Taking advantage of “huge
opportunities” in Africa,
Woods Warehousing has
expanded its business
offering to Mauritius, Tanzania
and the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
“The limited infrastructure
in sub-Saharan Africa often
calls for road transport and as
a result offers further business
opportunities, particularly for
our bonded facilities,” said
managing director Pieter
Joubert. According to Joubert,
bonded storage is mainly
used for goods-intransit
for re-export,
which means that
the importer is not
obligated to bring VAT
and Customs duties to
account for the period
that the goods are in
storage or in-transit.
He pointed out that
the facility currently received
high volumes of abnormal cargo
to and from South African ports
headed to or from other
African ports. “We
act as an en-route or
in-transit facility for
those goods,” said Joubert.
He told FTW that the
specialist warehousing company,
with its large bonded facility, had
set itself the goal of becoming
a preferred ‘in-transit’ service
provider. “We are offering a
bonded
facility in
Gauteng
of up to
10 000
sqm with a
wide range
of general
storage
– from
shelving
and
racking
to caged storage,” said Joubert,
adding that the size of the
respective storage options was
f lexible and could be extended
according to client specifications.
The company offers separate
warehouses as well.
Woods Warehousing
specialises in bonded facilities
for large-scale and abnormal
consignments and offers
indoor and outdoor heavy
lifting facilities – ranging
from 10- to 30- and 50-tonne
cranes. “Bonded storage will
remain an essential component
for importers and Wood’s
Warehousing is in a position to offer
a sustainable service in response to
market demand,” said Joubert.
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We are one of the only
companies in Gauteng to
offer such a large bonded
facility.
– Pieter Joubert
