Boeing picks North Carolina company for logistics support

Boeing Co. has selected a North Carolina-based company for third-party logistics support for the company’s Dreamliner final assembly plant under construction in North Charleston. New Breed Logistics Inc. has registered as a limited liability company in South Carolina and plans to open a new facility in the Charleston area in the coming months.

The company, headquartered in High Point, N.C., will receive, store, provide inventory control, kit, package, distribute and transport 787 parts, tools and supplies to designated locations within Boeing’s North Charleston assembly facility.

The company already provides support for other Boeing airplane programs, including logistical support for several defense industry aircraft and for the 787 in Everett, Wash. The deal, announced late last week, is the largest single contract between the companies, New Breed officials said, though it did not disclose the specific amount.

New Breed employs more than 7,000 people and operates more than 50 distribution centers across the country and in Japan and Kuwait.

“We are focused every day on providing superior solutions and excellent execution for Boeing,” said Louis DeJoy, New Breed’s chairman and CEO. “This type of growth and expansion with Boeing is the proof that our efforts have truly made a difference for them and provides further incentive for us to keep raising the bar.”

New Breed’s Boeing South Carolina support operations will be housed in a New Breed facility located in the Charleston area, the company said. Staffing plans will be finalized over the next few months.

Other New Breed Logistics clients include, among others, Avaya, Honeywell, Motorola, Pratt & Whitney, Samsung, Siemens Medical Solutions, Sikorsky Aircraft, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Postal Service and Verizon Wireless.