Sahcol Bags BoICT Award, Others for Excellence

The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has received Beacon of Information Technology Award as the best ‘Aviation/Cargo Handling Company of the year 2013’, organized by CommunicationsWeek Media, publishers of the Nigeria CommunicationsWeek Newspaper and daily e-newsletters.

Similarly, SAHCOL was decorated as the ‘most improved Aviation Handling Company of the year 2013’ and the ‘United Airlines Outstanding Baggage Performance for entire year 2013.’

The award as “Most Improved Aviation Handling Company of the year 2013” was presented to SAHCOL by the ‘Transport Day Newspaper’ at the Second Nigeria Transport Awards & Lecture, held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The award, as the “Aviation/Cargo Handling Company of the year 2013” was administered to SAHCOL by the Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, at its Fifth Beacon of Information & Communication Technology (BoICT) Awards, held amidst lade crème  of the public and private sectors, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Mr. Ken Nwogbo, publisher and editor-in-chief, Nigeria CommunicationWeek, said that SAHCOL emerged winner of the award after “over 250,000 Nigerians voted in the different categories with the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited emerging as clear winner in the Aviation/Cargo Handling Company of the Year category, with 96,703 votes cast from December 1, 2013 to March 29, 2014”.

He said, the award is a “testament to your talents, innovations, contributions and commitments to the growth of the ICT industry and we are happy that Nigerians have recognized your hard work, sincerity and dedication towards the development of the sector.”

Furthermore, SAHCOL came out best in Baggage Performance, as it won for the second time (2012 & 2013) the “United Airlines Outstanding Baggage Performance for the entire year 2013”.

This is an annual assessment of baggage performance done for all Stations providing handling services to the United Airlines’ flights across its network of operations.

These awards has further buttressed the dedication , commitment and credibility of SAHCOL in the provision of speedy Aviation Ground Handling Services, customized towards meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of its growing list of clientele, as a result making SAHCOL the reference point where efficiency of a successful flight is born.

SAHCOL is an Aviation Ground Handling Company (100 percent owned by the SIFAX Group), with significant presence in all commercially operated airports within Nigeria.

Its duties includes Passenger Handling, Ramp Handling, Cargo Handling/Warehousing, Aviation Security, Baggage Reconciliation, Crew Bus and Executive Lounge Services, as well as other related ground handling Services; executed in an efficient, speedy and safe manner, in line with international best practices, while also ensuring that the right tools are deployed.