Relocation company opens in Cebu

By Katlene O. Cacho

AN INTERNATIONAL relocation services company has expanded its operations to Cebu to facilitate the settlement of domestic and international clients who wish to relocate in Visayas and Mindanao.

Santa Fe managing director for the Philippines Vedit Kurangil said on Friday said the company’s expansion to Cebu is a good move because of the province’s improved economy.

“Cebu is one of the important cities in the country with the largest commercial operations next to Manila. There are a lot of investors coming to Cebu and we wish toprovide settlement and mobility services to this growing market,” Kurangil said.

Santa Fe is the logistic and mobility arm of East Asiatic Company Ltd. (EAC). It provides individual and corporate clients services such as visa and immigration requirements assistance, cultural training, school search, tenancy management, financial management and moving.

The company was established in 1988 in Hong Kong. It currently operates through offices in 13 countries across Asia like China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Its Cebu facility is located on Plaridel St. Alang-Alang, Mandaue City. It started commercial operations last September.

Kurangil said the company hopes to make the Cebu facility the main hub serving the Visayas and Mindanao areas. The company hopes to attract the call center market as well as expats who already consider the VisMin area as their choice area for business or retirement.

Aside from the company’s assistance on relocation services, Santa Fe also provides records management services across Asia and general cargo and logistics services in China and Hong Kong.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on January 17, 2011.