Growing Katlego moves to new premises

IT TAKES a shipping manager to understand a company’s shipping needs, and this insider’s knowledge has benefited customers of Katlego Global Logistics, from the movement of military hardware made in SA into the rest of Africa to sensitive documents, clothing and consumer goods. “I was a shipping manager for a major company, and I know what companies require when it comes to shipping,” said Moses Maboi, founder of the clearing and forwarding company. One key lesson: if a company’s shipment doesn’t arrive, the company won’t get paid, and neither will its transport company. “I don’t see it as their problem. We sit down with customers and learn what they want to do, or what they’ve been doing that can be done more cheaply and efficiently,” Maboi said. Putting into practice this philosophy has led to a doubling of turnover each of the past three years for Katlego, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2008. 60% growth was achieved last year, leading to the hiring of nine new employees in January this year alone. This month’s news: Katlego’s staff now numbers 59 employees including 20 contract drivers for the company’s fleet of 33 vehicles and will be moving into recently purchased Jo’burg premises in March.