James Hall
SWAZILAND'S WESTERN Carriers is undergoing a vehicle and customer expansion drive following its merger late last year with South Africa's Imperial Transport Holdings. At the time of the merger, business was expected to increase three-fold.
The merger with Imperial was intended to strengthen our customer base, says Terrance Mabila, who founded Western Carriers in 1994. Our newest client is Mondi Piet Retief, he says of the South African timber company.
We intend to expand our customer base in South Africa, says Mabila.
And we are having talks with potential customers in Mozambique.
Swaziland's location mid-point between South Africa and Mozambique puts Western Carriers in a good position to take advantage of improved road infrastructure under construction as part of the tri-nation Lubombo Spatial Conservancy Initiative to reach customers in all three countries.
Mabila also sees the synergy that has been established between Western Carriers and Swaziland Railways as key to future company expansion. The company warehouse is built along a railway siding. In Swaziland, most transport traffic moves by rail. If a customer needs a thousand tonnes moved, rail has the capacity, and we do not. But road transport can be more versatile. We do get calls from Swaziland Railway to move containerised cargo on a priority basis for customers.
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