Expo Freight SA wins Africa Best Partner 2011 at WCA Family of Logistic Networks Annual Conference 2

Expo Freight South Africa was bestowed the Africa Best Partner 2011 award by the highly acclaimed World Cargo Alliance (WCA) Family of Logistic Networks at the fourth WCA Annual Conference 2012 which concluded recently in Bangkok, Thailand.

A subsidiary company of Expolanka Freight (Pvt) Limited, Expo Freight South Africa was established in 2003 to strengthen the company’s global presence and the most recent award reaffirms its standing as a global player in freight and logistics.

The WCA Family of Logistic Networks is the first ever worldwide non-exclusive network that is neutrally managed and operated to truly benefit the members of the group. The recent ceremony highlights the best in the WCA Family, from among the most powerful grouping of independent freight forwarders with 4163 offices in more than 669 cities and ports worldwide. Together the WCA Family create more logistics power than all other networks combined and now has a total of 4139 member offices, making them the undisputed leader among freight logistics networks.

Accepting the accolade, Expo South Africa commented General Manager Dilrukshan Gunaratne, “WCA is about people and relationship building. The relationships are far more important than anywhere else in the industry and trust is critical for the forwarders partnerships. Being awarded the Best Partner of Africa will certainly raise our profile within the industry and help us to develop more business globally with other partners too.”

Expolanka Freight was established 1982 and is today one of the largest Freight forwarding companies in the region. A prominent IATA agent in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan it enjoys regional representation through 41 offices in 13 countries in Asia, Africa and Middle East. With a strong focus on customer centricity and numerous awards for business best practices and first-in-industry innovations the company has established itself as a strong player in the global logistics arena with a specialised fashion focus. Expolanka Freight is ranked among the top forwarders in most of its origins and provides services for the fashion, perishables, rubber and tea industries.

Expolanka Holdings PLC – the holding company of the Expolanka Group, commenced operations in 1978. The company is listed in the Main Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange as a diversified conglomerate. With diversified interests in Transportation, International Trading, Manufacturing and Strategic Investments sectors, the Group, which has a global presence in over 12 countries and 38 cities, has 46 subsidiaries and joint venture companies. Expolanka Holdings PLC posted a net profit of Rs. 1.3 Billion in the year ended 31 March 2011.