Who owns Bidvest Freight?
Bidvest Freight is owned by Bidvest (South Africa).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bidvest Integrated Report 2025, The Bidvest Group Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Bidvest Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bidvest Freight
Bidvest Freight is a division of The Bidvest Group. Its 2025 integrated report says the division delivered a trading profit of R2.1 billion, and names Bidvest Tank Terminals, South African Bulk Terminals, Bidfreight Port Operations, Bidvest SA Container Depots, Manica Group Namibia and Bidvest International Logistics among its businesses.
Ownership timeline of Bidvest Freight
Where Bidvest Freight sits in Bidvest
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bidvest
Bidvest controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: Bidvest
Bidvest is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
The Bidvest Group is a South African group whose 2025 integrated report covers the year ended 30 June 2025 and reports Bidvest Freight as one of its divisions. The report lists businesses such as Bidvest Tank Terminals, South African Bulk Terminals and Bidvest International Logistics under Freight, and BidAir Cargo and Rennies Travel under Services. It does not name a controlling shareholder in the pages read.
🇿🇦 Bidvest Freight and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Bidvest Freight is not one of them.
- Airlink — Airlink 🇿🇦
- FlySafair — Safair 🇿🇦
- Grindrod Terminals — Grindrod 🇿🇦
- LIFT — LIFT 🇿🇦
- Santova Logistics — Santova 🇿🇦
- South African Airways — South African Airways 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bidvest Freight?
The parent company of Bidvest Freight is Bidvest, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Bidvest Freight South African?
Yes. Bidvest Freight originated in South Africa and its owner, Bidvest, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Bidvest Freight still owned by Bidvest?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Bidvest Freight is still owned by Bidvest. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bidvest Integrated Report 2025 — The Bidvest Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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