Seamless Supply Chain Solutions to the Food Industry

Vector logistics is a specialist third-party logistics service provider (3pl) for the food and food-related industries within southern Africa across the retail, wholesale and food service sectors. 

Vector's vehicle fleet includes a food industry first in 'multi-temperature' vehicles enabling the company to service business across frozen, chilled and ambient temperature zones on a single delivery.

History

• Vector Logistics origins lie within I&J (an AVI Limited Company) where it was positioned as a in-house distribution arm.
  
• I&J started to build a distribution business in earnest in the late 1950s when it began to get involved in the distribution of frozen vegetables.
  
• Up to that time I&J had developed an efficient network for the distribution of fresh fish into the hinterland. With the advent of frozen foods, the development of the distribution business was an obvious move.
  
• The growth of the distribution business was given significant impetus with the conclusion of a distribution arangement with Rainbow Chicken in 1966, although at this time this was limited to the Natal (KZN) area.
  
• Over time, the sales and distribution business of I&J underwent many changes. The division was relaunched in late 1999 to become the Customer Division. This was in line with the increasing focus on delivering to customer and principal supply chain management needs – an important step in growing from a traditional selling and distribution division to a true outsource service provider. 
  
•  In July 2001, AVI Limited relaunched its distribution business as an entirely separate company. In 2002 it was renamed Vector Logistics.
  
• Vector Logistics (Pty) Ltd is now 100% owned by Rainbow Farms (Pty) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Rainbow Chicken Limited.
  
• Vector Logistics (Pty) Ltd is the holding company of one operating subsidiary, Vector Logistics Limited, registered in Namibia.

Corporate Identity

• The word "Vector" means “a force, with magnitude and direction”.
  
• It is precise and measured.
  
• These words encompass our vision, mission and objectives as far as building the Vector brand is concerned.
  
• We have magnitude by virtue of our extensive national infrastructure and technical capability, as well as support from 2 200 employees, over 10 000 customers and a powerful, reputable holding company.
  
• We have direction – we know where we have come from and we know what we need to do to plot the road ahead successfully.
  
• Our vision is to build a profitable, focused logistics business in the food and food-related markets in South Africa.   

Services

Primary transport: Vector manages a fleet of approximately one hundred 28-ton refrigerated vehicles

Cold Storage: Vector’s Cold Storage bulk warehousing facilities in Gauteng, KZN and the Western & Southern Cape provide significant supply chain benefits and cost savings to our clients 
 
Principal secondary distribution: Vector's core business is providing focused supply chain solutions to leading Southern African frozen and chilled food manufacturers. Our major clients include Rainbow, McCain, I&J and Willowton 

Customer Secondary distribution: A total logistics service to large franchise groups who wish to maintain central control and consistency of their branded food outlets in Southern Africa sales solutions

Vector Sales Solutions: A dedicated, synergized service encompassing, sales order processing, inbound store logistics and merchandising of branded food products.

                                                     

Vector - the force with magnitude and direction

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