
FIRMS is a private forensic investigations
company, collaborating with interstate and government
structures in Southern Africa to combat financial
fraud and international trade irregularities.
Our mission is to play a support role in the stabilisation
of the Southern African economy which suffers
the negative effects of trade irregularities and
to work towards a crime free trade environment in
Southern Africa.
The
company, which is divided into two divisions
namely Agri Inspec and CFI (Corporate Forensic
Investigations) renders services in the
following categories:
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Forensic investigations regarding illegal
imports in South Africa;
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Quality assurance in the food, beverage,
agricultural, agro-business and general
trade sectors; and
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Forensic investigations in the corporate
sector relating to fraud, corruption,
cyber crime, counterfeit goods and patent
infringements
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The company has
extensive expertise in the field of forensic investigations
and market protection
and also specialises in matters relating to international
trade remedies.
The company has established itself as an influential role player
in this field and has achieved major successes during the past
13 years.
The company is represented on numerous external forums, institutions
and committees in Southern Africa working collectively in the
field of law enforcement and quality control which further enhance
the capacity of the company to detect and combat illegal practices.
Agri Inspec presently renders services to numerous industries
and other corporate clients in Southern Africa to protect them
from illicit trade practices. The company also works on an ad
hoc basis for companies in Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique,
Zambia, Zimbabwe, the EU and the USA
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