Riyadh Development Company and Agility Logistics Parks Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement to Develop SAR 227 million Logistics Facility in Riyadh

Contributing to economic growth in the Kingdom and enhancing the capital’s position as a global logistics hub

RIYADH — 10 December 2024 Riyadh Development Company (ARDCO), a publicly listed Saudi real estate development and development management company, and Agility Logistics Parks (ALP), announced the signing of a strategic partnership to build a state-of-the-art warehousing facility at a prime location east of Riyadh.

The SAR 227m project involves construction of 58,000 SQM of Grade A warehousing on a 97,904 SQM parcel of land in the Rimal district of Riyadh. The integrated logistics center will be built by Agility, on land owned by ARDCO.

Construction is to begin in 2025, and the complex is expected to open in the first half of 2026.

On this occasion, Jehad AlKadi, CEO of ARDCO, said: “This partnership is part of our commitment to the ‘Invest to Grow’ strategy, which aims to invest in promising growth sectors, providing a sustainable source of income for the company while creating added value in priority sectors and maximizing overall shareholder returns. The ‘Logistics Facilities’ project, in collaboration with Agility Logistics Parks, marks the company’s first investment in high-quality logistics sector facilities. This contributes to strengthening Riyadh’s position as a vibrant capital and a regional hub for logistics services.”

Michel Saab, CEO of Agility Logistics Parks, also said: “We are proud to collaborate with ARDCO on this new project, which reflects our confidence in Saudi Arabia’s potential as one of the most exciting markets for logistics investment in the world today. Agility has been investing in building strategic logistics infrastructure in the Kingdom for over two decades, and we’ve witnessed first-hand how Riyadh is continuing to strengthen its position as a vital regional and global logistics hub. This project will further expand logistics capacity and resilience in the nation’s dynamic capital.”

 

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About Riyadh Development Company (ARDCO)

Riyadh Development Company was established by Royal Decree No. (M/2) on 09/02/1414H as a Saudi joint-stock company, with a visionary approach from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, during his tenure as the leader of the Riyadh Region. The goal was to develop the area surrounding the Qasr Alhokm. Since its inception, the company has focused on real estate development and development management. This has included the development of integrated residential communities, as well as the establishment, operation, and expanded into management of public good service projects to enhance the capital. The company launched its “Invest for Growth” strategy to double down on priority real estate development sectors that includes residential, offices, logistics and educational developments in addition to its long-standing experience in infrastructure development. The company has successfully created and managed several development and service projects that serve over 2,000 clients and tenants, and more than 20 million citizens and residents, employing over 150 qualified national staff members.

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About Agility

Agility is a global leader in supply chain services, infrastructure, and innovation with 65,000+ employees across six continents. A multi-business operator and investor, Agility specializes in growing and scaling operating businesses. Agility’s companies include the world’s largest aviation services company (Menzies Aviation); a global fuel logistics business (Tristar); a leading logistics parks developer and operator across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa (Agility Logistics Parks); and a commercial real-estate company developing a mega-mall in the UAE (UPAC). Other Agility companies offer customs digitization services, remote-site infrastructure services, defense and government services, and ecommerce-enablement and digital logistics. Agility invests in supply chain innovation, sustainability, and resilience, and has minority holdings in a growing portfolio of listed and non-listed companies.

Agility Logistics Parks (ALP), Agility’s industrial real estate business, builds and operates some of the largest and most modern warehousing and logistics complexes in Saudi Arabia, including in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Agility’s Riyadh logistics park facilities were the first-ever warehouses in the GCC to receive EDGE Advanced “green building” certification. EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) is the global standard for energy-efficient buildings, a certification overseen by the International Finance Corp., an arm of the World Bank. EDGE Advanced buildings are “zero-carbon ready” structures that are at least 40% more energy efficient than others in the market.

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