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The new dedicated co-packing facility of GAC

GAC opens new co-packing facility in Dubai

DUBAI, June 22, 2016

GAC, a global provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, said that its contract logistics arm has opened a new dedicated co-packing facility at the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), in Dubai, UAE.

The new facility was set up as part of  GAC's continued investment and growth strategy, said a statement from the company.

With its workforce of 200 highly experienced operatives, GAC Dubai’s contract logistics team aims to increase its current throughput of 7.5 million unit customisations to 11 million per month by mid-2017, it said.

The new facility’s ground plus two-floor mezzanine adds 800 sq m to the co-packing area, making 1,800 sq m of space available for printing, labelling, kitting and product assembly services. It also includes two new temperature-controlled clean rooms, it added.

In 1993, GAC pioneered contract logistics services in the Middle East by opening the region’s first distribution centre in Dubai. Today, the 103,000 sq m GAC Logistics Park in Jafza is still one of the largest and most advanced in the region comprising of 54,000 sq m of warehousing space and specialising in food and beverage and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) cargo, said a statement.

Additionally, GAC operates a customer-dedicated warehouse in Jebel Ali north, a multi-user retail logistics facility in Jebel Ali south, and an on-shore dedicated retail logistics facility in Dubai Investment Park, comprising a further 40,000 sq m, it said.

Neil McMaster, general manager - contract logistics at GAC Dubai, said:  “The new facility allows the customisation requirements of our clients to be handled even more efficiently, and the extra capacity enables us to deliver more services and expand the important value addition sector of the contract logistics business.”

Commenting on the expansion, Stuart Bowie, managing director of GAC Dubai, said: “This latest move represents just one small step in our wider growth plans in Dubai.”

“In the last 18 months we have invested in a dedicated warehouse for a long-term customer, The One, refurbished 24,000 pallets to a European food grade standard and implemented an energy-efficient district cooling plant and water recycling systems. We are currently in the final stages of contractor selection to build a new 72,900 pallet facility at Dubai World Central,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service




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