Bridgewater Logistics: Building Efficiency Through Expertise Bridgewater Logistics’ clients have peace of mind knowing that their logistics and warehousing needs are handled by a team of skilled and experienced professionals — allowing them to focus on their core business operations. According to Quinton de Villiers, Managing Director of Bridgewater Logistics, one of the key advantages…
Transport and Logistics is all about maximising movements of cargo and containers with time constraints and under pressure. The future is evolving in a “less is more” approach. We have the perfect workhorse that will ensure your containerised movements are kept lite and trouble free. Bridgwater Logistics is proud to introduce a new division, Bridgewater…
Some shippers still tend to only consider the cheapest available option when appointing a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. The downside to this approach is that it is merely a compilation of cost-effective freight rates and does not take into consideration the overall lifecycle of logistics costs. Bridgewater Logistics has retained customers on a long-term basis…
Bridgewater Logistics is strategically positioned to continue providing an unrivalled transport logistics solution to businesses of all sizes, despite an extremely challenging economic environment in which the entire road-transport logistics industry and its customers are currently operating. Seven of the 10 manufacturing sectors reported negative growth rates in the first quarter of this year, while…
By Quinton de Villiers “Out-of-the-box” thinking is reinventing “last-mile” fulfilment, the last step in the supply chain that is currently the most crucial and problematic for retailers. Poor road infrastructure, geocoding issues, extremely remote areas and intense security that inhibit access to locations are among those factors that contribute towards the high costs and…
Inventory management is among the main challenges small businesses face during the gestation period. “It ranks right up there with limited access to finance and difficulties in finding customers. Some of these businesses don’t track their inventory while others do not even have such a register. This can lead to late shipments, delayed order processing…
By Quinton de Villiers Global road transport companies are harnessing the significant advances made in telematics technology to achieve new levels of productivity and efficiency, and their South African counterparts are gradually following suit. At the most basic level, telematics technologies have enabled the improved monitoring of driver behaviour to bolster productivity and realise…
Bridgewater Logistics’ state-of-the-art crossdocking operations support growing trends in supply-chain management, including just-in-time deliveries, as well as increased collaboration among participants and the rapid deployment of new and sophisticated technologies in supply chains. “Our crossdocking operations reduce, or completely eliminate the time and costs of holding and handling inventory. This includes routing material and…
Partnering Bridgewater Logistics, one of the country’s leading third-party logistics providers (3PLs), has enabled businesses of various sizes to significantly increase their capacity to execute transactional and tactical warehouse processes. This is in addition to eliminating the need for fixed warehousing assets and reducing operating costs. Importantly, businesses also have access to the insights of…
By Quinton de Villiers South Africa needs to urgently adopt a radically different approach to road safety if it intends solving its high road mortality rate. It stands out as among the highest in the world, with more than 130 000 people having lost their lives in accidents over the past decade. A sound starting point…