Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING SEPTEMBER 2018 38 Asia’s logistics service provider TKHS Group has changed the game for Macau’s IRs since launching its new high- tech warehouse in the heart of the Cotai Strip in 2016. FEATURES H IDINGinplainsightintheshadowsofCotai’sintegrated resorts sits the Macau home of Asian logistics service provider TKHS Group – a grand 4,000 square meter warehouse facility that has played and continues to play a vital role in shaping the Cotai Strip of today. Opened in 2016, the new TKHS warehouse has quickly become the secret weapon powering Macau’s multi-billion dollar IRs to completion by providing a range of key pre- and post-opening services right on their doorstep. “There has traditionally been a very limited supply of warehousing in the Macau market,” explains TKHS Executive Director Samuel Wilson, whose experience in the Macau logistics market dates back to 2005. DEEP SPACE “We started off with one of the traditional old-type buildings in Macau, which really have a lot of limitations. They are typically accessed by small cargo elevators, have low ceiling heights and are generally quite small so they are inefficient to run in terms of moving product in and out and manpower. Two years ago we decided to open up a state-of-the art warehouse located right off the Cotai Strip and within five minutes of all the integrated resorts. It’s brand new, has a proper loading dock, high ceilings, high security, part of it is even climate controlled – so that has really helped our operations a lot and has been very popular with our customer base.” Logistics is often an afterthought when it comes to developing hotels and resorts of the scale seen around Asia, yet a well-designed By Ben Blaschke TKHS Group Executive Director Samuel Wilson overlooking the company’s new Macau Warehouse with MGM COTAI and Wynn Palace nearby.