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Freightpak has always done more to stay one step ahead of the industry. Since launching in 1974, we have striven to become an integral part of our customers’ businesses, constantly improving our services and seeking new marketing opportunities. It is Freightpak’s policy to design and customize our services to the specific needs of our customers and, in doing so, become an integrated, long-term supply chain partner with each customer.

Today, we are South Africa’s leading single source, integrated logistics and supply chain service provider for the dangerous goods industry. We have purpose-built warehouses in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town for storage of dangerous goods, and offer express, full truck load or part load deliveries. Each element of our service combines to fulfill our promise, which remains: “On time, every time”.

Company Profile:

  • Established in 1974
  • A division of the JSE-listed Value Logistics Limited
  • Single source service provider with JIT national product distribution
  • Warehouses in Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth
  • Modern fleet of vehicles for local and regional distribution
  • IT system with a national network
  • Fully compliant with dangerous goods legislation, including vehicles and drivers
  • Warehouses comply with HSE standards
  • A CAIA Responsible Care signatory
  • Regularly audited by local and overseas consultants for customers
  • SABS ISO 9001:2000 accredited (KZN) quality management system

Services:

Intercity Express Road Freight –

  • Daily inter-city express road freight services to and from all main city centres

National Transport Logistics –

  • Full truck load and part load consolidated road freight services to and from all main city centres
  • Specialized liquid bulk and semi bulk distribution

National Warehousing and Distribution –

  • Fully palletized, high rise warehousing and storage facilities
  • Computerized stock management
  • Order processing and assembly
  • Local, regional and national distribution
  • Dangerous goods and general freight

Air Freight –

  • National and international air freight services

Supply Chain / 3PL and 4PL Services –

  • Fully resourced consultancy division
  • Experienced analysts audit supply chain pipeline from procurement
  • Customer Integrated Logistic Systems (ILS) provides efficiency and cost saving opportunities
  • Supply chain managers control and manage the supply chain as a 4PL service provider

At Freightpak, we follow a process of continual improvement by enhancing and developing our employees’ skills, while constantly keeping up to date with new technology in order to add value to our service and provide a competitive edge for our customers.

Customer service is of utmost importance to the continued success of our company. All employees – including the directors, management team and each individual employee – therefore totally commit ourselves to:

  • Building open, honest long-term partnerships with our customers based on mutual benefits and respect
  • Fulfilling promptly, efficiently and courteously, every undertaking given to our customers
  • Being flexible in order to adapt to the changing needs of our customers
 
   
 
   
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