Hamburg, June 2020. "Less packaging waste, more trees" - that was the goal of the sustainability campaign by MSD Tiergesundheit, Vetoquinol and heiland.com to support the "Plant-for-the-Planet" environmental initiative: For every combined order from the two manufacturers onheiland.com a tree was planted in the campaign period from March to the end of May. A project that makes a lasting contribution to protecting our climate.

"We would like to thank all veterinary practices for the great support of our campaign. We couldn't celebrate this great result without everyone involved," said Jaan and Claas Heiland. "Thanks to the combination orders, we can combine more convenience in everyday practice with an improved ecological balance - we are very pleased about that." 

In this way, the already more environmentally friendly combined orders made by the campaign to support “Plant-for-the-Planet” contribute to improving the eco-balance in two respects. Count from March to the end of Mayheiland.com, MSD Animal Health and Vetoquinol increased orders in a combined package by more than 50 percent. This enabled more than 3,300 trees to be planted and over 6,600 kilograms of CO2 to be saved. A success to build on.

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Order once, deliver twice - together for more environmental protection

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The logistics project that started in May 2019 has turned into an order record. Combined orders are now an integral part of the services provided by heiland.com, MSD Tiergesundheit and Vetoquinol. By delivering in a common package, the logistics project saves 40 percent on packaging material per order. CO2 emissions are also reduced by an average of around two kilograms per delivery.  

In addition to the improved environmental balance, combined shipping offers veterinarians a number of other added values: Thanks to fewer parcels being accepted, the number of interruptions in everyday practice is reduced and – in addition to the efficient ordering via the online platform heiland.com – leads to further time savings. In addition, the usual delivery conditions remain; the combination packages are always sent with temperature control and the customer receives his individual manufacturer conditions. Overall, veterinarians can look forward to a significant reduction in costs in all areas of order processing. 

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More information onwww.home.heiland.com/responsibility.

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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.