The freight industry has just said a fond farewell to Des Mooney, who died as a result of a heart attack, but left a clutch of pleasant memories with family, friends and co-workers. A long-time business colleague and friend, John Buchell, MD of Heneways, captured part of the Mooney character when he said he was “a pleasure to work with, and a man who was distinctly pro-active in dealing with issues in the freight industry”. The two first met during Mooney’s 11-year chairmanship of the SA Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) in Gauteng. “During his term in office, it was a pleasure to have him in that post,” said Buchell. “His stint with us as operations manager at Heneways was the last permanent post he held in a long history with the freight industry before he finally established himself as a consultant to the industry, and to specific, selected clients.” Through FTW, the industry says goodbye to Des Mooney.
