New depot adds wine to its portfolio

Business in Cape Town is booming with much growth expected in the container industry, says CHC Container Depot’s Sayed Mohamad. “We only opened our Cape Town branch in November last year after seeing a need for a new container depot player in the market,” said Mohamad. “Since then we have seen phenomenal growth and expect this to continue in 2011.” So much so that CHC Container Depot has had to apply for special licensing to handle the wine trade coming its way. “We hope to soon have the necessary documentation in place so we can start packaging wine for exporting.” He said much thought had gone into choosing the site for the company’s Cape Town branch. “The site in Paarden Eiland is strategically located close to the Cape Town Port and allows for a good logistics flow.” Another asset to the property is the security system currently being installed, says Reshaan Laljith, CEO of CHC Resources. The technically advanced system, similar to the systems used in the company’s Jo’burg and Durban branches, has been tailored to meet the company’s needs. “The system is state of the art and allows us to have eyes on all parts of our business all the time.” Warehouse activities can be monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “We will have someone constantly watching all of our premises on the CCTV cameras. Security cannot be underestimated,” he says. The company has also invested heavily in developing its own information management system. The personalised IT system will be used across the company at all its branches and addresses the specific needs of the container industry. According to Laljith this system will allow CHC Container Depot to communicate with customers in a new and innovative way taking communications to the next level.