Buoyed by strong growth last year, Durban-based One Take Logistics is on the expansion path, with plans to open an office in Johannesburg. This follows the opening of a Cape Town branch earlier this year, says operations manager Preston Pillay. “We are working on a number of major cross-border projects, including one around the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe, so our growth outlook is very positive,” he says. According to Pillay, the company’s growth last year was largely on the back of an increased demand for transporting goods into neighbouring landlocked countries. Aside from shipping mining equipment to copper mines in Zambia, the company moved a large shipment of cosmetics from China, agricultural equipment and machinery to Zimbabwe, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to Malawi and personal effects to Botswana. “Our logistics service offering is diverse – ranging from clearance services and road bond facilities to transportation of groupage cargo, full loads, door-to-door services and hazardous cargo to project cargo – which means we can meet a variety of needs. This keeps us competitive during tough economic times,” said Pillay. The company is considering opening branches in neighbouring countries to better meet its cross-border clients’ needs.
Growth has come from an increased demand for transporting goods overborder. – Preston Pillay
