Empowerment company gets aggressive

'It's imperative that black companies make entrees into what was previously considered a purely white controlled industry' Terry Hutson DURBAN EMPOWERMENT company Emtateni Freight Plus says it intends developing the company into a significant player in the freight handling sector. Chairman Prince Sifiso Zulu announced last week that the company, which has a turnover in the region of R60 million a year, aimed to increase this to R150 million annually within the next 12 months and R250 million by the following year. "We have set a range of targets which we are fairly confident of achieving. "Although Emtateni Freight Plus is a medium sized operation, we are showing good profitability and have secured several significant contracts in the recent past. We've been fortunate to have generated business from both the corporate and government sectors and our client base is growing," he said. The client base includes Premier Springs Industries, Roche, Givaudan, Batik International, Haltek, AEIC, Engen and Dunlop Tyres. Prince Zulu also announced that Benny Nagoor, previously operations director for Turners Shipping, had joined the company as operations director. Provincial minister for economic development and tourism, Mike Mabuyakhulu, signalled his endorsement by saying that it was imperative that black companies like Emtateni be given the opportunity to make entrees into what was previously considered a purely white controlled industry. "The fact that Emtateni is projecting a significant improvement in turnover bodes well for the company and can only help to provide encouragement for smaller operators," he said.