under the required (temperature) conditions to the home. “Unfortunately, as a result of Corona,
“Given our specialist knowledge and experience with healthcare logistics, we are transporting Covid-19 vaccines to both pharmacies and healthcare facilities. Everyone will remember the croquette producer who was transporting vaccines. That was, of course, ‘just not done’: there are very strict conditions attached to the transportation of vaccines. Consider, for example, temperature and sensitivity to shocks. We pack vaccines in shockabsorbing material. During transportation the temperature is monitored live by our colleagues in the office.”
Temperature-controlled transport Omega has an extensive vehicle fleet for the transport of temperaturecontrolled goods. For a controlled
