Transit trials on-site shrink-wrapping

The recently legislated Consumer Protection Act could have a huge impact on a number of industries, including that of the consolidator, according to Jurie Koen, sales manager of the Transit Group. More attention would have to be given to areas such as acceptance procedures as well as packaging, he told FTW. “Packaging remains the responsibility of the client or shipper,” he added. “But, in order to assist and prevent a scenario where business might have to be turned away as a result of bad packaging, Transit is currently investigating the viability of providing on-site shrink wrapping as well as additional training for its acceptance staff. “We have now stationed a shrink wrapping machine in our Cape Town branch as a test. We will monitor its success, and the results of this investigation will determine if remaining stations will be equipped in the same manner.” The company has moved into new premises in Durban. “This move has been successful. None of the problems we encountered were airline related, but purely the usual teething problems experienced when operating a new facility.” Transit has also been busy expanding its road freight sector.