Access opens customs-licensed depot

As part of its product diversification strategy, Durbanbased Access Freight Logistics has decided to open up a customs licensed depot, and expects approval to operate from SA Revenue Service (Sars) customs in early 2010. “The depot,” said MD Garth Louden, “provides warehousing, unpack and degrouping services to the broader community, and aims to offer clients a compelling financial advantage by virtue of its close proximity to Africa’s busiest container terminal – which is a mere five kilometres away.” In its 19 years in business, according to Louden, the group has stuck to its plan to provide a broadly diversified and fully integrated logistics business. This so that Access is capable of catering to every logistics need of its expanding client base in and around Southern Africa. The service offering extends from large volume bulk warehousing in specialised outside storage (SOS) customs bond stores to freight forwarding services. “This,” said Louden, “is underpinned by our service ethos, encapsulated by close personal attention to customer service needs.” This formation of working relationships, he added, is what the locally owned group is known for in its KwaZulu Natal and national business markets. “We are well known for our partnering approach to supply chain management, tied in with an agile approach to business. This and the close relationships generated with our clientele allows us to respond rapidly to market shifts – such as offering this powerful source-and-supply solution.”