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Over the course of an epic 23 days, Andro and four friends traveled north through Southern Africa from the Put Foot Rally’s start in Cape Town: across South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi and ending at the rally’s finish line at a resort in Inhambane, Mozambique.

The 2015 Put Foot Rally saw around 160 like-minded people forming 54 separate crews, travelling through the same countries and reuniting at designated meeting points in each … but free to determine their own routes and travel at their own pace.

“One of the goals of the Put Foot Rally is to break down the stigma that Africa is not accessible,” explains Andro. “After only changing the filters in our 1987 Volkswagen Combi, we travelled the whole way without even getting a tyre puncture!”

Another objective of the Put Foot Rally is to support local communities, and 2015 was the first year that it had two charities: the Put Foot Foundation (supported since the inception of the rally five years ago) and the Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage.

The rally participants also donated school shoes and stationery to over 450 school children – some of which had never owned a pair of shoes before – from Okaukuejo Primary School in Namibia’s Etosha National Park.

Andro lists the donations to the Namibian school children as an undeniable highlight of a journey filled with them: a visit to the Fish River Canyon, the Etosha Salt Pan, the Caprivi Strip, the Victoria Falls and even white water rafting along the Zambezi!

AGS Movers Cape Town also made a sizeable donation towards the Put Foot Foundation, and was represented on the rally through both Andro’s presence and branding on his team’s vehicle.

“I saw a video on YouTube a couple of years ago and decided that I wanted to travel Southern Africa – so close to home, but yet so far out of reach,” recalls Andro.

“I set about telling my friends about the Put Foot Rally, and once we had enough team members so came a year’s planning and the rest is history.”

When asked whether he’d participate in the Put Foot Rally again, Andro’s answer is confident: “I would do anything to do this again. Africa is a beautiful place.”

Photo credits: Photos supplied by Justin Lee Photography (lead image and shoe drop) and Andro du Plessis

Emphasizing our ongoing commitment to the United Nations’ Global Compact since 2009, AGS uplifts local communities in countries our branches call home.

In 2015 delegates from the global removals industry will be travelling to Cape Town, South Africa, for the annual FIDI Conference from 29 March to 1 April. We recently announced that AGS has secured a prestigious Platinum Sponsorship for this conference, demonstrating AGS’s support for FIDI.

Furthering our global commitment to sustainable development, AGS is supporting the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) in South Africa, in an effort to specifically raise funds for the DTHF’s Tutu Tester mobile clinic programme.

AGS’ presence in the 2015 FIDI Conference will raise further awareness of the campaign, coinciding perfectly with the DTHF’s services delivered in Cape Town.

Project overview: Tutu Tester

The Tutu Tester mobile clinic offers a ‘Health on Wheels’ wellness service, providing point-of-care testing and screening for a range of chronic illnesses. These include HIV, Tuberculosis, STIs, diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as family-planning services.

The advanced point-of-care technology allows patients in under-served communities – with limited access to primary healthcare clinics – to receive their results in under 20 minutes.

AGS’ support for the DTHF

AGS will promote the DTHF through various communications, allowing our customers and business associates to join us in our support of this extremely worthy cause on the African continent.

Please look out for more updates on our social media channels – including Twitter and Facebook – and on www.agsmovers.com.

AGS Movers Paris is so passionate about mobility solutions by road that they recently entered a team of ten staff runners into the annual 10km L’Equipe race. Participating for the second time, the AGS team was spurred on by their 109th place finish this year (out of 132 teams) and are already looking forward to participating again next year.

GUINEA

AGS Movers Guinea recently received a letter of appreciation from South Africa’s ambassador to the country. This letter thanks AGS for the charitable donation received from the branch while commemorating International Mandela Day. Demonstrating further commitment to the cause, AGS also transported all donations to the South African Embassy.

SOUTH AFRICA

AGS’ International Movers Johannesburg sponsored the Defence Foreign Relations golf day in August, strengthening AGS’ relationship with senior embassy diplomats and South African government employees attending. While AGS Johannesburg’s German corporate sales executive played golf with Austria’s Ambassador (coming second in the tournament!), the rest of the AGS staff treated teams to tasty refreshments.

MALAWI

When a client recently needed a large boat transported from Malawi by road to Tanzania, AGS Movers Malawi was not deterred by the unusual request (for a land-locked country).

“The client chose AGS because we were the only company that could promise him that we have enough capacity to do this kind of job,” explains Branch Manager Luis Fernandez.

AGS Movers Coussaert sponsored the ‘A la Française’ weekend on May 24-25, hosted in an area of Brussels favoured by French expats. AGS’ popular stand was one of 60 in a market of gastronomy, crafts and creativity celebrating the Belgian art of living à la Française.

UNITED KINGDOM

AGS Movers London participated with a stand in the recent ‘London Totally Expat Show 2014’ trade fair, attended by mobility providers and consultants. A competition at AGS’ stand saw a winner receive a bottle of champagne and a box of chocolates.

SOUTH AFRICA

AGS Movers Johannesburg sponsored the Lycée Français Jules Verne school fête on May 31, also participating with a branded stand. As close on 1000 children attended along with their parents, it is the French school’s biggest annual event.

CZECH REPUBLIC

AGS Movers Prague branch recently participated in the Lycée Français de Prague’s school fair with a unique ‘Ali Baba’ game: children entered an AGS container with flashlights, recorded its contents on AGS packing lists, and the winner received a branded yoyo.

In 2009, the UNESCO declared 18 July an annual international day to honour Nelson Mandela’s legacy of peace and reconciliation.

“People around the world were encouraged to spend at least 67 minutes doing something positive for their communities, just like Nelson Mandela spent 67 years fighting for a democratic South Africa,”

says Renee van der Walt, Director of AGS Movers Johannesburg.

“We wanted to show our support by giving back to our community.”

AGS Movers Johannesburg partnered with Cornerstone Church and assisted in making 1200 sandwiches that were distributed, along with a fruit, to all the pupils at Denver Primary School.

“This wonderful experience left us feeling humbled and blessed,” said Renee. “It has uplifted the entire team, knowing that we have contributed to such a great cause.”

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Five other teams joined in: the Hawaiian Cruise Liners, The Titanics, The Sailors and The Captains, but none could match the Pirates’ ferocity for fun.
Participants bought Casual Day stickers for the privilege of turning out in their team regalia while supporting six South African charities:

• The National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA)
• Disabled People South Africa
• SA Federation for Mental Health
• SA National Council for the Blind
• Deaf Federation SA
• Epilepsy SA

AGS International Movers recognises the need to raise not just funds, but awareness and community support for those with disabilities. We are proud to have supported Casual Day in 2012 and look forward to reaching out once more in 2013.

Renée is the International Manager of the AGS Movers brand in South Africa and is based in Johannesburg, and Anton is the Branch Manager for AGS Movers Cape Town.

Both bring extensive branch-level experience to their directorship, which will see them taking on a broader role in helping to establish overall policies and objectives for AGS Movers South Africa.

Renée joined AGS Movers in 2000 as a Corporate Sales Executive developing new business for the brand, and became National Marketing Manager in 2004. Now Group International Manager, Renée is responsible for developing the agent network and manages the AGS Movers South Africa agent-to-agent business, in addition to managing the Sales and New Business Development divisions.

Anton began his 12-year career in the operations department of one of the Group’s subsidiaries based in Johannesburg.  In 1998 he joined the sales division of this subsidiary and became a top achiever by being awarded salesman of the year for four consecutive years. He then relocated from Johannesburg to Cape Town, where he worked again in sales before moving into management within the group. Anton has been branch manager of AGS Movers Cape Town since 2008.

Both directors have achieved a diploma in FIDI’s Essentials in International Moving course to complement their extensive experience.