IMPERIAL is a diversified industrial services and retail group with activities spanning logistics; car rental; tourism; financial services; vehicle distribution and retail. IMPERIAL operates in South Africa, Africa, Europe and Australia.

IMPERIAL is listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange, the group is run on a decentralized management structure that actively encourages entrepreneurship, innovation and encourages industry specific best practice.

IMPERIAL employs 34 500 people, who are responsible for the growth and continued success of the group that began as a motor dealer in downtown Johannesburg in 1948.

• 419 million kilometers travelled by Southern African transport fleet last year
• 5 500 trucks on logistics fleet
• 500 barges in Germany, transporting 50 million tons per annum
• One in six vehicles sold in South Africa through IMPERIAL
• One in every 3 car rental transaction in South Africa through IMPERIAL
• Supply all team buses to 2010 World Cup