Loss elimination specialists focus on over-border opportunities

Expansion into Africa remains a key
focus at Leopard, a loss elimination
and risk assessment company based
in Johannesburg.
According to general manager
Tiaan Smith, this has always been
on the cards since the launch of the
company just over a year ago.
“We are currently in the process
of strategic planning – and
expanding into Africa is definitely a
focus in coming months.”
While the company’s initial focus
in the first year of operations has
been to establish itself on the South
African scene, it is now moving into
the next phase to cross the borders
and show its capability and worth to
neighbouring countries.
“One must remember that as
economies pick up after the 2009
recession it also means that crime
will pick up. Risk assessment will
be a critical component for business
as we move forward post the global
economic downturn.”
Smith says Africa offers a host of
opportunities for loss elimination
and security experts like Leopard –
not only in the mining and minerals
sector but also in the movement of
containers across the continent.
He says the aim of the company
is to offer clients across Africa a
personal service that takes their
special needs into consideration.
“We like to look at a company in
its totality, identifying the various
problems before finding specific
solutions that are tailor-made. It is
not just about securing the cargo
for a client, but addressing all of his
security needs – from the theft of
diesel to warehouse losses.”
It really is about having a holistic
approach, says Smith, rather than
having security implemented just for
the sake of it.