Associated Warehouses, Inc. (AWI) is a consortium of regional 3PL or outsourced distribution and logistics services companies. Combined, the regional warehousing companies, who are part of the AWI network, operate over 500 public warehousing and contract warehousing facilities with more than 110 million square feet of ambient, temperature controlled and frozen space. These regional third party companies provide distribution and fulfillment services for manufacturers of products such as food, consumer electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, health & beauty care, consumer goods, and general merchandise. AWI 3PLs also provide a variety of value added services such as fulfillment, transportation, consolidation, packaging, assembly, reverse logistics, auditing & payment, claims management, and JIT plant support.