About us

South African-born. Pan-African by design.

Founded in Johannesburg in 2012, A.L.P has grown into a continent-wide logistics, procurement and trade-finance partner trusted by mines, EPC contractors, manufacturers and governments.

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Our story

Built on the corridors we know best.

A.L.P started with a single observation: African projects were stalling not because of cargo, but because of the gap between supplier payment terms and the reality of cross-border banking.

By taking that risk onto our balance sheet — and pairing it with a freight network we already operated — we let our clients procure as if they were buying domestically.

Today we move everything from a 20-foot container of spares to entire processing plants, across all 54 African countries, with the same single-contact discipline.

What we stand for

Four values, no exceptions.

Accountability

One project lead, one quote, one invoice. We own the outcome end-to-end.

Local insight

Our teams live and work in the markets they serve — no remote-controlled logistics.

Compliance first

Every shipment is documented, certified and traceable from supplier to site.

Long partnerships

Most of our clients have been with us for more than five years. That's the metric we measure.

2012
Founded in Johannesburg
2016
Opened East African hub in Nairobi
2019
Launched advance payment desk
2021
West Africa expansion via Lagos
2023
Crossed USD 400M cargo milestone
Today
Operating in all 54 African nations