With a record turnover of approximately R$204.3 billion in 2024 in Brazil, in a value confirmed by the Brazilian Electronic Commerce Association (Abcomm) as an estimate based on different sources, the e-commerce sector continues to drive the growing expansion of logistics condominiums in the country and consequently helping to maintain high investments in the security of warehouses that store different types of products sold on national soil.
The revenues from sales made through the internet last year were 10% higher than the total accumulated in 2023, when the mark of R$ 185.7 billion was reached. Following this significant growth, there has been an increased concern among companies and warehouse owners to enhance the level of protection of these sites, which house enormous values in goods that supply consumers. The fact is highlighted by Fabio Gomes, regional sales manager of the Brazilian unit of Came, the world leader in access control products in the security market.
“Mainly due to the strength of e-commerce, different sectors are mobilizing to expand the structure of logistics centers. And Came is currently doing very well in this segment of the security market, where it has been providing complete solutions in projects to ensure the greatest possible protection for these structures,” emphasizes Gomes, recalling the diverse range of equipment made available by the company to serve the different needs of the locations.
“In a single project, the logistics condominium can be protected with devices such asbollardsandroad blockers(different types of high-resistance retractable barriers), tiger claws (tire shredders fixed to the ground), high-security barriers, gate automation systems, turnstiles, automatic doors and doors with metal detectors, in addition to equipment controllers, which are the brains for managing this entire system”, he adds.
One of the logistics center companies that recently strengthened its security with an access control project provided by Came was GB Armazéns, which had different units receiving equipment from the Italian multinational. One of them was the Dutra V condominium, with a total built-up area of over 164,000 m², which has barriers,bollardsand tire crushers in your vehicle and pedestrian flow management system. In this way, the location became even more suitable than it already was for carrying out operations with large quantities of goods.
This logistics center unit is located in the municipality of Queimados (RJ), on the side of the Presidente Dutra highway, a traditional route between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The importance of the new protection system installed at the site was highlighted by businessman Eduardo Buffara, co-owner of GB Warehouses, who also had, this December, his Dutra IV unit, located 20 kilometers from downtown Rio de Janeiro, equipped with Came devices, such as barriers.bollards and tire shredders.
We have, mainly in Rio de Janeiro, security as a challenge. And we have been trying to update our protection systems for at least ten years. And it's not enough for us to just implement systems that the market demands, such as tire shredders,bollardsand gate openers, but also ones that meet our needs and are reliable equipment that work when we need them. And why did we choose Came to equip our logistics centers? Because of the quality and reliability of their products, which cost more than others that are standard equipment available on the market but are infinitely superior to the rest," emphasizes Buffara, recalling that three units of the company's warehouses currently havebollardsof the multinational.
“We also have gates and other Came products spread across our other logistics condominiums. And Came equipment is the one that is really worth it, that works and that we can really trust,” adds the co-owner of GB Armazéns, which currently has 13 large logistics units in Brazil.
Brazil leads e-commerce in Latin America
A report by the payment platform PagSeguro in 2023 indicated that Brazil is the country with the highest financial activity in e-commerce in Latin America. The fact is evidence of the enormous strength of e-commerce, which has been driving the expansion of logistics condominiums. And Abcomm projects that the national digital market will experience consecutive revenue growth in the coming years. The entity forecasts a record value of R$ 234.9 billion by the end of 2025, envisions R$ 258.4 billion for 2026, and then R$ 284.2 billion in 2027.
“Giants of the electronic market, such as Mercado Livre and Amazon, pay to store their products inside logistics condominiums with large structures, as is the case of GB Armazéns units, which are not limited to having access control only with traditional equipment, such as gates, but also havebollards of Came among the differentials in its security systems”, emphasizes the company’s regional sales manager.
A world reference in the security sector, Came has branches in more than 20 countries and currently offers an extensive range of equipment in its portfolio to meet the needs of the Brazilian market, with turnstiles, barriers, automatic doors and metal detectors, gate automation systems in its access control line;bollards, road blockers, tire slashers, barriers and doors capable of absorbing strong impacts in its high-security range, in addition to Came Key, Came Connect and Came QBE, remote accessories for operating devices remotely.
