Turners marks double milestone

Turners Shipping celebrates a double milestone this year – its 118th year in business and the first year the Turners Group’s annual turnover has exceeded the R3-billion mark. Group CEO, Conrad Cochrane-Murray, believes the growth in the business is the result of strategic planning, being part of the global network, and customer service. “We are in the logistics and travel industries and both stand or fall by their customers’ satisfaction with the service provided.” The company recently invested R15 million in the conversion of a warehouse on Durban’s esplanade, providing an additional 1200 sqm of much-needed office space. One of the Group’s strategies that has paid dividends is the emphasis on forming partnerships with international networks, giving the privately owned business a global reach, says Cochrane- Murray. Turners Shipping is the South African partner of BDP International whose network operates in 130 countries, with more than 1000 offices across the world. “This gives us direct access to every major market in the world, and we in turn offer expertise on the African continent.” CAPTION The Turner Group into the next chapter... from left, Ian Losinsky (Turner and Company MD), Dudley Randall (XL Turners Travel MD), Blain Kondiah (Turners Shipping MD) and Conrad Cochrane-Murray (Turner Group CEO).