Stringent regulations and standards shape Qatar’s cold chain market, ensuring product integrity
Preserving temperature-sensitive goods is crucial in supply chain integrity, and the delivery of safe to consume product. The cold chain ensures product safety during shipping, transportation and storage.
Stringent regulations and standards shape Qatar’s cold chain market, ensuring product integrity. Amid progress and innovation, Qatar’s cold chain market offers opportunity. With ongoing investments, Qatar is set for cold chain sector growth, aligning with its vision for a prosperous future.
“We offer end-to-end solutions tailored to the unique requirements of each client and their specific cold chain needs,” remarked Ranjeev Menon, Group CEO, GWC.
The cold chain refers to the uninterrupted series of storage and distribution activities that maintain a product’s desired temperature range. This process is critical for preserving the quality, efficacy, and safety of temperature-sensitive goods, including food, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines.
Modern facilities
Qatar’s first privately-owned 3PL pharmaceutical storage and distribution spans a 25,000sqm facility with temperature-controlled, refrigerated, and frozen storage chambers, built and equipped to the latest industry specifications.
This facility can store temperature-sensitive products anywhere between -70°C and 25°C across more than 35,000 pallet positions. In addition, GWC’s existing countrywide infrastructure includes vaccine and sample transportation strategies that ensure temperature-controlled transportation, labelling, and tagging.
Advanced temperature monitoring
IoT systems are equipped with sensors that continuously monitor temperature levels, providing instant alerts in case of any deviation from the prescribed range. This proactive approach allows GWC to swiftly address any issues and maintain the integrity of the cold chain.
Stringent quality assurance
Quality assurance sits at the core of cold chain operations. GWC adheres to stringent quality control protocols at every stage of the supply chain, from receiving point to final delivery. GWC’s quality assurance team conducts regular audits and inspections to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Cold transportation
With the largest transport fleet in Qatar under its command, specialized trucks are dedicated to cold transportation. These refrigerated and insulated vehicles can maintain precise temperature conditions during transit. Whether short-haul or long-haul transportation, drivers are trained to handle sensitive cargo with utmost care and attention to detail.
Cold chain solutions for major sporting events
Cold chain logistics solutions played a central role in ensuring the seamless transportation and storage of food and beverages, to maintain their quality and safety standards. This involved extensive planning and coordination efforts between stakeholders, including tournament organisers, suppliers, logistics partners, and regulatory authorities.
Empowering growth
Entrusting cold chain logistics to a 3PL provider unlocks numerous benefits for businesses. With expertise in shipping, transportation, warehousing, inventory management and distribution; companies can prioritize core competencies such as product innovation and customer relationships.
This strategic partnership fosters competitiveness, innovation, and accelerated growth, ensuring seamless operations, value addition and customer satisfaction.
