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ACCI’s auto-ancillary warehouse unveiled in Guwahati

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Avvashya CCI Logistics (ACCI), a subsidiary company of Allcargo

`60 Logistics, is likely to invest almost crore in the next two years to build an auto engineerin­g part warehouse in Guwahati. The warehouse will be partially HD (heavy duty) racked warehouse, auto specific with shelving and block storage for odd dimensiona­l cargo. The warehouse, located at DPS road, Gorchuk on NH 27 Amingaon, Guwahati, on the highway from Kolkata towards Assam, has an advantage of being a gateway to the whole of Northeast. Spread across three lakh sqft, the warehouse will provide end-to-end management for aftermarke­t spare parts to service the Northeast sector, which includes last mile delivery. Explaining the rationale behind the move,

Adarsh Hegde, Joint Managing Director, Allcargo Logistics, said, “Our foray into the Northeast completes our pan India presence and enhances our journey to provide the best of facilities in logistics across the country.”

In the first phase, the facility will be spread across one lakh sqft and provide employment to around 100 employees. In the second phase, the company plans to expand to three lakh sqft and employ more than 250 employees. A large part of the investment will be used towards automation in the state-of-the-art facility designed to meet global standards. V Balaji, CEO, Contract Logistics, Avvashya CCI Logistics, said, “The uniqueness of the warehouse lies in the degree of automation. Through smart integratio­n of technology and service quality of highest standards, we plan to increase our efficiency and make our logistics processes more effective.”

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