W&H Systems Adds Retail Distribution Industry Expert Paul Hendrikse as Systems Manager

Online, June 25, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Expertise With Garment on Hangers & Direct to Consumer Fulfillment Systems

W&H Systems, Inc., a full-service integrator of conveyor and material handling systems that improve fulfillment operations and achieve maximum warehouse efficiency, announces the hiring of Paul Hendrikse as Systems Manager. In this role, Paul will be responsible for working with W&H Systems' sales, design, and integration teams for the design and development of Garment on Hanger (GOH) Systems and Direct to Consumer Fulfillment Systems within clients' warehouses and distribution centers. He will deliver concepts for e-commerce order fulfillment with various degrees of automation that will meet or exceed clients' requirements in the retail, wholesale, and direct-to-consumer markets.

"Paul has a diverse and comprehensive technical understanding of material handling equipment and how it can help address issues of the retail and e-commerce industries," said Chris Castaldi, Director of Business Development at W&H Systems. "His leadership skills and team player attitude give him the ability to oversee entire projects and ensure that our customer's expectations are met on time and within budget."

Previously, Paul was the Assistant Vice-President of Sales and Director of System Sales at KEY Handling Systems, where he led the sales and development of Garment on Hanger systems. He also worked as a Systems Engineer at KEY. Prior to that, he worked as a Systems Engineer for Vanderlande Industries, where he designed baggage handling systems for major airports, along with warehousing and distribution systems.

Paul graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen. He earned an Associate's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Technisch College Ede. Paul is a member of APICS, MHEDA, and MHI.

About W&H Systems, Inc.

W&H Systems specializes in optimizing the flow of merchandise through warehouses while minimizing labor and maximizing space utilization. Our wide range of equipment utilized in our material handling systems includes conveyor systems, warehouse control systems, high-speed carton and unit sortation systems, AS/RS, GOH Systems, paperless picking and packing systems, other commodity equipment and specially designed equipment which complements our material handling system designs. By providing the "Total Solution" (needs assessment, design, software, equipment, implementation, commissioning and support), W&H insures innovative solutions today, for tomorrow's requirements. W&H has vast experience serving manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and logistic providers for the consumer goods industries, such as Oriental Trading Company, Dick's Sporting Goods, Burberry USA, Empire Merchants, Recreational Equipment, Inc., Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Armani Exchange, and Belk's. For more information, visit www.whsystems.com.