Logistics major Ziegler South Africa has been on an expansion trail and the acquisition last September of a shareholding in Cape Town-based InHouse Crown has been an important part of its growth strategy. “Our Cape Town office was established three years ago and we realised that it would be difficult to grow the business organically. We purchased a share of In House Crown – which operated under the Crown brand - in September last year and achieved immediate success,” said Ziegler ZA CEO Sean Moore. Effective since March 1, the company has been rebranded from InHouse Crown Logistics to InHouse Ziegler Logistics, headed up by Charl du Toit. It has a long history in the Western Cape, launched by Du Toit in 1999 as InHouse Management. In 2008 it entered into a partnership with Crown Logistics and InHouse Crown was born. “For some time now we have been searching for a logistics partner to work alongside us, both locally and internationally,” said Du Toit. “The Ziegler Group was looking for a partner to expand into the Cape Town market and we immediately realised that it was a perfect fit.” Ziegler’s global network includes 120 own offices worldwide. INSERT & CAPTION For some time now we have been searching for a logistics partner to work alongside us and Ziegler was a perfect fit. – Charl du Toit
