Mountain Hawk Express and Hayleys Advantis in strategic alliance

Mountain Hawk Express, licensee of Federal Express Corporation, yesterday announced a strategic alliance with Hayleys Advantis. As a result of this alliance with Hayleys Advantis, Mountain Hawk Express is geared to take control as the countrys leader in air express courier service to over 220 countries worldwide.

This alliance aims at offering customers value addition through integrated logistics solutions such as warehousing, sea transportation, along with the air express services offered currently.

Commenting on this occasion Hamdi Osman, Regional Vice President, FedEx Express for the MEIA Region said, Sri Lankan exporters can benefit from integrated logistics solutions from Hayleys Advantis, deep knowledge of the market from Mountain Hawk Express and connectivity to the global air and ground network of FedEx Express.

Hayleys Advantis and Mountain Hawk Express are thus creating a ONE STOP SOLUTION for customers here. I congratulate both the companies on this strategic alliance.

This new strategic alliance will enhance the transportation portfolio of Hayleys, and create new synergies.

It will also provide for the rationalization of airport services through integrated operations with the Hayleys zonal operations within free trade zones thus enabling Mountain Hawk Express, Licensee of Federal Express Corporation to make later pickups and earlier deliveries to customers in these zones.

Mountain Hawk Express, the only ISO 9001:2000 company in the air express trade certified from Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance employing over 150 staff, has been providing express transportation services for over 18 years and operates through a network of branches and agents established throughout Sri Lanka.

Hayleys Limited, the holding company of Hayleys Advantis was established in 1878 and is the largest public-quoted export company in Sri Lanka with manufacturing and trading interests worldwide.

FedEx Express is the worlds largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories.

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services.

With annual revenues of $30 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand.