UAE-based investment company Jaleel Holdings has opened its new 90 million-dirham facility at Dubai Industrial City (DIC), a member of TECOM Group. As a part of the region’s largest industrial hub, the facility comprises the latest store of UAE’s largest consumer goods wholesaler, Jaleel Cash & Carry, and the integrated logistics center of Crosswell Logistics.
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The ceremony was presided over by Mariam Bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Also in attendance was Abdulla Belhoul, CEO of TECOM Group, and Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Vice President of Industrial Leasing, TECOM Group, MV Kunhumohammed – Chairman Jaleel Holdings, Sameer K Mohammed – Managing Director Jaleel Holdings, among other dignitaries including government officials and VIPs.
Dubai Industrial City will house the group’s latest Jaleel Cash and Carry store, which caters to the bulk buying needs of B2B customers, including groceries, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, and B2C customers. The facility also includes Crosswell Logistics LLC, a fully-owned subsidiary of Jaleel Holdings and Contract Logistics Services provider. It offers more than 28,000 palletized tons of multiple-temperature controlled storage ranging from ambient to -20 C and transport services.
This facility allows Jaleel Cash and Carry to ensure a 30-day stock for all customers and fulfill the daily requirements of hotels, restaurants, caterers, retailers, offices, and bulk-buying families. The 30-day stock is also large enough to serve 5 percent of the UAE’s population.
The facility will be the company’s largest in the region, with a total built-up area of 281,000 sqft. It will enable the group to double its storage capacity, currently built for 19,000 pallets (approximately 28,000 tonnes).
Moreover, the new facility features an ammonia plant to manage the temperature in the facility and prevent harm to the environment. An average of 9,000 liters of water from the cooling equipment is recycled daily for all irrigation.
