Our Story

Over the Years

2007
Founded

  • Xeon began operations in May 2007 with a 3-year warehousing and transportation services contract from Ericsson South Africa, the Swedish telecommunication network company. Initially operations were confined to the Gauteng province.
2009
Service Expansion

  • In June 2009 Xeon founded and invested in a freight forwarding and clearing company.  This was subsequently divested in 2014, upon the establishment of an internal business division similar business services for DSV.
2010
Geographic Expansion

  • In June 2010, Xeon expanded its warehousing and transportation services nationally to KwaZulu-Natal (Durban), Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth) and Western Cape (Cape Town). Expansion was driven off the back of a 5-year contract with a global engineering organisation.
2014
Joint Venture with DSV

  • In June 2014 DSV entered the South African market through the acquisition of Swift Logistics.
  • DSV approached Xeon to enter into joint venture partnership to provide freight forwarding and clearing services through a newly created division in November 2014.
  • The joint venture partnership enabled DSV to maintain the patronage of their South African customers that required to transact with a leading B-BEEE organisation while engaging in supplier development.  This presented an ideal opportunity for Xeon to integrate backwards into the logistics value-chain and become a freight forwarding and clearing services provider.
2014
Xeon establishes a Pharmaceutical division

  • Xeon was selected as the preferred supply chain partner to a leading global medical devices manufacturer for Sub-Saharan Africa, enabling them to expand their operations onto the African continent.
  • Xeon provided warehousing and transportation services to distribute their automated molecular diagnostics systems and test-kits for critical infectious disease, virology and oncology.
  • Since 2014 Xeon has proven their service capability and standards at the highest level as is required in the pharmaceutical sector.
2016
Xeon establishes its own freight forwarding and clearing company

  • Xeon brings its freight forwarding and clearing division back in house and delivers growth through the inclusion of new clients.
2018
Xeon expands into the FMCG sector

  • Xeon’s service offering is expanded to incorporate the retail FMCG sector, with temperature controlled food grade facilities opened nationally to service prestigious multi-national retail principals. Xeon service offering into this sector includes freight forwarding and clearing, warehousing, transportation and order to cash business services.
2018
Xeon establishes a trade finance fund

  • With growing demand by companies to purchase stock on extended payment terms in order to free up liquidity, Xeon established itself as a financial services provider – Global Trade Finance Solutions (GTFS).
  • GTFS is accredited by the Financial Services Board (“FSB”), South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) and National Credit Regulator (“NCR”)- allowing the provision of innovative financing solutions including invoice financing, hedging foreign currency exposure and off-balance sheet financing.
2020
Xeon plays a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response

  • Our experience in the pharmaceutical sector, and long-standing nationwide logistics enabled Xeon to play a critical role in distributing life-saving products including COVID-19 test kits and personal protection equipment to and on behalf of the National Department of Health.  We operated throughout the highest levels of country-lockdown, and helped, indirectly to save countless lives through our efforts.
2021
Xeon partners with the National Department of Health

  • Xeon was selected as the third-party logistics and quality assurance partner for personal protection equipment (PPE) procure by the National Department of Health Global Fund, and their associated sub-recipients.
  • Xeon continues to play a critical role in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa by managing the international and local logistics for emergency buffer stock products throughout the various COVID-19 waves.
2007
Founded

  • Xeon began operations in May 2007 with a 3-year warehousing and transportation services contract from Ericsson South Africa, the Swedish telecommunication network company. Initially operations were confined to the Gauteng province.
2009
Service Expansion

  • In June 2009 Xeon founded and invested in a freight forwarding and clearing company.  This was subsequently divested in 2014, upon the establishment of an internal business division similar business services for DSV.
2010
Geographic Expansion

  • In June 2010, Xeon expanded its warehousing and transportation services nationally to KwaZulu-Natal (Durban), Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth) and Western Cape (Cape Town). Expansion was driven off the back of a 5-year contract with a global engineering organisation.
2014
Joint Venture with DSV

  • In June 2014 DSV entered the South African market through the acquisition of Swift Logistics.
  • DSV approached Xeon to enter into joint venture partnership to provide freight forwarding and clearing services through a newly created division in November 2014.
  • The joint venture partnership enabled DSV to maintain the patronage of their South African customers that required to transact with a leading B-BEEE organisation while engaging in supplier development.  This presented an ideal opportunity for Xeon to integrate backwards into the logistics value-chain and become a freight forwarding and clearing services provider.
2014
Xeon establishes a Pharmaceutical division

  • Xeon was selected as the preferred supply chain partner to a leading global medical devices manufacturer for Sub-Saharan Africa, enabling them to expand their operations onto the African continent.
  • Xeon provided warehousing and transportation services to distribute their automated molecular diagnostics systems and test-kits for critical infectious disease, virology and oncology.
  • Since 2014 Xeon has proven their service capability and standards at the highest level as is required in the pharmaceutical sector.
2016
Xeon establishes its own freight forwarding and clearing company

  • Xeon brings its freight forwarding and clearing division back in house and delivers growth through the inclusion of new clients.
2018
Xeon expands into the FMCG sector

  • Xeon’s service offering is expanded to incorporate the retail FMCG sector, with temperature controlled food grade facilities opened nationally to service prestigious multi-national retail principals. Xeon service offering into this sector includes freight forwarding and clearing, warehousing, transportation and order to cash business services.
2018
Xeon establishes a trade finance fund

  • With growing demand by companies to purchase stock on extended payment terms in order to free up liquidity, Xeon established itself as a financial services provider – Global Trade Finance Solutions (GTFS).
  • GTFS is accredited by the Financial Services Board (“FSB”), South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) and National Credit Regulator (“NCR”)- allowing the provision of innovative financing solutions including invoice financing, hedging foreign currency exposure and off-balance sheet financing.
2020
Xeon plays a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response

  • Our experience in the pharmaceutical sector, and long-standing nationwide logistics enabled Xeon to play a critical role in distributing life-saving products including COVID-19 test kits and personal protection equipment to and on behalf of the National Department of Health.  We operated throughout the highest levels of country-lockdown, and helped, indirectly to save countless lives through our efforts.
2021
Xeon partners with the National Department of Health

  • Xeon was selected as the third-party logistics and quality assurance partner for personal protection equipment (PPE) procure by the National Department of Health Global Fund, and their associated sub-recipients.
  • Xeon continues to play a critical role in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa by managing the international and local logistics for emergency buffer stock products throughout the various COVID-19 waves.