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C O MPANY NE W S

GLTC appoints new national SHEQ manager

Having joined Goscor Lift Truck Company maintaining GLTC’s workshop and sites’ SHEQ
(GLTC) in January 2018 as National ISO Safety management programmes and systems, as well
Practitioner, Thando Khumalo was recently as supporting line management in delivering
promoted to the role of National SHEQ site SHEQ objectives.
Manager. The key objective in this move is to
support and drive the company’s improvement Khumalo holds a SAIOSH NQF Level 5
efforts in safety, heath, environmental and qualification in Occupational Health & Safety,
quality (SHEQ) outputs. as well as an NQF Level 5 in Total Quality
Management Systems. A SAIOSH registered
In his new role, Khumalo will largely professional, he has over six years’ working Thando Khumalo –
be responsible for leading, developing and experience in the SHEQ environment. National SHEQ Manager.

Supply chain gaps intensify warehouse demand

Scarcely one year since moving into its 16,152m² state-of- Kishore Kanayelal, Regional Director at Rhenus South
the-art warehousing facility in Durban, Rhenus South Africa Africa, says that the strong growth over the past year can be
is expanding its storage space and diversifying its warehouse attributed to a number of factors. COVID-19 has disrupted
operations. Its Durban warehouse space has grown by a supply chains worldwide, with importers increasing their
massive 53 percent in just two years. Increased demand for stock levels to ensure reliable delivery to their clients. “The
warehouse space, as well as more service offerings, such as exorbitant air freight rates are also having a strong knock-on
the addition of a Special Storage Warehouse (SOS) bond effect, with some customers opting to save on air freight
store, are driving strong growth for the global logistics rates through larger consignments, resulting in higher stock
provider. levels,” continues Kanayelal. Kanayelal adds that another
driver in the demand for warehouse space is a growing
Strategically and conveniently located within 21km of realisation that outsourcing warehousing can be a cost-
King Shaka International Airport and 24km from Durban effective and efficient solution to stock challenges.
Container Terminal, the warehouse includes 1,250m² of
bulk handling area and 5,823 racked pallet positions. The Another imminent development is the approval by SARS
facility offers a range of solutions, including bond, packing of a Special Storage Warehouse (SOS) bond store within the
and wrapping, unpacking, cross-docking, as well as fine and Durban facility. The SOS bond store is specifically licensed
batch picking. It’s also graded to handle food items. for the storage of dutiable imported goods, excise goods,
including duty free goods for export (in terms of Section 21
(3) of the Customs Act), as well as imported goods for duty
and tax-free outlets. The SOS bond store will bring additional
benefits to Rhenus clients, including improved cash flow as
a result of deferred duty and VAT payments, as well as speed
to market.

Rhenus South Africa has also seen increased demand
for its unpacking and cross-docking services. Cross-docking
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means less handling of goods, reduced labour costs and

“The growth of our warehousing division is an indicator
that our economy is starting to recover, which is good news

28 JUNE/JULY 2021 for everyone,” concludes Kanayelal. •
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