Taking advantage of
southern Africa’s economic
growth, the Jacobs Group
of Companies is looking at
expanding its services in sub-
Saharan Africa. Formally
launched this year, the group
believes there is still room
for growth, particularly in
its warehousing and storage
division.
Jacobs Transport was
started in 1999, Seun and Gys
Jacobs told FTW, and over
the years the two brothers
have added a container
depot, inland logistics and a
machine moving and rigging
service, following demand
from their customers. Today
the Jacobs Group has four
divisions operating under its
umbrella – Jacobs Transport,
Jacobs Container Depot,
Jacobs Inland Logistics and
Jacobs Machine Moving
& Rigging. “With each
company specialising in a
different field, we now offer
an A-Z service,” added Martin
Grobbelaar, branch manager
of Jacobs Inland Logistics.
He said the container
depot capacity at City
Deep was currently 5 000
TEUs, offering container
storage, container handling,
repairs and repositioning of
containers. “Transport of all
types of loads – including
abnormal, big game and
specialised equipment – is
offered to all major South
African inland destinations as well as to Botswana,
Namibia, Mozambique,
Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia
and Zimbabwe,” noted
Grobbelaar.
He said the current fleet
of 50 trucks, plus all the
additional services offered
within the group, allowed
for flexibility, enabling
the company to provide
specialised packages which
adapt to the needs of every
customer. “The transport
side of the business is
currently the greatest revenue
driver, mainly because of
an increased demand for
specialist equipment and
our 12 years of experience
in transporting that type of
cargo,” said Grobbelaar, who
still sees scope for growth
across the board. “We expect
that in three years we’ll
need to move premises to
accommodate that growth.”
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Gys (left) and Seun Jacobs … ‘Still room for growth.’
