Acquisition extends in-house control

Last week’s announcement

by groupage major

Vanguard Logistics

Services (Vanguard) of the

acquisition of CHC Supply

Chain Management (CHC)

creates an integrated

new entity with control

over a range of previously

outsourced services, says

Vanguard Global CFO

Thurso Barendse.

While Vanguard’s recent

acquisition of International

Liner Agencies (ILA)

reinforced its footprint in

the region, the addition of

CHC extends its in-house

control to LCL container

unpacking and packing,

cross docking, warehousing

and transport.

But it's business as

usual for both companies,

says managing director of

Vanguard Logistics SA,

Rod Taylor. “Both will

continue to operate under

their current brand and

leadership.”

CHC brings over 30 years

of history in supply chain

management in South

Africa, with customslicensed

container depots

and warehouses in Durban,

Johannesburg, Cape Town

and Port Elizabeth. “With

nearly

20 000 sqm under

management, CHC delivers

ownership of the full range

of solutions including

groupage operations, FCL

management, customs

stops and detentions,

warehousing and transport

to the Vanguard network,”

says Taylor.

Headquartered in

its Durban facility in

Prospecton, KZN, CHC

also has warehouses in

Johannesburg, Cape

Town and Port Elizabeth

totalling 20 000 sqm. “All

the facilities are customs

registered, enabling CHC

to deliver the full range of

container freight station

services,” says managing

director Simon Chalker.

“We will continue to

expand our network,

solutions and product

integration to serve our

customers’ logistics needs,”

Barendse added.

CAPTION

Sealing the deal … Rod Taylor, MD Vanguard Logistics SA, and

Simon Chalker, MD CHC Supply Chain Management.