SUPPLY CHAIN
Shah continues , that handling chemicals would be a mainstay of the business going forward . All chemicals require specialised treatment at every stage in the supply chain , so he employed a specialist consultant and set about adapting the facility , as a result of which a considerable volume of business was being transacted by 2012 . “ That ’ s when our biggest customer at that time put us in touch with the Alfred Talke group from Germany , which already has a presence in Saudi Arabia , Qatar , Oman and Bahrain . This was the start of our positioning as a specialist 3PL provider for the petrochemical industry , something that simple did not exist before .”
In May 2013 the partners created a 50 / 50 joint venture company RSA-Talke . In February 2014 , a state-of-the-art warehouse , specifically designed to meet the needs of the chemical and petrochemical industries and offering an impressive capacity of 19,000 pallet spaces for class 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 and 9 dangerous goods , coupled with tailor-made freight services , was opened at DWC . It complies with the highest safety , environment protection and quality standards , such as the National Fire Protection Association ( NFPA ) standards and the EU ’ s ATEX guidelines on explosion prevention . Other verticals being addressed by RSA Logistics include spare parts for aerospace and automotive clients within a recently opened a modern integrated warehousing facility , and chilled foodstuffs at a state-of-the-art multi-
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“ We ’ d like to see the temperaturecontrolled side of our business expanded and I ’ d expect to have added frozen goods handling facilities by the end of next year ”
– Abhishek Ajay Shah , Managing Director
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