Joza Global Logistics Limited has won double honours at the 2021 Lafarge Transport Summit held recently at Sheraton and Towers lkeja, Lagos.

The event was organised by Lafarge African Plc, a multinational corporate business giant proffering high-tech solutions towards meeting construction needs and the growing demands of the mega infrastructural projects in cement production.

The high point of this maiden edition of the transport summit was the selection and award presentations of the Best Transporter for each region and finally for the nation. Joza Global Logistics Limited was unanimously selected as the best transporter nationwide for the year 2021 while also emerging as the best in transport in the Eastern region.

This feat saw Sir. Emmanuel Usiakpor, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Joza Global Logistics Ltd, being handed over with the Key of the latest brand of Mitsubishi Triton L2004WD pick up van for the national category and a Thermocool powered 10KVA generator for coming topmost amongst other transport partners in the east.

The selection process however was hinged on Safety, operational efficiency with other Lafarge performance and measurement indexes.

Lafarge African Plc Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Khaled El-Dokani, disclosed in his opening remarks that the theme of this year’s award presentations is, “Let’s build together”. He said that the event targeted at ensuring that their independent transport partners who are involved in their daily operations clinically improve their safety and operational efficiency, aided by cutting edge innovations in transportation management.

It would be recalled that Joza Global logistics scored a defining quadruple between the year 2013 to 2016, when the company consistently won the Overall National Transporter at Nigeria Breweries yearly award presentations; a feat that is yet to be challenged by any other.

Currently, this transport giant is being viewed as one amongst the few leading Transport Companies in Nigeria that has towered above others by placing safety and technology above profit, no wonder the company was recently recognized by the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON) with the award of excellence in safety leadership in the transport sector.

According to Sir Emmanuel Usiakpor, the MD/CEO of Joza Global Logistics Ltd, the award is largely being dedicated to his cluster of dutiful drivers on the road for their hard work and safety adherence. He also commended Lafarge African Plc for the safety and technological support to their transporters which has been pivotal for the sustenance and growth of Joza Global. He also encourages other transporters to see safety above profit to avoid loss of life and properties

While bringing the business of the summit to a close, Mr. Khaled El-Dokani, the CEO of Larfarge group after sharing all of these insights also affirmed that his company will not just deliver same quality product as good as those of their Parent company HOLCIM in other parts of the world, but will continue to deliver on time and in a safe and excellent condition.

•PHOTO: L- R; Director Supply Chain Lafarge, Lolu Akinyemi; Current National Best Transporter with Lafarge, Emmanuel Usiakpor; Manager Transport East, Mrs. Chidinmma Iwueze-Ifeanyi; and Head Logistics Eastern Region, Lafarge, Kehinde Micheal at the presentation of Mitsubishi Triton L200 Pick-Up key, as prize to the winner, Usiakpor… recently