Press release, 13 November 2025
Movianto and Rangel sign cooperation for international pharmaceutical logistics solutions
– European and Portuguese market leaders in pharma and healthcare logistics create basic for taking part in international tenders and offering common solutions
– Medicines that are distributed in Portugal have to be stored in the country: cooperation agreement removes market entrance barrier for Movianto
(Oss/Netherlands, Maia/Portugal) The European Movianto Group and the Portugal based Rangel Logistics Solutions have entered into a cooperation for international pharmaceutical logistics solutions. “To implement our approach for dedicated logistics solutions throughout Europe we had to take the decision to build up our own network in Portugal up or to rely on a proven partner in the country who fulfils our quality standards”, says Thomas Creuzberger, CEO of Movianto. “Through the recently signed cooperation agreement we save time to market, as we can offer solutions integrating the Portuguese market much quicker than with building an own organisation.” In Portugal distribution of most of the medical goods is bound to storing them in a warehouse in the country. “Therefore nobody is able to organise this for example out of Spain. You are obliged to have warehousing and distribution capacity according to the GDP-standards for the Pharma- and Healthcare industries in Portugal itself.”
Rangel has started this network in 2009 in Portugal and developed to be the national market leader for this industry. The company provides a storage infrastructure for pharma and healthcare products that require storage conditions between 15ºC and 25ºC, 2ºC to 8ºC, also for psychotropic, clinical trials, and products for veterinary use. A nationwide cold chain transport network with active temperature control at 2° to 8° Celsius distributes medicines and pharmaceuticals which are stored in one of the dedicated pharmaceutical warehouses of Rangel in the country. “Through the cooperation agreement both companies not only expand their geographical coverage, but get the possibility to take part in the growing number of tenders, where it is a prerequisite to offer a service across national borders”, says Nuno Rangel, Vice President and CEO of Rangel.
About Rangel
Rangel Logistics Solutions is a family owned company founded in 1980 by Eduardo Rangel, who currently serves as Executive Chairman. The company manages a diversified business portfolio in the area of transportation and logistics. The organisation is composed by several Business Lines (Customs Broker, Road Freight, Air & Sea Freight, International Express, Express, Contract Logistics, Special Logistics and Feirexpo), with specialised and dedicated teams that combine an integrated offer of global logistics solutions, supported by a complete corporate centre in Maia near Porto. In 2024 around 2,500 employees have been working for Rangel and the company has achieved a turnover of 260 million Euros. Besides Portugal Rangel is present with own assets in Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, South Africa, Tansania, Zambia) and in America (Brazil, Mexico).
About Movianto
Since 2020, Movianto is a part of the Walden Group. With its one-stop-shop service for the distribution of healthcare products, Walden is today Europe’s market leader for logistics and transport in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. With own assets the company is active in eleven European countries, namely in Belgium and the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. Movianto strives to be the preferred European logistics partner for its industry and to provide the best service for pharmaceutical and biotech products, medical devices, and diagnostics. As an outsourcing partner along the logistics chain for such products, Movianto offers temperature-controlled warehouse logistics and transport, as well as complete solutions such as order to cash. Movianto’s international customers benefit from a Europe-wide network, a broad range of pharmaceutical logistics services, unique industry expertise, and standardised processes in accordance with quality standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Movianto employs more than 3,700 people, has over 600,000 pallet spaces in its network of 23 own logistics centres and operates throughout Europe. www.movianto.com
About Walden
Founded in 1951, the Walden Group is a French family business and European market leader for supply chain solutions in the healthcare sector. It focuses on two areas of expertise: logistics and transport of healthcare products (with Movianto for logistics, Eurotranspharma for last-mile temperature-controlled transport and Transpharma International for first-mile transport) and express transport (with Ciblex, DPXS, Eco course Optic and Relais Colis). To support these activities, the subsidiary Walden IT Solutions develops tailored to the specific needs of the Group’s customers.
The Group is present in 16 countries (France, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Morocco, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and India). It achieved a turnover of 2.6 billion euros in 2023, employs more than 6,000 people at over 250 sites and manages almost one million square metres of warehouse space.
www.walden-group.com
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From its central warehouse in Numancia near Toledo Movianto already organises logistics solutions in Spain. Through the cooperation with Rangel it is now possible to take part in tenders asking for international pharma logistics solutions which include Portugal.
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