Faster and Easier: Edmund Optics Opens New Distribution Hub to Enhance Customer Service in European Union

Edmund Optics (EO), a leading supplier of optical components, assemblies and solutions, is proud to announce the opening of a new distribution center in Best, Netherlands, near Eindhoven, a prominent hotspot for innovation, design, and technology. This milestone underscores EO’s commitment to enhancing service and efficiency for customers across the European Union (EU) while supporting the company’s continued global growth.

Enhanced Delivery Speed and Reliability
This brand-new distribution facility enables faster and highly reliable deliveries to customers across the EU by providing reduced lead times, expanded same-day shipping options, and duty- and customs-free deliveries on all products. With all shipments now originating from within the EU, customers experience quicker service and greater convenience.

Improved Stock Levels and Operational Efficiency
The new facility features increased stock levels to provide even better product availability as well as faster shipping. Its in-house warehouse management system streamlines operations, enabling quicker returns processing and a more flexible, reliable customer supply chain. This allows the facility to better support customers with cutting-edge optical solutions.

Simplified VAT Processing and Customer Contracting
As part of this development, the contracting partner for EU customers has transitioned from Edmund Optics Ltd to the new EU-based entity, Edmund Optics BV, effective 18th November 2024. This shift provides customers with greater clarity and efficiency in contracting processes and simplifies VAT handling.

Expanding Strategic Growth in Europe
The opening of the new facility strengthens EO’s presence in the European Union and is part of the company’s strategic growth initiatives, which also include the recent acquisition of son-x. This acquisition underscores EO’s commitment to expanding its high precision manufacturing capabilities for the benefit of customers worldwide.

About Edmund Optics:
With over 80 years of experience, Edmund Optics® has built a reputation as a trusted provider of high-quality optical components and solutions, serving a variety of markets including Life Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial Inspection, Semiconductor and R&D since 1942. The company employs over 1.250 people across 18 global locations and continues to expand.

Edmund Optics, a leading optics and photonics player, offers over 34,000 off-the-shelf products from global sourcing and in-house manufacturing. Edmund Optics continues to innovate and expand to meet the evolving needs of its customers, offering complete solutions through its dual business model: a robust Marketplace for the best brands in optics and an Advanced Manufacturing division specializing in custom and volume production of precision optical and imaging components. EO’s Marketplace focusses on continually expanding inventory, including 2,900 recent additions, to ensure customers find the right components for their applications. EO serves as a one-stop shop for customers’ entire beam path, granting customers access to 40+ top-tier brands alongside its own high-quality optical components. With over 3 million items in stock, EO provides customers great availability and fast, reliable delivery. EO enhances customer experience with 24/7 online chat product and application support, an industry-first feature connecting customers with engineers for real-time guidance across multiple industries anytime, anywhere.

For more information, to speak with an engineer, or to explore EO’s product offerings, visit www.edmundoptics.eu.