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From left: Matt Rowan, CEO, Health Industry Distributors Association; Carole Faig, board member, Henry Schein; Jim Breslawski, president, Henry Schein; Ross Perot Jr., chairman, The Perot Companies and Hillwood; Stan Bergman, chairman of the board and CEO, Henry Schein; Sally Aldridge, president and CEO, Metroport Chamber of Commerce; Jim Mullins, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, Henry Schein; Natasha Wells, senior vice president of Member Experience, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors; and Alan Blaylock, Fort Worth City Council member.
Business and city leaders were among those on hand to formally welcome Henry Schein Inc., the world’s largest provider of healthcare solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, to the AllianceTexas neighborhood.
The ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning marked the grand opening of an 811,000-square-foot Southwestern Distribution Center in Fort Worth, the largest single building in the Fortune 500 company’s global network.
Approximately 300 company leaders and team members, as well as supplier partners, customers, and elected officials were there to see it.
Located at 3701 Litsey Road in the AllianceTexas development, the new distribution center is 30% larger than the next biggest Henry Schein distribution center, and home to 255 employees.
“Our new Southwestern Distribution Center is a testament to Team Schein’s dedication to innovation, reliability, and customer service,” said Stanley M. Bergman, chairman of the board and CEO of Henry Schein, in a statement. “Over the course of our more than 90-year history, we have frequently reinvented the organization to meet customer needs, embracing new technologies and advancements.”
Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC) has served its customers across the Southwest for more than 20 years through its distribution center in Grapevine.
A member of the S&P 500 index, Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, New York. It has operations or affiliates in 33 countries and territories. The company's sales reached $12.3 billion in 2023 and have grown at a compound annual rate of approximately 11.5% since becoming a public company in 1995.
The company employs 25,000 worldwide.
The company opened its 242,000-square-foot Grapevine facility in 1998 with 66 employees. During that time, the company experienced tremendous growth, leading to the decision to find a larger space. More than 95% of Henry Schein’s Grapevine team relocated to the new facility in Fort Worth, according to company officials.
“Our Fort Worth distribution center illustrates our commitment to holding fast to our enduring values while remaining focused on our future,” said Bergman. “We are pleased to begin this new chapter of our supply chain history in the Fort Worth community.”