FREDD Project wins Gold at prestigious Logistics Achiever Awards In South Africa

Vying for top honours against stiff competition, FREDD was at the heart of an entry from a multi-organisational team from the South African sugar industry.

FREDD is now fully operational within the local sugar industry at four sugar mills owned by three of southern Africa’s top sugar corporations.

“FREDD has had a phenomenal impact on both the South African and Swaziland sugar industry supply chains and is now the main technology platform driving supply chain efficiency improvement in the sugar industry, ” says Peter Lyne, Programme Manager, South African Sugar Research Institute.

“Apart from impressive fuel savings due to reduced vehicle idling at the respective mills, FREDD has set new productivity benchmarks within the sugar industry, including cost savings for growers and hauliers from the reduced mill turn-around times in excess of R12.7 million at one mill alone. For the mill owner, savings associated with the reduction in mill stops are estimated to be in excess of R14.7 million per annum” says Ryan Giles from Crickmay and Associates who coordinated the project.

Agtrix shared the honour with the South African Cane Growers Association, TSB Sugar, Tongaat Hulett, Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation, Sumit Solutions, the South African Sugar Research Institute, together with specialist supply chain efficiency consultancy, Crickmay and Associates

It is great that the life work of one of Agtrix’s staff, Grahame Dines, was recognised for its value.