Logistics major receives value-add BEE procurement status

Imperial Logistics has received its 2013 certification as a Level 3 B-BBEE company, with a value add preferential procurement status of 137.5%, the logistics company announced on Thursday, adding that this contributed to it  winning a contract with global gas supplier Air Liquide.

Imperial Logistics’ sustainability director, Sibongile Zikalala, notes that the company’s value add status enhances the group’s preferential procurement level from 110% to 137.5%, which is higher than that of a Level 1 status supplier. “To ensure that we contribute to a sustainable, equitable society and economic transformation of South Africa, we have aligned our efforts to the Road Freight sub-sector code for BBBEE,” she says. Imperial Logistics was verified by AQRate verification services on the Generic Scorecard for the Road Freight sub-sector in November 2013.