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International non-compete clause ended, I hired everybody back, and that is the origin of Logenix, 25 years ago. We started with a core of five people, and today there are almost 200 of us,” he begins. Over time, the team at Logenix refined their expertise and operations to specialize in the core market of medicine and healthcare logistics. Ron explains how the business and its supply chain have evolved since those early days.“ Years ago, we became experts in moving all sorts of cargo to and through developing nations from global origins. In the beginning, the supply chain was not as diversified as it is now. Presently, only five percent of our originating cargo comes out of the US, compared to around 60 percent out of India and China, with the remaining 35 percent coming out of Europe and South America. The journey from when we started 25 years ago to today has been about establishing ourselves in all those origin points and then developing the skills necessary to clear all kinds of different cargo within developing nations. That has led to some important specialisms. Our number one specialism is moving medicines across developing nations, which are highly regulated and can be difficult to clear through customs. Within that sits another specialism that I believe we lead the world in: the management of temperature-sensitive drugs throughout developing nations. I don’ t think any of the major firms can match either the number of shipments or the value of temperature-sensitive medicines and medical supplies that we move,” he continues.
Alongside its pharmaceutical work, Logenix undertakes a lot of power and water infrastructure initiatives, managing supply chains that require an entirely different set of skills. Most of the goods involved are either oversized or extremely heavy, placing them in the category the freight industry refers to as high, wide or heavy. These shipments require specialist grounding, cranes and riggers at the destination, as well as careful coordination throughout. Across Africa in particular, Logenix manages a range of such programs at the same time, handling everything from heavy equipment logistics to the continued movement of medicines and temperature-controlled substances.
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