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GSS - Global Sourcing and Supply is the contracting operation of Bahrain-based BMMI, currently operating in Bahrain, Qatar, Djibouti, Mali, Gabon, Ghana and Sudan.
GSS is a facility management and contract supply operation which provides temporary structures, facility management, and food and hospitality services to commercial enterprises, governmental and NGO clients.[1]
History
GSS began operations as a ship chandler to naval vessels in Bahrain in the late 1990s. The division today operates in seven locations across the Middle East and Africa, providing logistics and service delivery to International Governments, NGOs and Industrial Clients.[2]
Core Business Areas
The services provided by GSS to mining, construction, agriculture, oil and gas industries include:
Remote Site & Facilities Management Services
The company provides prepared meals, housekeeping, laundry, operations & maintenance, camp retail (commissary) services and leisure requirements.
Provision of Camps and Temporary Structures
GSS sources, ships and integrates the provision of temporary structures for accommodation, kitchens, messing, recreation, offices and retail in remote sites.
Bespoke Rations Supply
GSS supplies temperature sensitive rations in support of military, governmental, NGO and commercial clients in the Middle East and Africa.
Technical Sourcing & Supply
GSS sources and supplies components, spare parts, repair engine parts and FFE requirements to remote locations.
Contract Logistics Services
GSS provides warehousing and logistics services, including handling, shipping and warehousing. GSS runs a pre-positioning warehouse operation in East Africa and provides receipt, warehousing and redelivery of bagged commodity items in support of humanitarian efforts in the Horn of Africa.
Joint Ventures
In 2008 GSS formed a joint venture with ODSCO Catering JV in Sudan to provide catering and camp support services. ODSCO has been operating in Sudan since 1974, providing catering and remote site management services to companies in the oil and gas sector. In January 2010, ODSCO Catering JV was renamed Global Sourcing and Supply Services Co. Ltd.
References
- ^ African operation "Piracy puts wind in supplier’s sails"
- ^ GSS in Africa “BMMI enters Ghana, other African countries”
External links
- Global Sourcing & Supply – http://www.gss-contracting.com
- Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile International BSC – http://www.bmmigroup.com
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