Consultancy saves R200m to project clent

Greiner Mendi & Associates (GMA) – launched in April last year – has saved one of its biggest project clients a total of R200 million on its original logistics budget. So said company MD Lars Greiner at an industry networking session in Johannesburg last week, referring to the R3.1-billion St Helena Airport project under construction by Basil Read. “As a logistics management consultancy we serve to fill the gap between project owners, suppliers and transport service providers, finding innovative ways of delivering the most costeffective logistics solution while keeping the project on track in terms of timing,” he commented. The St Helena airport project is on schedule for completion in 2016. Greiner added that to date GMA had also saved over R900 000 on logistics costs for the MetroWind Van Stadens wind farm in Port Elizabeth. “There is a common misperception amongst project owners that having goods/project supplies delivered by a logistics supplier passes the risk onto that supplier. In actual fact they are giving that third party operator control over the costs as well as the speed at which the delivery takes place, which ultimately impacts the timing of the completion of the project,” he said. According to Greiner, GMA’s logistics support service reclaims some of that control on behalf of the project owner, mitigating the risks of delays and excessive costs. INSERT & CAPTION We serve to fill the gap between project owners, suppliers and transport service providers, finding innovative ways of delivering the most cost-effective logistics solution. – Lars Greiner CAPTION The St Helena Airport project under construction. Photo: Basil Read