Caterpillar opens distribution center in Dubai

Caterpillar has opened its new Middle East parts distribution centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The 46,500 square metre/500,000 square foot centre is part of the company’s on-going expansion and improvement programme for its Europe, Africa and Middle East parts distribution network. The new locations joins existing centres in Grimbergen, Johannesburg and Moscow. It will also contribute to Caterpillar’s sustainable development goals by reducing airfreight for parts ordered in the region.

Caterpillar Logistics Service’s president Steve Larson, said: “We are very pleased to be adding the Middle East distribution centre to our global parts network. With the outstanding product support capability of Caterpillar dealers in the region and the improved parts availability this operation will deliver, we will continue providing customers an unmatched level of after-sale support.”

The new 500,000 square foot Middle East parts distribution centre in Dubai

The centre is the fifth facility to be added to Caterpillar’s worldwide service parts distribution network in the past five years, with centres opening in Texas (2009), Ohio (2011), Washington and California (2012). The company has also announced that construction is underway for new distribution centres in Queensland, Australia and San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (Source: vertikal.net)