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Bidvest Panalpina Logistics wins gold

Bidvest Panalpina Logistics has achieved a gold award in PMR Africa's annual survey on freight forwarders.
Jenny Retief, National Marketing Executive, Bidvest Panalpina Logistics, with the gold award from PMR.
Jenny Retief, National Marketing Executive, Bidvest Panalpina Logistics, with the gold award from PMR.

BPL scored 4.12 out of a possible 5.00 in the independent survey, up from 4.11 the previous year. While this is a small increase, it is indicative of BPL's commitment to continuous improvement.

The 150 respondents comprising logistics, operational and warehouse managers rated freight forwarders across a range of 16 attributes. Questions included: ability to offer alternative transport solutions; BEE rating; electronic access to data; overall relationship with agents; predictability of delivery; problem solving; reliability; quality of overseas forwarding services and more.

The purpose of the awards is to set a benchmark in industry and create an opportunity to recognise employees for their hard work. BPL continues to produce innovative solutions for a wide range of clients in healthcare; consumer goods and retail; automotive; hi-tech; oil and gas and telecommunications.

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