AD Ports Logistics (ADPL), a subsidiary of AD Ports Group's Logistics Cluster, has secured International ISO Certification for its integrated end-to-end supply chain management services covering medical devices.
Through this certification, issued by Bureau Veritas ADPL became one of the first service providers in the UAE to be fully accredited for supply chain management services covering medical devices, equipment and consumables.
Certified services include imports, exports, transport, storage, warehousing, freight forwarding, distribution and value-added services.
In addition, the new ISO certification combined with the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) award against European Union (EU) and World Health Organization (WHO) standards, also received by Bureau Veritas, further enhances the organisation's position.
"As the demand for extensive, specialised and increasingly complex healthcare supply chains grows, healthcare logistics service providers will need to continue making strategic investments in infrastructure, technology, procedures and expertise in order to stay ahead of the curve," said Robert Sutton, chief executive officer of the Logistics Cluster, AD Ports Group.
"By securing this important international certification, our team at AD Ports Logistics, serving both the healthcare and life science sectors, is demonstrating our steadfast commitment to supply chain excellence and is contributing to Abu Dhabi’s position as a world-class life science logistics hub," he added.
Services include logistics and supply chain management, quality management and pharmacovigilance, regulatory compliance, commercial and trading, market access, and value-added services.
