Hachette Book International

Delivery to primary schools in TOGO

Subsidiary of the Hachette/Lagardère Media Group – 3,700 employees – France’s leading publisher and the world’s second largest publisher – France’s leading exporter of books,  HACHETTE Livre International  markets, exclusively for export and worldwide, around 130 publishing houses involved in educational, extracurricular, general literature, and coffee table books (Hachette, Larousse, Hatier, Albin Michel, Hazan, etc.).

Furthermore, HACHETTE Livre International  directly manages Edicef and Hatier International. With a strong presence in Africa in particular, these  publishing houses have been dedicated for over 50 years to creating specific educational materials tailored to the needs of local audiences. Edicef is a leading player in Cameroon, Congo, Madagascar, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, and some 20 other countries where it operates.

878,000 books are received on pallets in the warehouses. CENTRIMEX  dedicated to this operation. Then a team  CENTRIMEX,  dedicated to the project, handled the dispatch and packaging of the dozen titles covered by the contract for each of the 4,547 schools (boxing, double checking, labeling).  The 22, 000 boxes were then sorted by academy to facilitate delivery operations throughout TOGO.

A total of 14 containers, loaded with 280 tons of books, arrived in the African capital : they will be handled by the  CENTRIMEX  Togo teams, assisted for the occasion by a representative from  CENTRIMEX  France, who will oversee customs clearance, unloading, and delivery of the packages.

Thierry Berlioz, Director of Export Operations at  HACHETTE Book International, explains why he trusts his service provider :

“We have known CENTRIMEX for a long time: it is a well-established company in Africa with real expertise in international logistics to Africa. We have already successfully entrusted them with operations of this type in the past.”

Thierry Berlioz summarizes the results of the operation  : 

“Our client, the Ministry of Togo, has expressed its complete satisfaction, not only with the quality of the service and adherence to deadlines, but also with CENTRIMEX’s responsiveness during the customs clearance phase. The success of this operation has helped to strengthen our credibility with the World Bank, the project’s funding agency.”