16.02.22

An automated logistics hub of class A+ with a total area of 200 thousand square meters will be built in the Almaty region. It will become one of the largest in Kazakhstan, reports the correspondent of the Kapital.kz business information center.

Thanks to the introduction of this logistics hub, $ 200 million of investments will be attracted to the economy of the region, about 1,500 jobs will be created. A memorandum on the construction of a logistics hub was signed on February 16 by Akim of Almaty Region Kanat Bozumbaev and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TOO AIRBA FF, founder of Technodom, Eduard Kim.

Kanat Bozumbaev emphasized that this project as a whole will have a multiplicative effect.

"This is a very interesting and important project for the Almaty region, which was not previously in the region. I would say, in the spirit of the XXI century, considering the modern digital technologies used. Firstly, the logistics hub will create a new window for the sale of agricultural products of our farmers, which is very significant, since about 28-30% of the country's agricultural production volume falls on the Almaty region. Secondly, it will provide them with financial leverage, which means it will open up new opportunities to support SMEs," Kanat Bozumbaev said.

Airba company and representatives of government agencies also agreed to train personnel on the basis of a branch of an IT university in the Almaty region, create the necessary conditions for the development of a fintech platform for the provision of public financial services to citizens.

With the construction of a new logistics hub, medium and small businesses, distributors and producers of agricultural products will have full access to the unique ecosystem of Airba solutions.

Within the framework of the complex, a warehouse will also be created, fully managed by the WMS information system of its own design; last mile logistics headquarters for delivering goods to customers and partners; office space for interaction with partners and ecosystem links. In general, all the necessary infrastructure for the comfortable operation of the business will be created.

ТОО AIRBA FF is a company that combines both digital technologies and the real sector in the form of warehouse infrastructure, courier delivery and pickup points. This is the first logistics operator in the country that operates warehouses, trunk logistics and delivery services to customers and partners.

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