Gati opens Bangalore warehouse for express goods

The express distribution and supply chain company Gati plans to invest USD 100 million in the next three years. It plans to set up 19 express distribution centres (EDC) with an addition of one million sq ft area across India by 2009.

Gati has launched its mechantronic EDC in Peenya, an industrial town in Bangalore. Spread over an area of three acres, the mechantronic EDC provides a total storage capacity of 2,50,000 sq ft. The mechantronic EDC will basically offer multiple levels of storage, sorting, pick pack facility with racking and security systems, material handling equipment and an online warehouse management system for managing customer’s inventory. Meanwhile, the company has acquired land in Nagpur for setting up its central distribution centre. It is targeting a market share of 15% by 2009.