Humanitarian supply partner · Since 1872

We Don't Just Move Goods. We Move Missions Forward.

In Humanitarian Aid Every Minute Counts. We Deliver Relief Where It Is Needed Most. On Time, Every Time.

HQ Cape Town, South Africa

Humanitarian aid being unloaded from a cargo aircraft at a remote airstrip
100+
Countries reached
30,000+
SKUs available
+30 yrs
Serving NGOs
28
Global warehouses
2,500+
People worldwide
150+
Years of heritage

Trusted alongside the organizations that we serve

United NationsIFRCInternational NGOsLocal NGOsRemote Hospitals & Clinics

QUESTIONS HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS ASK US FIRST

Can We Help You With What You Need?

Can We Reach Where You're Going?

Yes. We have forward-positioned, humanitarian warehouses in Somalia, Afghanistan, The Netherlands and U.A.E, alongside our strategic partners across Africa and Middle-East.

Do We Have What You Need?

Yes, our humanitarian warehouses & local partners hold 30,000+ SKUs of nutrition items, medical products, non-food items and more, ready at a moments notice.

What If Your Funds Haven't Landed Yet?

No problem, with +30 years of financing NGOs and a strong budget position, B&S can offer flexible payment terms that keep your programs moving!

How Much Can We Help You?

Pretty much the whole way. We are a full-funnel partner, giving you door-to-door delivery, on-ground services, coordination and manpower; right in the field alongside you.

Our compliances

ISO 9001
Quality Management
ISO 14001
Environmental Management
US-FDA
Registered
GDP
Good Distribution Practice
UNGM
UN Global Marketplace
AEO
Authorized Economic Operator
B&S Humanitarian warehouse with pallets of food and medical supplies

What partnering with us means

The capabilities we provide to you

150 years have given us the warehouses, the relationships and the financial stability to act before things get harder. Here's what that looks like, in numbers.

150+
Years of heritage
100+
Countries served
30,000+
SKUs available
2,500+
People worldwide
91,000m²
Storage, Netherlands
28
Warehouses
“B&S’s fast response time, strategic capabilities and terrific team gives us the peace of mind to focus much more on our humanitarian missions. With fast solutions and dynamism, they are always our go-to partner to work with”
— Humanitarian programme lead · International NGO partner

Where we work

A footprint shaped by where help is needed.

Europe

14 offices · 11 warehouses

Africa

14 offices · 13 warehouses

Middle East

1 office · 1 warehouse

Americas

1 office · 3 warehouses

Where we've stood alongside

  • United Nations

    On-ground food catering relief in C.A.R, D.R.C and Somalia

  • ALIMA

    Therapeutic nutrition (RUTFs, LNS, infant formula) into Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.

  • IFRC & Syrian Red Crescent

    Seven containers of freshly produced medicines, manufacturing to doorstep.

  • UNICEF Afghanistan

    Warehousing and logistics support, 2013–2021.

  • NATO

    Five-year framework agreement supplying vaccines to personnel across Europe.

What we supply

Whatever the mission asks for.

Services

  • Nutrition & feeding programs
  • Camp management & setup
  • Catering & facility maintenance
  • Warehousing & bonded storage
  • Logistics & transportation
  • Construction & WASH setup
  • Mobile clinics & healthcare professionals
  • Emergency response

Goods

  • Perishable & non-perishable food
  • USDA / PHC approved items
  • Ready meals & UN food rations
  • Organic F&B, food parcels, infant formula
  • Therapeutic nutrition & infant formula
  • Pharmaceuticals & vaccines
  • PPE & medical disposables

Equipment

  • Fully-stocked mobile clinic
  • School & office supplies
  • Non-food items
  • Camp items
  • Generators
  • Vehicles & HVAC
  • Containerized accommodation
  • Workplace items & electronics

Get in touch

Tell us what your mission needs.

We'll take care of the hard part, so you can focus on what matters most — saving lives. Most enquiries get a personal response within one working day.

nbalashenko@bs-ws.ae
+27 (0) 77 297 5890
Cape Town, South Africa

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