Cape Town ramps up
Hot on the heels of Port Elizabeth’s new distribution centre, UPD’s Leon Steyn brings us news ...
UPD is a preferred supplier to the Clicks retail store network, Clicks Direct Medicines and South Africa’s top private hospital groups. Other key client groups include: independent pharmacies, public sector healthcare facilities, doctors, wholesalers, clinics, health shops, homeopaths and
veterinary facilities.
UPD is also the owner of the Link brand.
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Business Units
Distribution
Catering for the specialised needs of manufacturers, offers a full order to cash service for branded and generic pharmaceuticals to wholesalers, government institutions and key end dispenser institutions.
Export
UPD services over 200 customers in Sub-Saharan Africa, spanning throughout the SADC region.
Wholesale
With its significant market share, UPD is South Africa’s pre-eminent pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare wholesaler in the private market.
Latest News
Famous last mile
Distribution Executive JC Preller talks about UPD’s impressive new fleet and the importance of...
Knowledge is power applied
UPD HR in conjunction with Vikash Singh, our Managing Director, presented the following SETA Certifi...
Link’s time has come
Two years ago, Link defined a brand strategy to support a vision of becoming the most admired, indep...
People
The Group’s Employer Value Proposition focuses on people, passion and opportunities. To this end, a total rewards strategy was deployed for every permanent employee across the business in a bid to encourage better work/life balance for employees…
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Sustainability
Due to the increased focus on sustainability, the Group was included in several researches done by independent companies. The company has accomplished a superior score in the Carbon Disclosure Project results, moving from a B to an A- performance band…
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Empowerment
UPD is committed to the spirit of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act. Our transformation strategy is aligned to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) codes of good practice. Transformation is managed within…
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