DUBAI World Central (DWC), the world’s first purpose-built aerotropolis, said Hellman Calipar Healthcare Logistics has commenced work on its warehouse extension project that will double current capacity of the company and enable it to address growing demand in key markets.

On completion, this will be the largest dedicated healthcare warehouse in the region, adding more than 12,500 temperature-controlled pallet positions in the new state-of-the-art dedicated healthcare facility located next to the existing warehouse at DWC.

Hellman Calipar Healthcare Logistics, a strategic joint venture between Hellman Worldwide Logistics from Germany and Calipar Integrated Services DWC from India, is a unique concept of healthcare logistics services using Dubai as the hub.

Madhav Kurup, CEO (Middle East and North Africa) for Hellmann and Hellman Calipar Healthcare Logistics, said: “Since this venture is dedicated to healthcare logistics, an industry which is extremely time-sensitive, it was crucial that we have a fast-cycle logistics environment such as DWC that gave us access to fast and efficient multi-model logistics platform with global connectivity.

“Our decision to further expand our warehouse capacity is due to the established credibility, industry confidence and ever increasing demand for this operating model using DWC as the healthcare hub.

“Hellmann Calipar Healthcare Logistics is believed to be the first company in the region to invest in a dedicated healthcare validated facility, which was set up after complete validation through simulation exercises for hub processes and freight management.”