Singapore is Gati International's regional headquarters
Gati International, matching business needs in India & Abroad
Tweet-- Gati, a pioneer and leader in the Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions in India, announces Singapore as the Regional Headquarters. The intention is to use the Singapore’s strategic location to expand its business activities into the fast-growing Asia region and beyond.
"Singapore is a critical logistics node within Asia that delivers integrated, cutting-edge supply chain solutions for the global market." said Ms Aw Kah Peng, Assistant Managing Director, Industry Development, Singapore Economic Development Board, "We are proud to have Gati locate its regional headquarters in Singapore. Gati will add to the vibrancy and diversity of the logistics and supply chain sector in Singapore, the Asian base for the world's top 3PLs."
It was the revolutionary approach adopted by Gati that helped launch many path breaking initiatives in the logistics segment and many were the firsts for the Indian market. In a span of 18 years, Gati has consistently explored various ways to bring premium value to the customer, thereby setting benchmarks in quality of service and customer satisfaction.
Gati has over 4000 vehicles on road covering 594 out of 608 districts, mechantronic warehousing facilities of 1.5 million sq. ft. across all major cities thus offering truly word class single window solutions to the customers. Be it flexible point-to-point distribution solutions or complex end-to-end integrated logistics solutions or supply chain management, Gati does it all with great effectiveness and reliability, and enjoys the trust of a large customer base.
In October 2007, Gati launched its co-branded (Air India Gati) air cargo and courier service. This service demonstrates the value the customers can derive from the synergies of the two majors in air and surface networks.
Gati has also taken the initiative to run the parcel express train between KYN (Mumbai) and NGC (Guwahati). The parcel train is a classic example of PPP (Public Private Partnership).
The Gati advantage of seamless connectivity across air, road, ocean and rail has resulted in a plethora of offerings to the customer unmatched in the industry. Besides having a strong network in India, Gati has a strong market presence in the Asia Pacific region and SAARC countries.
Today, Gati has offices in China, Singapore, Japan, Dubai, Hong Kong Thailand, Nepal and Sri Lanka and have plans to foray into other markets.
Gati International’s revenues have grown from S$2.0 Million to S$9.6 Million over the last 3 years.
“This is a dream come true”, added Mr. Mahendra Agarwal, Managing Director & CEO of Gati Ltd. on the occasion of the announcement, “When we decided to spread our wings beyond India 3 years ago Singapore was our first choice, because of its great Infrastructure, Businesses, Finance, Support Services, world class reputation as a shipping, logistics, trading and financial hub, the importance of its geographic location as a springboard to Asia, and last but by no means least because of the long standing excellent business and cultural ties between Singapore and India.
This is a very proud milestone in the history of Gati.”
Notes to Editor
Gati has offices in China, Singapore, Japan, Dubai, Hong Kong Thailand, Nepal and Sri Lanka