Hamburg, July 2019. The new combination orders on heiland.com met with great demand in a very short time and have been enthusiastic about the participating veterinarians ever since. A veterinary practice in Baden-Württemberg recently placed its 1,000th order with Vetoquinol and MSD Tiergesundheit and received them in a combined package. A new service that not only saves time and money, but also delivery trips and packaging waste - for more customer convenience and sustainability.

“Constantly optimizing order processes for customers is the foundation of our platform. That's why we're also very happy about the new combination package, which we were able to successfully launch on the market with our partners," say the two managing brothers, Jaan and Claas Heiland. 

 

To receive products and delivery notes directly from MSD Tiergesundheit and Vetoquinol in one package quickly met with great demand: Shortly after the launch, the "veterinary group practice Dres. Pflanzen" from Fellbach near Stuttgart placed the 1,000th combined order. A success for the project, which has met with great interest from veterinarians and also from industry. 

 

One package, many advantages

 

The logistics project, which started at the end of May 2019, offers veterinarians a number of added values. After ordering the products at the same time heiland.com On request, both manufacturers can deliver the goods together to the respective veterinary practice via the warehouse logistics service provider Nextpharma Logistics GmbH. Combined shipping reduces the number of interruptions in everyday practice thanks to fewer parcels being accepted and, in addition to the efficient ordering method on heiland.com, leads to further time savings. In the pilot phase until the end of 2019, the veterinarians ordered the  MSD and Vetoquinol products do not have a postage free limit and therefore do not pay any shipping fees. Overall, veterinarians can look forward to a significant reduction in costs in all areas of order processing. 

 

"We think it's very important that we also act in a more environmentally friendly way with the combined orders and reduce packaging waste!", say Drs. Mark and Stefanie Plant from Fellbach. In addition, the number of delivery trips is also reduced, which means that the new project also contributes to sustainability in parcel shipping. 

 

The pilot phase of the project will run until the end of 2019, during which everyone involved will be particularly pleased to receive feedback on the new service: at logistik@heiland.com or at 040-40 119 221.
 

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About heiland.com

heiland.com is the Hamburg-based veterinary platform founded in November 2016. The portal revolutionizes everyday practice and enables veterinarians to run their practice more efficiently and conveniently. On the platform, over 50,000 veterinary products can be purchased directly from the manufacturer in just a few minutes and with just a few clicks. Order analyzes help users to benefit optimally from the graduated discounts of the companies. Selected products can also be subscribed to. Furthermore, veterinarians can recommend the free reminder service from heiland.com to their pet owners. With the help of the e-mail function, they are regularly reminded of defined medication intake. With the help of the service, veterinarians are given the opportunity to increase the profits of their practice and at the same time intensify their customer contact. In this way, veterinarians and their teams are relieved by the simplification and acceleration of practice processes and benefit from significant savings in time, effort and increased profitability. heiland.com has been cooperating with the BfT (Federal Association for Animal Health e.V.) since mid-2017 and already has over 3,500 platform users.