Dangerous goods expertise a phone call away

JOY ORLEK HAVING ENTRENCHED its reputation as the “total solution” for dangerous goods compliance, EC Logistics is keen to promote its message on a national basis. “Although we are based in Johannesburg, with a fully operational office in Durban, our services are available throughout South Africa,” says managing director Eddie Crane. “We use clients’ own premises for seminars, audits and the like because we believe that every operation is unique.” With more than 20 years experience in the field, Crane has the practical and technical know-how to offer advice on all facets of dangerous goods legislation, from warehousing and transportation to classification and identification. The company is one of three operators in South Africa licensed to issue CEFIC Tremcards (Transport Emergency Cards), which are mandatory for all vehicles carrying dangerous goods. “My services to Cape Town operators are as accessible as they are to the Johannesburg industry,” says Crane, who is a phone call and a two-hour plane journey away from his Cape Town clients. When the company was launched in 2001, it had a client database of seven. That figure now stands at more than 1000, and is growing daily.