Zambian-founded, owned and
managed Smooth Movers has
homed in on the steady stream
of diplomats in Zambia, catering
specifically for the personal
effects market.
There are large numbers
of United Nations and nongovernmental
agency workers,
as well as business leaders and
skilled people moving in and
out of Zambia,
according to
managing
director Andrew
Kabwe.
The partners
decided to
start their own
business after
working in the
freight industry
for a number of
years.
They identified a niche, and
founded the company five years
ago.
It offers full service
residential and office relocation
services within Zambia and
internationally by road, rail, sea
and air.
“We are able to handle any
shipment to and from Zambia and
from any location in the world, at
competitive rates,” he says.
A network of agents in over
130 countries around the world
provides a full door-to-door
service.
The service includes customs
clearance, insurance, arranging
logistics, and
packing and
crating.
It takes an
average of two
days to pack
or unpack
the average
three- to fourbedroom
house, according to
Kabwe.
Smooth Movers now has three
20 foot containerised trucks,
two open trucks (one 10 and the
other 15 tons), and a 30-ton truck
for breakbulk or containerised
shipments.
Household effects and office
furniture and equipment are
stored in a modern secure
warehouse.
Smaller one- and two-ton vans
are used for local deliveries and
pick-ups.
The company’s packing
expertise is in demand for the
shipping of hunting trophies,
works of art and fragile artefacts.
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We are able to handle
any shipment to and from
Zambia and from any
location in the world, at
competitive rates.
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Andrew Kabwe (left) and Gift Machobani.
