DHL has opened a new Life Science and Healthcare centre in Barcelona to enhance its services inthis sector in Spain and Southern Europe.
Thanks to its location in Barcelona’s Logistics Activities Zone, the new Competence Centreoffers excellent connections to nearby El Prat airport and the port of Barcelona. It covers 1,000sqm of temperature-controlled space.
The new centre is part of the DHL Global Forwarding network of GDP complaint sites across Europesupporting shippers to meet the European Commission’s new guidelines for the transportation ofmedicines. It dedicates two thirds of its space to the 15°-25° controlled temperature area, whilethe 2°-8° controlled temperature area occupies the other third of the installations.
In addition to these main areas, the complex offers four loading bays, a security area forpsychotropic substances, a loading area for envirotainers and an area for refuse in safety cages.Alongside DHL’s bonded warehouse services such as temporary storage facility, customs warehouse andnon-customs warehousing, the new facility is also certified as an Authorised Economic Operator.
“Our new Life Science and Healthcare Competence Centre is strategically located and benefits ourcustomers in the drug and medical device industries greatly, since it offers a wide range ofsolutions for their logistic needs. We’re delighted to expand our cold chain network with yetanother location that meets all the necessary standards and regulations for offering all guaranteesto our customers,” BenjamÃn GarcÃa, CEO DHL Global Forwarding Spain, said.
Similarly to DHL’s station in Madrid, the new Competence Centre in Barcelona was accredited as aQualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP), which guarantees that a customer’s shipments are transportedaccording to QEP programme procedures.
