Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) has opened 100 new warehouses in its technology park, for clients involved in trading as well as light and medium industrial manufacturing.

The RAK FTZ move highlights its ongoing commitment to provide a full range of world-class facilities to meet investors’ needs, said a statement from the company.

RAK FTZ had embarked on the Dh47-million ($12.7 million) project to answer the rising demand for facilities where activities such as shipping, storage and product redistribution can be managed, it added.

Supervised and managed by RAK FTZ engineers, the newly constructed warehouses have been made from advanced, high-performance materials.

They feature reinforced concrete flooring designed mainly to accommodate the heavier machinery that is often used in industrial manufacturing, said the statement.

These facilities have their own water supply connections and fire-safety mechanisms such as sprinklers, suppression systems and fire detectors. Besides these units all have their own kitchen, bathroom and office, it said.

The RAK FTZ warehouse project includes new infrastructure such as roads, water and electrical connections, a central firefighting network, drainage, and other features.

With flexible warehousing opportunities at RAK FTZ, companies that conduct trading and manufacturing operations at the free zone can effectively meet the needs of their customers, it stated.

Ramy Jallad, the acting CEO, said: “The opening of the 100 new warehouses underlines our initiative to offer modern infrastructure that is not only of the highest quality, but is also tailored to meet the specific requirements of individual business owners.”

“We are continuously striving to provide a wide range of ready-made, cost-effective facilities that are designed to help companies reach their full potential,” he added.

Eyad Ismail, an engineering manager, said: “We have equipped the warehouses with valuable features to accommodate a broad range of industrial facility requirements.”

“Apart from having higher ceilings and bigger doors to enable loading and unloading of big trucks, the new warehouses come with removable precast hollow core walls. This means that when companies grow, they have the option to expand their floor space to as much as 8,600 sq m,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service