LOCATED IN the EZDubai Logistics Hub at Dubai South, the site marks the first strategic warehousing and logistics partnership between the two companies, which already work together in other markets.

Iron Mountain will provide bonded and non-bonded warehousing and fulfilment across Unilever’s divisions, along with value-added services such as co-packing and product-set assembly. Consolidating these activities in a single facility is intended to streamline logistics processes and improve coordination between Unilever’s divisions.

The operation will be supported by drone technology and automated robotic inventory counting to enhance inventory visibility.

Ahmed Kadous, customer operations head for Unilever GCC, Turkey, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said: “Our partnership with Iron Mountain brings together local market and export operations with value-added capabilities under one roof, giving us greater flexibility to tailor solutions to evolving customer needs. Importantly, these operations are also supported by an environmentally responsible facility, aligned with our sustainability ambitions.”

Ako Djaf, managing director of warehousing and logistics for MENAT and APAC at Iron Mountain, said: “This partnership with Unilever marks an important milestone for Iron Mountain as we establish our first warehousing and logistics operation in the UAE. We see this as the beginning of an important chapter in our partnership.”