The realisation of the project includes the creation of a joint venture and the signing of a contract for the supply of logistics services to Messaggerie Libri, with a 12 year duration envisaged.
Emmelibri, through Messaggerie Libri, is the most important Italian distributor of independent publishing material, with a reputation for punctuality, reliability and constant commitment to improving the quality of service that dates back over 100 years. CEVA and MeLi have worked together since the 1990s: CEVA has been responsible for the physical handling of all products distributed by Messaggerie Libri through the City of Books logistics hub at Stradella in Pavia since 2013.
CEVA Logistics Italia currently manages Messaggerie Libri’s book distribution services from the Stradella facility and these operations will be merged into the new entity. Messaggerie Libri will not be part of the corporate agreement, however, but it will remain a subsidiary of the Messaggerie Group, owned by the Feltrinelli Group.