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C O MPANY NE W S

Supply Chain Services Supplier

of the Year award for GLTC

GOSCOR LIFT Truck Company (GLTC) has been named Supply Chain
Services Supplier of the Year 2022 by Famous Brands. GLTC has been the
materials handling equipment (MHE) supplier of choice for Famous Brands
for the past seven years, with a total of 80 different types of machines
currently deployed at various Famous Brands locations in the country.

“The Supply Chain Service Supplier of the Year award is awarded to a
planning, logistics, technical and manufacturing supplier that has helped us
operate efficiently in our business. GLTC has met and exceeded its service
level agreements (SLAs) and continues to drive innovation, costs savings
and efficiencies within our organisation. It also delivers projects on time and
within budget,” says Godfrey Ligaraba, Managing Executive: Logistics at
Kwikspace opens new Famous Brands.
branch in Richards Bay For a company that operates in the fast-paced food chain, reliability and

IN OCTOBER, Kwikspace, a supplier of uptime are parameters of greater significance. “Famous Brands is a very
prefabricated mobile units, opened a branch in ‘particular’ customer that places high demands on its suppliers, as it too has
Richards Bay to better serve its KwaZulu-Natal demanding consumers that enjoy its high-quality products. Equally, GLTC is
client base. The yard currently holds multiple a brand that places reliable customer service at the top of its priorities. Based
modular buildings comprising 7m x 7m on these values, GLTC and Famous Brands are therefore a perfect match,”
classrooms, 6m x 3m ablution units, 6m x 3m says Ronald Ryan, GM Johannesburg Branch at GLTC.
open plan office units and a 6m x 3m storage
unit. “Kwikspace can, however, source any unit The Supply Chain Services Supplier of the Year 2022 accolade, explains
that is required,” says Kwikspace’s Regional Ryan, hinged on GLTC’s ability to deliver on time and to Famous Brands’
Manager, David Francis stringent requirements. GLTC’s flexibility in its product offering and terms
was also a major factor. GLTC’s turkey solutions approach means that it
The expansion into Richards Bay was the can offer Famous Brands the flexibility it needs by offering options such as
result of the company’s growing relationship outright purchase, short and long-term rental, as well as maintenance plans.
with rail, port and pipeline company Transnet. This is complemented by its nationwide forklift sales, service, rentals and
The company, through its Durban branch, equipment spares through a comprehensive dealer network.
supplied units to Transnet and with significant
growth and expansion taking place in ports “This award is testimony that we are a partner to our customers and listen
in the Richards Bay area, Kwikspace took the to their needs and match both their current and future requirements to fulfil
opportunity to capitalise on the rental unit their delivery promises,” says Ryan. •
market in the area as it already has customers
operating in the region.

The company hopes that the business
opportunities acquired through various
industries in Richards Bay will lead to further
expansion in the North Coast. “The opening
of this new branch presents the opportunity
for the company to supply to the greater KZN
area and to grow our market,” says Francis.
Kwikspace’s new branch is currently the
only rental fleet of prefabricated relocatable
buildings in Richards Bay. •

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