Vallis Trade Assurance Services (VTAS) has been active over the last few months in the northern states of Nigeria monitoring and receiving deliveries of non-pharmaceutical medical supplies. These supplies are destined for the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programme (MNCH2). It is a painstaking operation, ensuring that all items received meet the specifications and alerting the client should there be any discrepRead More

In addition to our newsletter of 31st May 2018 and to mark the successful start of operations in Guinea-Bissau, I am pleased to provide you with a comprehensive country report written by Kate Stanley who works in our Head Office. Guinea-Bissau Country Report This report and other Vallis reports can also be found in the Research section of our website. Please get in touch if you would like more information on this orRead More

We are very pleased to report that Vallis is operational once again in Guinea-Bissau after a 3-years absence. The 2 products we are currently handling are cement and cashew nuts. Inspections We are also running inspection programmes for various products from rice and tyres to roofing tiles, batteries, and even wine. Please get in touch if you would like more information on this or any of the services that Vallis provRead More

Over many months, we have received considerable interest from several trading and export companies for our services in Sudan. I am, therefore, delighted to announce that Vallis has established a subsidiary in Sudan and is ready to start operations. Our new Country Manager, Mazin Alsheikh, is an engineer and holds an MBA from the University of Khartoum. His early work was as a planning engineer in a petroleum companyRead More

I am pleased to announce that Vallis has renewed its PI Insurance for another year. We are grateful to the pre-eminent Lloyd’s of London broker, JLT – www.JLT.com – for placing cover with A+ S&P rated Lloyd’s underwriting syndicates. The Lloyd’s market has seen a considerable hardening of rates, which is a message that has been coming to us from both international trade finance banks andRead More

Having contributed to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Report 2018, Vallis received an invitation to a VIP reception at the House of Lords (the upper house of the UK Parliament) hosted by the Right Honourable Lord Howell of Guildford. Our representative at the event was Ceris Turner-Bailes from the head office. Lord Howell gave a brief address where he emphasized the importance of Britain’s trade liRead More

We are pleased to announce that we have launched a new VTAS website for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market that is in the Arabic language. The website can be accessed at: www.VallisTAS-MENA.com. At Vallis, we always try to enhance our online presence. We trust this latest development will provide our customers and visitors with content directly relevant to the MENA region. Please get in touch if you wouldRead More

I am pleased to announce that Vallis recently passed its ISO 9001:2015 annual surveillance audit. This is a standard procedure that all companies certified by URS undergo to ensure that their services remain compliant with the ISO 9001 standard. The certification of our Quality Management System remains valid to 29th January 2020; a copy of the Vallis certificate is at this link. Vallis first achieved ISO 9001 certifRead More

Zimbabwe is now a major focus in Africa as a result of the resignation of Robert Mugabe, and Emmerson Mnangagwa being sworn in as president. Although it is difficult to predict what the future holds, the country is hopeful for a new beginning. Vallis Commodities has been active in Zimbabwe for many years, and we are pleased to provide a country report produced by Ilna Taylor at our Head Office. Zimbabawe Country RepoRead More

I am pleased to announce that VTAS has participated in the 24th Arab Fertilizer Association (AFA) exhibition in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Cairo, held between 13th and 15th February 2018. It was a valuable opportunity for VTAS to meet with Arab and international companies that manufacture and trade in fertilizers. Arab Fertilizer Association (AFA) AFA is a non-governmental Arab International Organization that was estaRead More