Woodford Launches In Umhlanga, Durban
Woodford Launches In Umhlanga, Durban. Woodford Car Hire has opened its Umhlanga, Durban branch, helping South Africans go further. Woodford added to its growing list of locations in October 2022 with the opening of its Coastlands Gatemax site in the heart of Durban’s trendy and vibrant northern precinct Umhlanga. The launch comes after it opened its Sandton and Hatfield sites earlier this year.
Aimed at fulfilling its pledge to provide innovative mobility solutions to everyday South Africans, the new branch provides convenient service to a variety of travellers, whether they’re in KwaZulu-Natal for business or leisure. Focused on meeting customers’ needs, the branch boasts a wide range of vehicles from small urban cars, to larger family cars and people movers. Essa Suleman, managing director at the Woodford Group, explained: “We wanted to be strategic with the location of this branch, so we chose a dynamic area that is close to amenities like Gateway Theatre of Shopping and is easily accessible to any person booking online or walking-in to find their premium-quality rental.”
Woodford is South Africa’s largest independent car hire company with a fleet of over 1 500 vehicles across three core divisions. When the Woodford Group was started in 1991 as a two-vehicle rental agency, it was founded on principles of service excellence and value-for-money. More than two decades later, after flourishing into the largest privately owned car hire company in South Africa, Woodford is still committed to these values. Woodford now has a fleet of over a thousand vehicles and operates from seven locations, including all four of South Africa’s major airports. The head office of the Woodford Group at Mahogany Ridge in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal is the heart of the company, and the centre from which the commercial fleet extends to all corners of the country.
The opening of the Umhlanga branch falls in line with Woodford’s strategy to provide busy urban hubs with affordable car rental services in places that people frequent and feel comfortable collecting from. The concept also forms part of Woodford’s broader vision to keep people moving and growing following the devastating impact of the pandemic.
