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DHL Express invests in World-Class Service Centre
in Waterfall City

NEW FACILITY TO MANAGE THE INCREASED VOLUME OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS

In June 2022, DHL Express, the world’s leading express logistics in inbound and outbound volumes, coupled with the accelerated
company, announced an investment in a new corporate office rise of cross border e-commerce, that has necessitated this major
and world-class service centre facility to be built in the Waterfall move.”
City Logistics Hub. This greenfield project is being jointly “The new facility will make use of a drive-in model, thereby
developed by the SOM Group and Waterfall City, with an overall maximising productivity and increasing the volume of shipments
project commitment for the next 15 years of around R500 million. processed daily, to ensure faster delivery of shipments for our
Jed Michaletos, Managing Director of DHL Express South customers. The expanded capacity will enable us to handle a
Africa, says, “We are thrilled to announce this investment that double digit increase in shipments processed per hour, and will
truly affirms DHL’s commitment to Africa, and more specifically, allow further growth of up to triple digits if required.”
South Africa, which is a key market for us. This expansion will Coenie Bezuidenhout, Director of SOM Group, adds, “SOM
ensure that we continue to provide our ever-growing customer and Waterfall City, together with our team of design consultants
base with the best-in-class service quality, which they have and contractors, are proud to be associated with this prestigious
become accustomed to. We have experienced continued growth project. The new DHL facility is situated in one of the best logistics

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