BKB is the product of a large number of wool and mohair brokers, who over the past one hundred years have amalgamated into one organization. BKB markets an excess of 67% of the South African wool clip and 35% of mohair produced.
BKB practices centralized selling for both wool and mohair in Port Elizabeth. During the selling season weekly sales are conducted for wool and biweekly for mohair. Warehousing infrastructure is supplied by eight warehouses situated in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Durban with a total floor space of 427 000m².
BKB’s warehouses are equipped with equipment to collect samples of both wool and mohair for objective measurement by the South African Wool Testing Bureau. The warehouses are equipped to press wool and mohair to high density for shipment. Sophisticated computer installations ensure a quality service to producers and buyers for the handling of wool and mohair from the point of receipt to the day of delivery.
BKB strives for contamination free wool and mohair – from shearing shed to sale floor. BKB subscribes to the South African National Wool Growers Association’s wool classing standards.
Last updated : 5 July 2010
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