April 2011

ELW Global appoints Michael Currin a graduate in Electro Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. Michael will be responsible for new Product Development and Business Development in French speaking Africa.

March 2011

ELW Global USA, teamed with L-3/MPRI, announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide logistical support to MPRI’s criminal justice subject matter experts on the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP). This seven-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract consists of a base year plus six option years, with a total contract funding ceiling of $1 billion, and was awarded using full and open competitive procedures.

January 2011

ELW Global appoints Cees Schoorl as Country Manager , Sudan. Cees has over thirty years experience in the operations and maintenance arena. He will be based in Juba, Sudan.

January 2011

ELW Global opens Operations Center in Juba, Sudan to strengthen service in the region. The center is equipped with warehousing, outdoor storage and a full service maintenance facility.

December 2010

ELW Global successfully delivers PPE to the Burundi troops in support of AMISOM. This was a fast moving contingency requirement that required us to operate at maximum capacity to meet tight deadlines.

September 2010

ELW Global appoints Sean Miller responsible for Business Development in Europe, based in ELW Global UK’s Oxford office.

August 2010

ELW Global announces the formation of ELW Global UK Ltd, in order to better serve customers in Europe. ELW Global UK Ltd shows the Group’s commitment to growth and worldwide representation.
The PPE division, ELW Global Armour (www.elwglobalarmour.com), supplies 3400 protective plates to the Africa Union troops in Somalia. This is sufficient to provide protection for 2 battalions.

July 2010

ELW Global manufactures and supplies a variety of equipment, including Level 1 Field Hospitals, Diesel Field Kitchens and Catering Units to Senegal and Burkina Faso in support of Formed Police Units that will deploy to Darfur.

June 2010

ELW Global provides procurement and airlift for an Embassy security contract in Malawi.
ELW Global manufactures and supplies equipment, including a Level 1 Field Hospital, ROWPU and Personal Protection Equipment to Haiti in support of the rebuilding program in that earthquake ravaged country.

May 2010

ELW Global joins the Corporate Council of Africa (CCA). CCA works closely with governments, multilateral groups and business to improve the African continent’s trade and investment climate, and to raise the profile of Africa with the US business community.

April 2010

ELW Global Limited joins the Corporate Council of Africa (CCA). CCA works closely with governments, multilateral groups and business to improve the African continent’s trade and investment climate, and to raise the profile of Africa in the US business community.
ELW Global USA Inc registers as a vendor with NAMSA, the procurement arm of NATO. This is part of ELW Global Ltd’s long range growth plan.

March 2010

ELW Global Limited announces the appointment of Bert Ruizendaal as Operations Director, Africa and the Middle East. Bert will be based in South Africa.

February 2010

ELW Global Limited announces the appointment of Paul C. Gant as Vice President, ELW Global USA Inc. Paul will be based in Dallas, Texas.

September 2009

ELW Global Limited announces the establishment of ELW Global USA Inc, an exclusive partner based in Dallas, Texas.

2008

ELW Global Limited goes from strength to strength and during 2008, supplied the following equipment in to Darfur for a variety of end users.

2007

ELW Global Limited was registered in Dubai to offer an alternative product range which was more robust and suited to the harsh conditions in Africa and to operate separately from Cargo Marketing International.

May to September 2007

Cargo Marketing International provides the operational support for an airlift program between Abu Dhabi and Darfur. This involves daily flights utilizing 4 x IL76. The successful load planning resulted in the program being completed in less flights than initially planned.

2004 to 2007

Cargo Marketing International completes its reorganization and establishes its headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa.

2004

Cargo Marketing International announces its intention to sell its regional operations in Africa and to concentrate its efforts on establishing its position as a charter broker and project management company on the African continent.

July 1989

Cargo Marketing International takes over Worldwide Freight Forwarders (Pty) Ltd, in South Africa to provide a full freight forwarding service to its Southern African offices.