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MENAFN - Bahrain Tribune - 27/09/2008

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(MENAFN - Bahrain Tribune) India's leading Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions provider, Gati has made its foray into the Middle East market setting up operations in Dubai Airport Free Zone.

Jamal bin Marghoob, Deputy Sales Director, Dubai Airport Free Zone said: "We are proud to offer our investors the most attractive incentive packages that would assist them in expanding and growing in the region together with the additional benefits of having their businesses located in one of the busiest airports in the world."

Speaking on behalf of Gati, Mahendra Agarwal, Managing Director and CEO of Gati Ltd. said: "Gati will continue in its quest to meet business needs of today's businesses, redefining connectivity to match the needs of the discerning customer. We are a single window logistic solution provider and have the capability to offer a plethora of services to meet every budget and every customer's need."

Gati has offices in China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka and now in Dubai Airport Free Zone.

In a span of 19 years, Gati is an undisputed market leader in India providing innovative and value added logistics services to customers of all segments. Gati has over 4000 vehicles on road covering 594 out of 608 districts in India, mechantronic warehousing facilities of 1.5 million sq. ft. across all major cities there, offering truly world class single window solutions to the customers. Be it flexible point-to-point distribution solutions or complex end-to-end integrated logistics solutions or supply chain management, Gati does it all with effectiveness and reliability, enjoying the trust of a large customer base, he said.

In 1996, Gati tied up with Indian Airlines to facilitate speedier delivery of shipments. "This twelve-year relationship has now been further strengthened with the launch of the co-branded Air India Gati Air Cargo and Courier Service. This combination will demonstrate the value customers can derive from the synergies of the two majors in air and surface networks."

Country Manager of Gati, Dubai, Jai Sankar underlined the reasons for choosing Dubai Airport Free Zone as their Middle East base: "Dubai Airport Free Zone is one of the world's most modern free zones, designed to provide the most attractive investment opportunities for all businesses. Gati is looking forward to the additional benefits of having its office located is one of the busiest airports in the world."

Established in 1996, the Dubai Airport Free Zone is home to more than 1,425 multinational companies from various sectors. With flexible operations processes that meet client demands, the Free Zone makes up a vibrant community of some of the biggest international companies. Companies at the Free Zone enjoy 100 per cent tax exemption, cent per cent ownership rights and easy access to airport facilities, rapid cargo clearance and availability of competitively priced multinational talent in a cosmopolitan city.

Leading companies located at the zone include Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Isuzu, HTC, Benq, Victoria's Secret, Boeing and LaCie.

 






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