10 BULKDISTRIBUTOR Flexitanks & Liners
July/August 2020
Flexitank
Finder
platform up
and running
Flexitank Finder has now launched its b2b
global platform.
The aim is to offer the global bulk liquid logistics
market a more sophisticated and innovative way
to source flexitanks.
Several leading flexitank manufacturers from
China, India and Europe have already been signed
up, the portal’s founders say, and discussions with
several other manufacturers are at an advanced
stage. Flexitank Finder expects to finalise
additional partner agreements during the third
quarter.
Additionally, the portal has now entered into a
long-term partner agreement with Premier Bulk
Liquid Alliance Ltd (PBLA).
This agreement provides PBLA members instant
access to global brands at preferred volume
discounts offered by appointed flexitank
manufacturers.
“The response from the global market has far
exceeded our expectations,” said president and
co-founder Horst Behm. “In the first four weeks
alone following the launch, we received requests
from more than 25 international companies in 15
countries to access our online global portal. We
cordially invite all interested parties to subscribe to
our free online portal.”
www.flexitankfinder.com
More than getting by
It’s been quite the ride since OEC Group’s
Liquid Logistics Solutions (LLS) division
officially launched in August last year.
One year in, the company says its team is
consistently delivering results for clients, like
additional carrier space it has secured by
leveraging parent group OEC’s relationships and
wielding considerable buying power.
Moreover, the strengths of LLS’s in-house
designed flexitank, the OEC Shark Tank, continue
to be demonstrated through client feedback.
But one key ingredient behind LLS’s early success
was a friend: Jason Wright, co-founder and vice
president of the Premier Bulk Liquids Alliance. The
PBLA played an indispensable role by helping the
division enter and form lasting connections in
some of the most challenging markets.
“Our partners at PBLA have played an important
role in the growth of our business, supporting us
in challenging markets,” LLS managing director
Lynn Stacy said. “Venturing into new markets can
be complicated, but our partners at PBLA have
made it so much easier.”
Being in the Alliance has given OEC LLS direct
insight into local markets and helped it create
win-win partnerships across the globe.
“PBLA been very helpful with our growth
efforts,” added Stacy. “We look forward to
continuing our work with PBLA as it continues to
support us while we move into new territories.
Our strong relationship will only get closer as our
team continues its global expansion.”
Led and staffed by veterans of the bulk liquid
transport industry, the LLS home office is in
Houston and the division’s other locations are in
Europe, Asia and Latin America.
www.oecgroup.com
PBLA opts
for virtual
networking
event
The COVID19 pandemic had already
obliged the Premier Bulk Liquid Alliance
(PBLA) to postpone its Dubai event from June
to October this year.
However, the difficulties in international travel in
the coming months coupled with differing levels
of security and travel restrictions in each country
mean that it is not realistic to entertain the idea of
a physical presence conference in 2020.
So instead the organisation has come up with
the PBLA Virtual Global Network Meeting. This will
take place during the week commencing 19
October, and to all effects and purposes will have
the same the same content, 1 to 1 meeting
opportunities, speakers (webinars), workshops
(virtual breakout meetings), sponsors (virtual
booths), etc, as was planned for the Dubai event.
It will be spread out over four days to cater for
global time zones using the most suitable virtual
conferencing software available on the market.
This way, during these times of volatility,
uncertainty and complexity, industry partners will
still be able to meet and network encouraging
new business opportunities and exchange ideas
within the safe harbour of the PBLA.
The PBLA is now present in over 40 countries
and expects significant participation in the virtual
event.
A physical presence network event is now
scheduled for March 2021.
www.pblalliance.com