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LeanLogistics Wins Stevie Award for Outstanding Customer Service

Bronze Winner in the Computer Software Category

Holland, MI - LeanLogistics won a bronze Stevie® Award in the computer software category at the 10th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service on Friday, March 4, in Las Vegas.

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service honor organizations for excellence in sales, business development, contact center, and customer service. LeanLogistics was among 2,100 businesses nominated in 59 different categories for this year's competition, an increase of 11 percent over 2015.

"The widespread support of this program made the 2016 competition that much more intense among finalists," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.

After becoming a finalist in the first round of voting, LeanLogistics earned the bronze award from a 60-plus member panel of business professionals.

"Ensuring our clients receive outstanding customer service is always a top priority at LeanLogistics," said Jason Nurmi, Vice President of Technology Services. "We are proud to partner with our clients and provide a high level of expertise and support to streamline their supply chain with our software solution."

Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Stevie winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/sales.

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About LeanLogistics
LeanLogistics is a global solutions provider of transportation management system (TMS) applications and supply chain services enabled by the industry's largest transportation network. The LeanLogistics Transportation Network empowers shippers, carriers and other participating members to reduce costs, improve services and gain complete visibility.

Used by many Fortune 1000 companies, LeanLogistics LeanTMS® delivers complete transportation planning, execution, settlement and procurement, as well as supply chain visibility and business intelligence, to improve business processes, increase efficiency and reduce costs. For outsourced transportation solutions, LeanLogistics offers Managed Transportation Services, GreenLanes™ and Managed Procurement Services that leverage the data intelligence of the transportation network with best practices and transportation expertise to ensure clients receive maximum value.

LeanLogistics is headquartered in Holland, Michigan, and is part of Brambles Limited. For additional information, visit www.LeanLogistics.com or call 877.828.5861.


About Brambles Limited
Brambles Limited (ASX: BXB) is a supply-chain logistics company operating in more than 50 countries, primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands. The Group specializes in the pooling of unit-load equipment and associated services, focusing on the outsourced management of pallets, crates and containers. Brambles primarily serves the consumer goods, dry grocery, fresh food, retail and general manufacturing supply chains. In addition, the Group operates specialist businesses serving the automotive, aviation and oil and gas sectors. Brambles employs more than 14,000 people and owns approximately 500 million pallets, crates and containers through a global network of approximately 850 service centers. For further information, please visit www.brambles.com.

About the Stevie Awards
The Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The American Business Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. A seventh program, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, will debut in April 2016. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.

More Info: https://www.StevieAwards.com/sales

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