Core-Mark is uniquely positioned to help fill the supply lines into the areas most impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. is working to assist survivors of Hurricane Harvey in areas struggling to fulfill basic needs, such as water and food.
In conjunction with state and federal disaster relief officials, Core-Mark’s hurricane relief assistance will leverage its expansive supply chain in the region to supply much-needed food and water to first responders and to support recovery efforts for Core-Mark’s customers in the region.
Core-Mark relief and assistance operations will be coordinated from Core-Mark’s mobile command post, and will include both large and small delivery vehicles from its fleet to increase penetration of supplies into the worst regions impacted by the hurricane.
“We will be leveraging our local divisions across three states including our operations in Fort Worth, Texas to spearhead relief efforts. Given our supply chain and tri-temp trucks we are uniquely positioned to help fill the supply lines into the most impacted areas currently struggling to fill basic needs like food and water,” said Bill Stein, senior vice-president of Core-Mark International. “From our mobile command post we are actively surveying ways to increase penetration of supplies to our customers as well as assist in overall relief efforts. I am thankful to the countless Core-Mark employees who have dedicated their time, some working through the night, to help coordinate these efforts.”
In addition to on the ground rapid response efforts currently underway, Core-Mark International will be establishing a relief fund to assist Core-Mark’s affected employees in the region, as well as donating money to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey.