FKI Logistex Canada Appoints Michael Bell Customer Service & Support Manager


Customer Service & Support expansion in Canada reflects commitment to the country's growing automation needs

(OSHAWA, Ontario: Jan. 15, 2008) FKI Logistex® (www.fkilogistex.com), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces the appointment of Michael Bell to the position of manager, Customer Service & Support, FKI Logistex Canada. Bell leads the recently expanded FKI Logistex regional service organization in Canada, which provides enhanced support to customers in the warehouse and distribution, manufacturing, airport, post and parcel markets. Bell reports to Steve McElweenie, vice president and general manager of FKI Logistex Canada.

"Michael is well prepared to guide the FKI Logistex team in providing dependable customer service for our Canadian customers," said McElweenie. "His leadership skills and in-depth knowledge of FKI Logistex equipment make him an excellent asset."

Bell has 10 years of experience with FKI Logistex, beginning as a site technician at an automated storage and retrieval (AS/RS) distribution plant in Glasgow, Scotland. Soon after his promotion to site supervisor, he was transferred to North America as a Toronto-based service coordinator, serving customers in Canada and the U.S.

FKI Logistex Canada is headquartered at 500 Wentworth Street East, Unit 5, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3V9; tel: (905) 725-0550; fax: (905) 725-2688.

About FKI Logistex

FKI Logistex® (www.fkilogistex.com) is a leading global provider of automated material handling solutions, supplying its customers with an integrated set of leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, robotic and conventional palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order fulfillment systems, RFID implementation, EDS integration, baggage handling systems, warehouse control systems, and total material handling automation.

FKI Logistex provides material handling solutions for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution, manufacturing operations, library automation, and for warehouse and distribution facilities. With projects that include many of the world's largest and most advanced material handling operations, FKI Logistex has manufacturing, engineering and support facilities around the world. For more information on FKI Logistex, click here to visit the FKI Logistex media center. For general sales information, contact

FKI Logistex by phone at +1.877.935.4564 in North America
+44 (0) 870 350 3055 in Europe
or +86 21 52372255 in Asia.
Contact FKI Logistex by e-mail at info@fkilogistex.com.

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FKI Logistex North America
by phone at (513) 881-5239
or by e-mail at emily.smith@fkilogistex.com.

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