Pet transport specialist to grow Durban operation

Moving pets is big business, particularly on the Australia route. And it’s reflected in the growth at specialist pet moving company Petwings, which is expanding its operation in Durban where it will be relocating its offices to Dube Tradeport in the new year. The pet transportation division of Keringa International, Petwings offers a highly specialised service that includes an understanding of widely differing country regulations. “For our clients, their pets are like their children. We need to build a relationship with the client and ensure that their ‘kids’ arrive at their destination as comfortably as possible,” a spokesman told FTW. Headquartered in Kempton Park, the company established its Durban office recently to service the everincreasing requirements of its KwaZulu-Natal client base. “Like our Kempton Park Branch, with which they work closely, they can send and receive pets from around the corner or around the world. They also have a Petwheels local pet transport division.” Keringa International was established in 1973 as Keringa Kennels and has since expanded to become one of the most comprehensive pet services groups in South Africa. The company has its own carpentry workshop that manufactures pet travel boxes to United Nations IPPC and Iata specifications.