dnata has been awarded the Good Distribution Practice certification for pharmaceutical handling services at the company’s facility in Zurich.

In order to prove its capability in handling pharmaceutical products safely and reliably, as well as to meet the requirements of the certification, dnata completely refurbished one of its warehouses at Zurich Airport and made significant enhancements to its quality systems, operations documentation and facilities management practices. Staff have been also thoroughly trained on all processes and requirements at each level of the organization.

“We are delighted to achieve GDP certification of our freshly refurbished facility in Zurich,” said Roger Gutzwiller, GDP and pharma manager of cargo at dnata Switzerland. “Over the past years we’ve significantly invested in our operations to meet the highest standards in quality and safety and with today’s announcement and the constant growth of our customer base our efforts are clearly paying off. We stay committed to providing service excellence to all of our more than 30 air cargo customers every day.”

The GDP programme sets standards that ensure that consistent quality management systems are in place throughout the entire supply chain.

dnata has achieved the GDP certification for its facilities in Amsterdam, London, Manchester and Singapore, as well as the CEIV certification for its facilities in Amsterdam, Dubai and Singapore facilities.