RK LOGISTICS RANKED 22ND FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COMPANY BY SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
Fremont, CA – Oct. 22, 2017
RK Logistics Group, the Silicon Valley’s leading provider of third-party logistics (3PL) services, announced that it was ranked the 22nd fastest growing private company by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The company was honored at a recent dinner in which the publication announced its Fast Private 50 list, which ranked private companies in the Silicon Valley by revenue growth between 2014 and 2016.
Rod Kalune, RK’s founder and chief executive officer, noted that the ranking represented growth of some 70 percent over the period and was attributable to the company’s success providing its “3PL+” brand of service to Silicon Valley customers.
“We’re pleased to be ranked as one of the Silicon Valley’s fastest growing private companies,” Kalune said. “We have focused on being an innovator and trusted provider of comprehensive logistics for our customers, delivering efficient, responsive, high-quality solutions that high tech and global companies require. It’s a testament to the value and personal attention to detail our employees provide every day.”
RK’s services include the Silicon Valley’s only general use Foreign Trade Zone, providing secured warehousing, computerized inventory management for parts, components and finished goods, and light manufacturing such as pre-assembly and kitting.
RK Logistics also is a California Board of Pharmacy-certified 3PL, which means the company’s facilities and operations meet or exceed the state’s requirements for handling medical devices, controlled substances and sensitive diagnostic equipment for pharmaceutical and high-value biomedical device firms. In addition, the company is a leader in robotics-assisted order picking and fulfillment technologies, and creating industry-specific programs, such as parts sequencing parts for lean production lines and just-in-time (JIT) delivery programs.
RK Logistics Group has over 500 employees with 14 supply chain operations in the San Francisco Bay Area representing over 800,000 square feet of customizable warehousing and order fulfillment capacity.
ABOUT RK LOGISTICS GROUP — RK Logistics is a premier 3PL provider of full-spectrum, customized supply chain services for the world’s most demanding customers. RK’s manufacturing support, warehousing, order fulfillment and transportation services feature lean practices, ISO-9001 and CA Board of Pharmacy 3PL Certifications, which is unique to a family-owned business. RK Logistics is also a certified minority business enterprise.
Media Contact:
Gary Frantz
RK Logistics Group
(925) 594-1434
garyf@rklogisticsgroup.com
