Commitment to safety clinches major logistics contract

The standards applicable as an entry ticket to the fuel and chemicals industries will soon be pre-requisites in many other industries, in the view of Cargo Carriers marketing director Andre van Vuuren. “Which is why the company adopted a holistic philosophy to SHEQ across all of our business units some time ago,” says Van Vuuren, “and this approach has already paid dividends in terms of winning new business.” Cargo Carriers was recently awarded two major contracts by gas and welding products supplier Afrox, for the distribution of oxygen and nitrogen produced at Afrox’s Witbank branch, and CO² from the Naledi branch in Sasolburg. “It was the company’s commitment to Afrox’s Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) policy that clinched two out of the four contracts,” says Van Vuuren, “as well as our ability to communicate seamlessly with the Afrox scheduling centre. “We report to the scheduling centre every three hours, indicating exactly where our trucks and their cargo is located. This is done on a 24/7 basis and allows Afrox to accurately schedule their distribution timetable and manage their customer relationships more precisely,” he said.