Africa roll-out planned for tamper-proof seals

Responding to a gap in the market for a tamper evidence solution across the supply chain, security seal manufacturer, Mega Fortris, has established a presence in South Africa and intends to grow the distribution of its products across the continent. “There has been much emphasis on securing the supply chain and our products provide the proof of whether consignments are being tampered with,” said Wesley Rousseau, managing director of the company. He told FTW that the products included gold bullion boxes for the mining industry, container and tanker seals and bolt locks, as well as tamper evidence bags for sensitive or classified documents or cash transfers. “Our target market for the products ranges from cash-in-transit operators to banks, mines and logistics operators who want to ensure the integrity of the end-to-end supply chain and cut down on theft and vandalism,” said Rousseau. All security seal products can be tailored according to the customer's needs, depending on the level of tamper proofing required, with company logos, corporate colours and bar codes added according to customer specifications. Mega Fortris also received an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certificate from SGS Malaysia this month for tamper testing on its products. The Malaysianowned security seal manufacturer, which opened its South African office in November 2013, is also actively pursuing agents and distributors in Africa to increase its trade footprint on the continent. “Although we have a great local distributor for our products in South Africa, and have worked with them for 10 years, we want to establish a presence in the country to not only expand our product offering but to grow our business on the rest of the continent,” said Rousseau. “We believe the African market is infinite and there is huge potential for growth in several commodity sectors, including mining.” Currently Mega Fortris South Africa’s products are manufactured in Malaysia, with the company logos and barcodes added locally. However the company hopes to become more competitive by manufacturing the “common and highdemand” products in South Africa. “It will further cut the costs of our products if we don’t have to have them freighted over and we have the storage and manufacturing space at our Johannesburg offices,” said Rouseau. INSERT & CAPTION Our products provide the proof of whether consignments are being tampered with. – Wesley Rousseau