Hazardous packing warehouse opens at CT Airport

Cape Crating is opening a hazardous packing division at Cape Town Airport on February 1 this year. This new division will offer dangerous goods packaging services for air, sea, road and rail freight. “We identified a need in Cape Town for a reliable and organised warehouse which can offer a one-stop-shop for dangerous goods,” says Sean Abbott, one of the directors of Cape Crating. “Cape Town to date has seen a number of one man operations that are unreliable. We located at the airport as many of our customers have moved there and there is more small hazardous cargo going via airfreight daily than there is going by sea. “We have incorporated the company Safety Pack into our operation, headed up by Shaun Awylard as manager. And we’ve trained some of our own staff so we now have a team of six which has been trained in haz packing and documentation. “The aim is to have our customers drop their haz cargo off and collect it the same day, but have the resources of Cape Crating to back this up with collections and deliveries.” Abbott believes this is a logical expansion of the business and service to clients. “We already have facilities just outside the harbour and now we can offer the same at the airport. “We are confident that we can execute this service as reliably as the rest of our services, which will add value and grow our brand,” says Abbott.