(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Gulf Warehousing Company QSC (GWC) was awarded the contract to develop the Bu Sulba logistics hub during the "Manateq Storage Project" launch yesterday. This logistics development will be aimed at serving small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located primarily in the South to Central part of Doha up to Al Gharrafa in addition to Al Wakra city.
The Bu Sulba hub will be a self-contained centre spread across an area of 517,376 sqm with a built-up area exceeding 40 percent of the total. This development will feature around 194 warehousing units of different specifications optimised for SMEs, as well as a container yard, labour accommodation, first aid centre, a mosque, and commercial and other amenities.
The warehouses will offer a variety of storage solutions ranging from dry, temperature-controlled, chilled and frozen as well as bulk storage, while taking into consideration the specific needs of the SMEs.
"The role that SMEs play in growing and diversifying the economy has been well-established, which has not gone unnoticed by government authorities, who opened the bid on this land to empower SMEs and provide them with suitable environment to grow," said GWC Chairman Sheikh Abdulla bin Fahad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani (pictured). "GWC has been a key contributor to the country's most advanced logistics infrastructure, developing key facilities across the nation and serving nearly all industrial verticals. The project is considered part of GWC's responsibility toward the Qatar National Vision 2030 on the one hand, and a complement to the company's portfolio of services offered on the other."
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