UAE’s Strata Manufacturing partners with DHL Global Forwarding to bolster aerospace supply chain

• The five-year
  agreement will see DHL Global Forwarding manage end-to-end shipment processes
  for Strata Manufacturing’s aero-structures, including onsite warehouse
  management and supply chain automation
• Newly-appointed Abu
  Dhabi Country Manager, Kapil Grover will oversee the partnership

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ABU DHABI, UAE  - Media OutReach - Dec
20, 2018 – DHL Global
Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight
services, has been selected by Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite
aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment
Company PJSC, to provide Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) services spanning its
entire supply chain.

MOU signing by Ismail Ali Abdulla, CEO, Strata Manufacturing and Amadou Diallo, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Middle East and Africa

 

The five-year agreement aims to minimize Strata Manufacturing’s shipment
times along its global supply chains, with DHL Global Forwarding taking
responsibility for all warehousing, freight and customs clearance of
aero-structures produced at Strata Manufacturing’s facility in the Nibras Al
Ain Aerospace Park — the multi-faceted development that supports the
establishment of a sustainable aerospace industry in the Emirates with a vision
to become a global benchmark in the aerospace industry.

 

The partnership will see DHL Global Forwarding set up a 2,500-square-meter
warehouse in Abu Dhabi for storage and consolidation of all Strata shipments,
equipped with high-volume racking, as well as fully-managed kitting, packing and
dispatch process to support the company’s growing capacity requirements.

 

“We’re
excited to partner with Strata Manufacturing to support its growth strategies. With
the aviation industry expecting positive growth[1],
Strata’s growth horizons for its wing components and tail assemblies continue
to look optimistic,” said Amadou Diallo, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Middle East
and Africa.

 

“Strata has established itself as a strong global player in the
aero-structures manufacturing sector and we require world-class logistics
capabilities to ensure our technology and manufacturing best practices reach
our international customers at speed and without compromise,” said Ismail Ali Abdulla,
CEO, Strata Manufacturing. “DHL’s global freight network and warehousing
infrastructure, coupled with its expertise in handling the sensitivities of
aerospace products, will support our goals for further international growth.”

 

The fully-managed supply chain will support both time-critical “aircraft
on ground” needs — where planes require immediate support with replacement
components — as well as consolidated outbound shipments to Strata’s overseas
customers; Airbus and Boeing, which are two of the largest aircraft
manufacturers in the world.

 

“I am settling in well to my new role in Abu
Dhabi and looking forward to working with my team to take our partnership with
Strata to new heights. We are committed to continuous innovation to meet
Strata’s business requirements. Our successful testing and adoption of
groundbreaking practices, such as the Kanban approach developed to manage
aerospace inventory shipment based on demand and supply, is testament of our
deep knowledge of this industry,” said Kapil Grover, the newly-appointment
country manager for DHL Global Forwarding in Abu Dhabi — an industry veteran
with over two decades of experience. Grover oversaw a two-fold increase in
revenue growth over five years when he was Head of Industrial Projects for
Danzas.

 

Under the agreement, DHL Global Forwarding will also provide end-to-end
control tower services spanning the movement of shipments, from manufacturing
facilities in Al Ain to storage in the new Abu Dhabi warehouse and DHL’s European
warehouses, which serve as global hubs for overseas distribution. At each
stage, DHL’s customs clearance personnel will work with Strata Manufacturing to
ensure the seamless flow of goods both into and out of the country. DHL Global Forwarding
will also automate a significant part of the 4PL process, including deployments
of integrated management platforms for warehousing, ordering and transport; as
well as employing lean methodologies to reduce manufacturing, packing and
transit times.

 

DHL — The logistics company for the world

 

DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL family
of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging from
national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment
solutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial
supply chain management. With about 360,000 employees in more than 220
countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses
securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. With specialized solutions
for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and
healthcare, energy, automotive and retail, a proven commitment to corporate
responsibility and an unrivalled presence in developing markets, DHL is
decisively positioned as “The logistics company for the world”.

 

DHL is
part of Deutsche Post DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of more than 60
billion euros in 2017.

 

Strata Manufacturing PJSC (STRATA) is a
composite aero-structures manufacturing facility based in the heart of Nibras
Al Ain Aerospace, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The company was
established in 2009, with production beginning in 2010. Strata has partnerships
with the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing and
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aero-structures Division as well as a Tier one supplier
to FACC AG, SAAB and S.A.B.C.A.

 

Strata is wholly owned by Mubadala
Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi-based investment and
development company and is part of the Aerospace, Renewables & ICT platform
that aims to advance the development of a leading aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi.