Public Warehousing Company (PWC) Logistics has won the accolade of “Best Third-Party Logistics (3PL) services provider in the GCC Region,” the award coming from the Global Institute of Logistics (GIL).

“In PWC Logistics, we have found all of the key ingredients needed to succeed as a global 3PL,” said Siobhan Kelly, lead analyst of GIL, while presenting the award in Dubai. “The company’s massive transactional experience, gained since its inception in 1979, together with intelligent investment in supply chain execution software, have seen PWC Logistics gain the necessary experience needed to step out of its own backyard.” 
The event was attended by several of PWC’s clients and representatives from the Dubai Ports Authority.
PWC Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kuwait-based PWC Group. “In pursuit of regional scalability, PWC Logistics has made excellent acquisitions, created key partnership agreements and, above all, added to what was already an enviable client list in double quick time, clearly making it the market leader in the region,” Kelly stated.
GIL is the global forum for the third- party logistics (3PL) industry. The forum serves its members by providing a platform for discussion and debate on the issues affecting the industry locally and globally. The institute promotes third- party logistics to end-users through its circulation of regional and global reports.
The comprehensive study conducted by the research department of GIL, spread over the last year, draws on a quality-ranking system based on responses provided by concerned parties within the global logistics end-users sector.
The purpose of the study was to set forth criteria and procedures for governing material flow in the sector, to highlight the unity of different functions in the supply chain and to establish which organisations displayed an ability to react most quickly to the changing face of logistics and make the most significant contribution to lean manufacture.
It also investigated the role played by logistics providers in developing outbound solutions for manufacturing.  Other areas it looked at were what components they had developed for their supply chain and for value-added services and customer requirements.  The outcome of the study saw PWC Logistics emerge as the unequivocal choice of the Awards Committee for the title of logistics leader in the GCC region.
In response to the announcement, PWC Logistics’ UAE general manager Mike Lee said “This is indeed a great commendation for PWC Logistics and demonstrates that we have achieved significant success in the region. In a short span of five years, not only have we succeeded in educating customers about the benefits of outsourcing their logistics operations to a 3PL company, but have also managed to help them improve the quality of their supply chain, thereby saving them valuable time and money.
“This accreditation recognises PWC Logistics’ outstanding contribution to logistics and in particular its commitment to the development of comprehensive and professional supply chain solutions. We have adopted a progressive strategy to accommodate the high demand-driven nature of the local economy, for which warehouse space and inventory management is necessary and PWC Logistics has proven itself to be at the forefront in the advancement of the sector.”
The PWC Group has a well-established network across the GCC region and its customer-focused team has achieved the ISO 9001: 2000, ISO14001 and OHSAS 18000 certifications. Services include transportation; warehouse and fleet management; inventory replenishment and order processing, and related solutions and value-added services. PWC Logistics is currently listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange and has a shareholder base that comprises both private and public sector investors.
PWC Logistics in partnership with Jawad Business Group recently inaugurated a state-of-the-art warehousing and distribution facility in Bahrain. The joint venture, called PWC Logistics Bahrain BSC, was described as the first-of-its-kind logistics, warehousing and supply chain facility in Bahrain.
 The facility is located at Mameer Industrial Area on a 19,325 sq m plot and is equipped with the latest in storage technology. It includes a very narrow aisle high bay racking system, utilises sophisticated material handling equipment to handle goods up to 14 m storage height and has a total racking storage capacity of 42,000 cu m, with 16,700 cu m allocated for frozen and chilled items and 26,000 cu m for dry and ambient items in an air conditioned environment.