At BIL, we identify and develop customised solutions to meet the needs of the healthcare industry and to optimise supply chains and provide validated transportation to global destinations. This industry is characterised by ongoing and growing research and development efforts that increase the requirements for regulation, the pressure of increasing costs, and the need for a consolidated market. This leads to rising supply chain costs and a need to continuously maintain product safety and supply chain security.

The team at Bidvest International Logistics will help design an optimal supply chain that will add value to your company, help you save costs, and optimise your processes. The expertise our team has lies in providing innovative ways to collaborate and we develop new solutions for this constantly changing industry.

Services

• End-to-end transportation and logistics solutions for smart sourcing (inbound to manufacturing)
• Intercontinental freight forwarding
• Lead logistics
• High security and safety measures throughout the entire supply chain
• Handling of temperature-controlled and hazardous cargo
• Speed to market (e.g. outbreaks, product launch or stock out)
• Full end-to-end supply chain visibility and lot traceability
• Information confidentially
• Validation and qualification of transport solutions or trade lanes
• Own controller cold chain management and operational capabilities (temperature-sensitive handling)
• Special containers maintaining specific temperature ranges
• Temperature data recording during transport and analysis
• Quality and HSE management system based on ISO certification including subcontractor management
• SAHPRA registered warehouse facilities
• Compliance with current GDP (Good Distribution Practice)
• Product-specific packaging solutions.

Value-added services

• Order and freight management
• Ocean reefer management
• Re-packaging and transport packaging solutions for active and passive cooling (that meet that industry’s hygiene, light, temperature, and/or shock requirements through the entire supply chain)
• Dedicated freighter service with full integrated cool chain solution
• Hi-tech warehousing with temperature-controlled refrigeration
• Fast turnaround to protect efficacy of cargo
• Stringent TAPA “A” security at airfreight hub at OR Tambo International Airport
• Online real-time shipment tracking, invoicing, costing and status reports
• Extended logistics services
• Offices and/or hubs at all international airports.

The BIL Difference

We have implemented stringent procedures and processes to ensure the integrity and security of hazardous products in transit.

• Our global network has an infrastructure that is designed to handle this highly sensitive cargo. Dedicated planes are fitted with cooling systems, we have high-security, temperature-controlled storage and we guarantee the treatment efficacy and patient safety.
• Both our local and global teams of dedicated specialists have in-depth healthcare knowledge and are experts in consulting on, implementing, and executing healthcare and chemical supply chains.

Major Healthcare Products We Handle

1. Instruments (normal size/over size)
2. Medicines (dangerous goods/normal goods)
3. Diagnostics and consumable (normal goods)
4. Reagents (chilled/ room temperature)
5. Vaccines (frozen/chilled/room temperature.

Cold Chain Facilities We Offer

1. Video surveillance on and off-site system for access control
2. Motion detector & burglary prevention device temperature 2 to 8° C
3. Dry ice procedures
4. Dry ice replenishment service generator backup
5. Temperature controlled distribution.

Healthcare Quality Standards

1. Consistent group-wide quality standards for healthcare-specific business processes embodied in the Integrated Management System (IMS)
2. We are working according to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards
3. Worldwide quality management organisation supervises local quality improvement programme.