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2008-01-25 : Pelican Worldwide takes a green step forward

Pelican Worldwide, a leader in the manufacturing of tank equipment has just launched its new website. With its on-online catalogue and customized on-line ordering facility, this leading corporation hopes to encourage its customers to go the 'virtual' route in an effort to reduce the ecological footprint of the tank industry.

Let's face it, the transportation industry is no easy terrain when it comes to gaining an environmentally-friendly status. This doesn't mean, however, that we should let it drop. "Our mission has always been to offer superior service and technological investment, which implies that we are always looking for ways to improve workflow and technology. This has not only resulted in the most complete line of transportation products in the world, but also in an on-going effort to find more effective ways of communicating with our customers," says Garth Belue , President of Pelican Worldwide in Houston, USA. "We operate in a fairly conservative industry, but I firmly believe that most of our customers are ready to take full advantage of what the internet has to offer," he adds.

Pelican Worldwide's customers can now order directly through its extensive on-line catalogue. Subdivided into marine, industrial, tank trucks, tank containers and sterile processing it includes tank container and road tanker equipment, gaskets and seals, sanitary container fittings, sanitary valves and sanitary pipes, innovative butterfly valves, hopper tees and other ancillary products for use in pneumatic dry bulk trailers.

It's user-friendly, quick and there are no encoding errors due to unclear faxes. "But most importantly, the system is customized to make our clients save time," highlights Cynthia van de Moosdijk, office manager, Europe. "While this indus try is very technical, our customers find our emphasis on service most rewarding. This, combined with qualified products that are delivered on time and at a fair price, allows our customers to focus on the business at hand."

There is no doubt that, in a context of environmental pressure, the increased use of the internet versus the printing of faxes and the mailing of bulky catalogues, is a preferred way of working. Pelican Worldwide's environmentally-friendly communications strategy, combined with a continuous quest for lighter materials and products, enables this industry innovator together with its customers to take at least one Green step forward.