Kuepper breaks into SADC

Johannesburg, 13 March 2009 - Kuepper International is looking to expand its tracking solution to post offices and courier services in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The freight tracking company is equipping more than 200 post offices in Namibia with its solution.

Namibia Post Office will be our entry into the SADC region via their network,we have been involved with them for the last seven years says Kuepper International CEO and owner Mike Shraga.

Shraga is adamant there are “hundreds” of post offices in the SADC region that would benefit from the company's online tracking system. Kuepper expects to use its tracking solution to move into Angola via its Namibian clients and from there it will head into Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania.

“Once we've finished the Namibian project, we will focus on spreading our solution to other countries. At Kuepper, we've taken up an aggressive business model, which has seen us secure some crucial contracts and will help our expansion in southern Africa,” says Shraga.

Streamlining the flow

Shraga says one of the key functions Kuepper played in the Namibian postal industry was to streamline the post offices' financials. The end result was that the Namibia Post Office's courier division became a cash-positive branch.

“A lot of packages leaving Namibia head into Angola, and our freight and courier tracking software will be vital in managing those flows.”

The tracking solutions provider says it is also looking for an empowerment partner in its quest to conquer the SADC region. Shraga says companies need the right partners to handle business north of the border.