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UAE Infrastructure 55<br />
a c c e s s<br />
international<br />
information<br />
systems via the<br />
internet.<br />
Dr. Abdulla Al Hashimi, Divisional<br />
Senior Vice President, Emirates<br />
Group Security and Transguard,<br />
said: "Valuables, like perishables,<br />
are a 'must go' item. Perishables can<br />
spoil if left unprocessed for an extra<br />
day, and similarly a shipment of<br />
cash or gold can experience volatile<br />
changes in value over a day. So<br />
seamless and secure handling is<br />
critical."<br />
"In designing our <strong>new</strong> facility, we<br />
researched and travelled widely to<br />
look at the best practices in<br />
different areas. We are proud to<br />
have one of only a few sites in the<br />
world that is purpose-built to<br />
offer all the valuable handling<br />
facilities under one roof. Many<br />
representatives from major airlines<br />
and banks have visited the site to<br />
date, and all have walked away<br />
impressed. No security issues have<br />
been raised by any of the assessors."<br />
Other key features and facilities<br />
The Control Centre: Employing the<br />
latest technologies, the control<br />
centre is the centre of<br />
communications from which the<br />
security team monitors all facilities<br />
of the Emirates Group, track<br />
Transguard vehicles by Global<br />
Positioning Satellite (GPS), and<br />
ATM cash<br />
processing<br />
facility: The<br />
facility will<br />
house the<br />
largest cash<br />
processing<br />
machine in the<br />
region, with<br />
high-tech<br />
connections<br />
that monitor<br />
the cash levels<br />
in over 620<br />
ATM machines across the UAE,<br />
allowing the team to coordinate the<br />
reconciliation and replenishment of<br />
machines. The unit supported with<br />
a fleet of 110 armoured vehicles.<br />
Direct access to and from air gate<br />
bays; cash processing with packing<br />
facilities, secure vaults for transit or<br />
long-term storage.<br />
Integrated handling: Ground<br />
Handling Agents and the<br />
regulatory agencies such as<br />
customs and police, will be<br />
integrated within the facility.<br />
Round the clock security: The<br />
building is completely monitored<br />
by state-of-the art security systems,<br />
CCTV surveillance, and will be<br />
guarded on a 24-hour basis.<br />
The building is already certified by<br />
TAPA (The Technical Asset<br />
Protection Association), making it<br />
the first TAPA-certified valuable<br />
handling warehouse in the Middle<br />
East. Emirates Group Security and<br />
Transguard's administrative<br />
functions have already relocated to<br />
the <strong>new</strong> building, and the facility is<br />
expected to commence full<br />
operations as a valuables and<br />
vulnerable cargo handling hub in<br />
April.<br />
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