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ARAMEX chooses Bahrain Financial Harbour to locate its latest venture
Manama, Bahrain, 17, September, 2007: Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC) today announced that it has signed an agreement with ARAMEX, the leading logistics and supply-chain Management Company. As per the terms of the agreement ARAMEX has committed to occupy the 23rd floor in the Harbour Towers, in the 'Financial Centre,' which constitutes phase I of Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH).
Commenting on the agreement with ARAMEX, Mr. Stephen Rothel, Chief Executive Officer, BFHHC, said: "ARAMEX in the last twenty five years since its inception has rapidly gained the reputation of being a transportation company of choice throughout the Middle East and Asian subcontinent. Through the years, it has showcased impressive growth through its unique and pioneering business model, customer services and innovation setting benchmarks in the transportations space."
"We are delighted that ARAMEX, having recently launched its Visa Application Centre, along with the British Embassy in Bahrain, has opted for BFH to kick-start the significant initiative. Without a doubt, this development has added further impetus to the increasing demand from retail sector players to associate with BFH in addition to the financial sector companies, thus lending credence to BFH's integrated nature. It thus gives me immense pleasure in welcoming ARAMEX to the rapidly growing BFH family." Mr. Rothel added.
According to Mr. Salwan Uchi, Senior Manager Leasing, Sales & Marketing of BFHHC: "This initiative is a clear vindication that companies like ARAMEX, while entering new ventures, are reposing their trust and confidence in the BFH model. We are proud to be a part of this move and are confident that this will have positive implications on other companies who are searching for office spaces while entering into new business undertakings. "
The Visa Application Center will be managed by a well trained ARAMEX staff that will receive the UK Visa applications, process all formalities as per the Embassy standards, collect Visa fees and conduct the initial non-judgmental interview will all applicants ensuring submission of the requisite documents. The ARAMEX staff will also undertake Biometrics for all the applicants which will be directly connected to the UK Embassy server. Furthermore, the staff will be responsible for moving passports using the ARAMEX Ground and Logistics Operations from the VAC to the Embassy and backwards as well as delivering passports back to applicants either at the VAC or at the applicant delivery address.
Commenting on the agreement with BFHHC, Mr. Samer Marei, Country Manager, ARAMEX, said: "With the Visa Application Centre, we aim to smoothen the Visa application processes and make it more convenient for the applicants. We are positive that BFH's world-class nature, its technologically astute and sophisticated environment and its prime location would be conducive to not just our new endeavour but would also benefit our overall operations."
Founded in 1982, ARAMEX is unique in the variety of transportation services it offers under one roof, and is also unique in its creative and flexible style of management that enables it to customize its solutions to accommodate the specific needs and requirements of every one of its customers. ARAMEX comprehensive transportation services, includes, international express, domestic express, freight forwarding services (air, land, and sea), logistics and e-fulfillment, in addition to several specialized services. ARAMEX employs more than 6000 people in 240 offices spanning five continents, and has a strong global alliance network that provides comprehensive world coverage.
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About BFH
A fully integrated, master-planned development, the US$ 1.5 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), is aimed at creating a complete financial city, a self contained community and reinforcing Bahrain's unsurpassed position as the financial capital of the Middle East. A first of its kind development in the region, BFH is a highly focused, committed and advanced financial environment spread over 380,000 square metres of prime seafront property in the centre of Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Furthermore, it comprises of 10 projects that uniquely combines business, leisure and residential components under one canopy. Phase I of the project ‘The Financial Centre' which includes the Harbour Towers - Bahrain's tallest towers and the Harbour Mall. The Financial Centre is operational and open for business.
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