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Core People

 

Nesh Freight International’s staff is a dedicated, loyal team of experts who have been with the Reddi family for decades.

 

Established in August 1991, Nesh Freight's founder has 35 years' experience in the African freight forwarding and clearing industry.

 

Nesh Freight International Culture

 

As a family-owned business, Nesh Freight International offers a home from home for its staff of more than 100 skilled people, welcoming them as part of the family and caring, equipping and growing them for mutually beneficial long-term relationships.

 

Staff are on round-the-clock standby to ensure the streamlined, successful movement of freight into Africa.

 

Although the business has grown from its humble beginnings, it retains the ability to respond and adapt to situations immediately, through the hands-on management of brothers Vinesh and Ranesh Reddi.

 

Nesh Freight International is proud of its relationships with clients and the repeat business from many listed companies which spans more than 20 years.

 

Beyond the issues of cost-effective and efficient service excellence is the importance of trust and relationship. Nesh Freight International has achieved both the trust of its customers and staff, building lasting, meaningful and beneficial business relationships with all stakeholders.

 

Clients trust Nesh Freight International.

We invite you to trust us with your consignment.

 

Mr Ranga Reddi - Founder and Chairman of Nesh Freight

 

With 35 years’ experience in the African freight forwarding and clearing industry, Mr Ranga Reddi recalls his early days in the freight forwarding business when he earned R75 per month as a clerk in a clearing company.

 

He worked his way up through the domestic and export road and airfreight business and his service excellence and professionalism soon earned him a valuable reputation and a network of contacts within neighbouring African countries.

 

In August 1991, before the dawning of the new democracy in South Africa, Ranga saw an opportunity to start his own company and embraced it with his typical enthusiasm and attention to personal service. Naming the company after his two young sons, and with the support from his wife who “knew he could do it”, he stepped out of his comfort zone and established Nesh Freight International. Initially working from a Zozo hut without even a cupboard to store his documents, the company grew from strength to strength, moving to bigger premises in Alberton before opening the current offices in Wadeville in 1997.

 

As trade between African countries developed, Nesh Freight International won a significant contract in Zambia in 1994 which marked a new phase in the company’s growth. Since then, Nesh Freight International has established a permanent presence, both within key Zambian cities and at the border entry post.

 

Besides growing Nesh Freight International, Ranga is proud of the contribution his company has made towards building the Zambian economy, saying: “Since 1991 the improvement in the business and private sectors as well as the upliftment of community life styles has been encouraging and heart-warming. The Nesh Freight International team is grateful for the opportunity of playing a part in these historical developments.”