TFL JUL
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FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS
ABNORMAL LOADS
NEIL HENDERSON, CEO OF BARLOWORLD TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
says that the
acquisition is a good fit. ‘’It aligns with our strategy to offer clients a wide range of smart,
reputable and reliable transport solutions in southern Africa. It expands our services and
capabilities in this specialised area. There are many synergies within our businesses and we
look forward to leveraging these to enhance our services to clients into Africa.’’
TCS will fall under the specialised business unit of BWTS, which is led by Andrew Nicholson.
Rogan Brent and Jason Christie, the current MD and Operations Director of TCS will continue
to head up this business. TCS was formed 16 years ago and has the skills, experience,
regulatory requirements and a large fleet configuration with the capacity to move a maximum
payload of 90 tons. TCS has depots in Durban, Johannesburg, Harare and Lusaka.
BWTS, which incorporates the Manline, Manline Energy and Timber24 brands and is part of
Barloworld Logistics, has a fleet of over 800 vehicles, 1700 employees and more than 30 depots
across southern Africa.TCS will be re-branded Manline Mega to build on the strong cross-border
footprint, expertise and brand presence that Manline already has in the market.
Commenting on the transaction, Rogan Brent, MD of Manline Mega says, ‘Our team is highly
experienced in planning, loading and delivering machinery, specialised equipment and project
cargo. This is a competitive space with great growth opportunities for us. Joining the BWTS
group is an exciting development for our business and our client base. We look forward to
working and sharing best practices with our new colleagues to create more flexible, optimised
and sustainable transport solutions for a wide variety of customers and sectors.’’
The deal was concluded and became effective on
5th June 2013.
Mega move
for Barloworld Transport Solutions
Barloworld Transport
Solutions (BWTS) has
concluded a transaction
which has resulted in the
acquisition of TCS Logistics
(Pty) Ltd, a transport
company that specialises in
moving abnormal loads for
clients into and around
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Rogan Brent
(MD Manline Mega on the left)
and
Neil Henderson
(CEO Barloworld Transport
Solutions) signing the deal.
