The new regional HQ will consolidate many of the regional and global management teams for business units such as logistics, operations and transformation, fairs and events, IT, project logistics, chemicals, and oil and gas.
The 14,500 square-meter bonded distribution centre at Changi North has three floors designed for an ambient temperature warehouse. Two more levelsprovide warehousing with a conventional racking system. The facility has a 6,500pallet capacity.
Logistics services available include inbound management and distribution, consolidation and finished goods management, merge-in-transit and cross dock operations, kitting to-line operations, RMA programs, reverse logistics, order fulfi llment and PO management, configuration and built-to-order management.
“Singapore is the established logistics hub for Asia and the leading global shipping centre in the region and it has long been our aim to strengthen Agility’s operational capabilities through opening a new RDC and by recognising the strategic importance of Singapore by establishing part of our Asia Pacific headquarters in the city state,” said Wolfgang Hollermann, Agility CEO, Asia Pacific.
“Agility is committed to building a global integrated logistics network in order to deliver seamless supply chain solutions for our customers and for the new RDC, it is a visible demonstration of that commitment,” said Agility chairman and managing director, Tarek Sultan.
“Agility is one of the fastest growing logistics companies in world and by basing our Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore we believe that we are very well placed to take advantage of the opportunities there which reflects the strategic importance of the region to our business.”