Warehouse and Distribution Centre

• About our warehouse
• Services offered
• Warehouse terms and conditions

Logistic demands are ever increasing and strategies to counter service-level failures highlight the importance of the warehousing and distribution phase.

Cypress Transport Warehouse and Distribution Centre is a major player in the warehousing and distribution industry. We are customer focused, customer driven and believe in building strong and healthy relationships with our customers.

At Cypress Transport Warehouse and Distribution Centre, our objective is to increase our customer’s profit by driving the costs down, thus ensuring a mutually beneficial relationship. We regard service levels and highly competitive rates as top priority. Customer satisfaction and the safeguarding of consignments are of utmost importance.

Our value added services are made available to clients who wish to make use of our warehousing and distribution expertise. We ensure that our receipt, dispatch and stock management procedures provide efficient consignment control.

We have the infrastructure, control measures and facilities to ensure that all our clients’ needs and expectations are met and kept.

About our warehouse

• Location - 3,2km from the Johannesburg Container Terminal
• Management and staff have a thorough understanding of the warehousing and distribution industry
• We practice effective housekeeping in the warehouse
• We deliver decreased turn-around times (distribution)
• We have effective control measures in place, including:
  • The necessary IT systems
  • State-of-the-art surveillance cameras
  • 24 Hr on-site armed guards with stand-by armed response

The above factors contributes to us being the undisputed leader in the warehousing and distribution industry.
 

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Services offered

Receiving, loading and unloading of consignments from clients or suppliers. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Handling of containerized cargo
• Handling of super-links – break bulk
• Handling of road trucks – partial loads
• Storage - duty free warehousing
• Order selection – sorting of cargo
• Supply of labour
• Marking of cargo
• Deleting and marking
• Packing and crating
• Inventory management
• Fumigation
• Strapping
• Supply of pallets and palletising
• Supply of labels and labeling
• Wrap/secure pallets with shrink-wrap
• Tailboard examinations
• Opening / Extracting / Closing
• Weighing / Measuring
• Distribution to any destination in South Africa
• Fully licensed to transfer and store bonded cargo




Bonded goods
The "bonded goods" used in this Administration Regulations refers to the import cargo that have not been released from customs, the export or transshipment cargo inspected and sealed by customs, and other types of cargo under customs surveillance and control.

We ensure that consignments do not get contaminated.

Services can be customized on client’s request.
 

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Warehouse Terms and Conditions

For the purpose of reference to these terms, conditions and tariff, Cypress Transport Warehouse and Distribution Centre will hereinafter be referred to as CTWDC.

1. All business and any services conducted will be undertaken in accordance with our Standard Trading Terms and Conditions. Copy available upon request.
2. Any service provided that is not defined in the tariff, will be charged at a rate agreed between CTWDC and the client.
3. A "day" commences at midnight and ends the following midnight. Part periods are calculated as a complete day.
4. A "freight ton" shall mean 1000 kilograms or 1 cubic metre, whichever is greater.
5. All charges where applicable are based upon a minimum of one (1) freight ton unless otherwise specified.
6. A "consignment" shall mean cargo detailed as per each Bill Of Lading per client.
7. All work shall be performed during normal working hours. Normal working hours of CTWDC shall be excluding public holidays, between the hours of  Monday to Friday, 08h00 to 16h30. If overtime is worked at the request of the client, such overtime shall be for the account of the client.
8. Payment of all service rendered will be COD, unless a credit application has been approved by CTWDC management, in which case payment must be in accordance with the terms thereof.
9. Lien on cargo and/or containers: Refer to Standard Trading Conditions.
10. All cargo is stored at owner's risk and account. Insurance may be arranged if requested in writing prior to acceptance thereof into CTWDC's facility.
11. Hazardous cargo - CTWDC requires pre-advice prior to receiving hazardous/noxious cargo - this advice being contained in the Container Manifest. The warehouse will not be bound to accept such cargo, which constitutes a hazard.
12. Single items exceeding 4000kg constitute a heavy lift and attract a 30% handling surcharge.