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LOGISTICSEVOLVEDWe ensure that our clients always deliver on their promises to their customers.

Our flexible and effective approach is more important now than ever before, and we continue to adapt to the changing demands of retail with cutting edge logistics solutions. We help customers of all sizes maximise their potential and take their businesses to the next level.

This is Logistics evolved. This is Ace Freight’s business philosophy.

We’re large and ableWe’re experts in retail and high-value logistics. We have the fleet, the depots, the warehousing, the systems and the people to deliver on contracts of all sizes, and see the bigger picture without neglecting the day-to-day detail.

We’re fast and agileWe have a flexible, ‘flat’ structure that gives you direct access to our senior team. And our unique processes reduce red tape so we can deliver in days those projects that normally take months.

We’re big and smallOur bespoke approach to logistics sees us work with market-leaders, SMEs, start-ups and the East Africa’s fastest emerging brands – and deliver the same flexibility and exceptional service to every business regardless of their size.

Great customer service and operational excellence is and always has been the bedrock of Ace Freight’s success. Our standards have been honed in such demanding environments as retail and automotive logistics and we apply our learnings from these categories across all the sectors we operate in. With a large staff of skilled, experienced people, multiple sites across Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, a modern IT system, Ace Freight is well positioned to serve clients regionally from bases in Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Busia, Kampala and Kigali.

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We have many years of experience in handling oceanfreight. Dedicated consolidation services and full containers, we match the service to your timescales and financial requirements.

Simplified all-in competitive pricing and door to door control ensure you can rely on avoiding unnecessary delays. We provide landside handling for requirements prior to delivery to your customer when they cannot take delivery in container, or where sorting is required, for example with garments. Heavy lift or awkward loads are catered for particularly timber, motor vehicles, and large machinery.

Through our own office network in China we can provide pre-packing services at origin, including labelling, tagging, or splitting to different destinations.

• Regular Consolidation Services to/from worldwide

• Container packing/unpacking

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• Shipping Line contracts for competitive rates and space allocation

• Container haulage• Customs links to regional entry and

exit points• Pre-delivery palletising or sorting/

labelling• Multi-supplier consolidation• Transfer to our own Nairobi

logistics facility for total supply chain solution

WHat sHOUld i dO next?Our company is brimming with talent and experience. You can expect attention to detail and fast communication from people who are trained to do the job properly and professionally. We care about your business and your success, so you can be confident that your shipments are in safe hands.

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Our services range from on-board couriers for the most urgent of shipments, to consolidation services to and from any destination worldwide.

Industries from pharmaceutical to automotive or electronics to food stuffs, we have handled all manner of products in every shape and size.

We have the experience and the airline contacts to ensure we obtain the best rates for the best services, we make earlier flights.

• EDI links with airlines, receiving status updates 24/7

OUr serViCes: bY air OUr serViCes: rOad transfer and lOgistiCsEither from Mombasa, Kenya, or from Kigali, Rwanda, with fast connections throughout East Africa, we offer third party (3PL) logistics services to importers wanting to avoid the high overhead costs of storage and distribution.

We operate shared user facilities which are are clean and secure. Additionally we are fully approved by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to hold specific goods and products in Bond, which enables deferring of Duty & VAT payment until the goods are sold, not when they are imported.

Our Logistics features include:• Full product audit trail from receipt

to despatch• Full reporting functions• EDI receipt of orders and return

despatch confirmation• Internet transaction interface

(website generated orders)• Fully automated billing of charges

• Security trained drivers, warehouse and operations staff

• Fully trained to Statutory requirements for handling Dangerous Cargo

• Authorised for Customs Clearance at our premises.

• Airline handling equipment• Competitive rates• Full documentation services for

Customs & Trade Compliance• Packing & Insurance products• Department For Transport –

security approved

Our Logistics services include:• Receiving and Quality checking• Flexible locations, pallets, shelving,

bins• Order picking• Packing to specifications• Labelling to retailer/end user

requirements• Palletising to specifications• Delivery to any East African country

by parcel, pallet or dedicated carriers.

WHat sHOUld i dO next?Our company is brimming with talent and experience. You can expect attention to detail and fast communication from people who are trained to do the job properly and professionally. We care about your business and your success, so you can be confident that your shipments are in safe hands.

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drY CargO trailer fleetAs experts in transportation and logistics Ace Freight operate a fleet of over 40 trailers across East Africa. All products must, at some stage, travel by road and road haulage is often the most convenient and appropriate option for the whole route.

With a significant number of road trailers Ace Freight can ensure reliable and comprehensive coverage of the East African roads network.

Our trailer fleet services includes:• Standard 13.6m Huckepack

Euroliners featuring:• Sliding curtains and sliding roof• Specification maximises internal

height• 34 Europallet capacity• Stanchions• Full access when loading from the

rear• Mega trailers for high volume

goods• Supercube trailers up to 4.8m

external height and 52 pallet capacity (64 Europallets)

• Additional security in transportation

a range Of ValUe added eqUipment sOlUtiOns:

• Light weight trailers responding to industry requirements

• Anti-slash curtains for high value goods

• Roll out of remote tracking systems across the fleet

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COntainers fleetAce Freight has a wide range of container types to suit all cargo needs. With approximately 20 containers and our own workshops for container repair, we provide equipment according to customer demand. We provide tailor-made solutions for transportation of forest products, chemicals, steel and other metals, and temperature-sensitive products.

Ace Freight offers the following container types:drY COntainers

• 20’ Container 8ft6• 40’ Palletwide Container 9ft6

speCial COntainers• 20’ Flatrack 8ft6• 40’ Flatrack 9ft6• 45’ Flatrack 9ft6• 20’ Open Top Container 9ft6• 40’ Open Top Container 9ft6

tankersAce Freight operate a fleet of tank containers and road tankers. Our tanker services are product specific and include the following.

• Milk Reloadw Tankers – 30,000 Litre Milk Reload tanks that are dedicated to milk and milk fractions

• Food Grade Tankers – 32,000 Litre, 25,000 Litre tankers with food grade pumps and heating coils, single and multi compartment

• Liquid Fuel Reload Tankers – 30,000 Litre tanks that are dedicated to petroleum and petroleum fractions.

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We know the most important success factor for your business is getting your goods to your consumers. This may be through retail distribution, online direct to the end user or a combination of both. But above all, for all this to be successful, we need trusted and reliable workforce. At Ace Freight, that’s our Number One investment. Over 70% of our team have been working for Ace Freight for more than five years. So you can count on Ace Freight to have an experienced team that know how to get your goods to your retailers and consumers, cost effectively and efficiently.

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