| 43 Multispares REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT T T Kelly Deeks The right parts at the right time Multispares has continued to raise the bar in supporting New Zealand’s transport industry. Now celebrating 50 years in business, Multispares continues to strengthen its footprint across New Zealand, with new branches, expanded warehousing, and significant investment in stockholding helping the company meet growing demand from the transport sector. The independent truck and bus parts supplier, which first opened in 1976, now operates six branches throughout New Zealand and 20 across Australia, servicing fleets, workshops, and transport operators with aftermarket parts for American, European, and Japanese trucks, trailers, and buses. With a sharper focus on speed, service, and stock availability, Multispares has continued to raise the bar in supporting New Zealand’s transport industry. Multispares is committed to keeping the transport industry moving by ensuring customers can access the parts they need, exactly when they need them. Strong relationships with repeat customers and major transport operators remain at the heart of the business, reinforcing its reputation for dependable service and long-term support. Among the company’s long-standing clients are major transport operators alongside diesel and marine workshops servicing bus fleets, waste management fleets, and commercial transport businesses throughout the country. This growth in New Zealand has been powered by major investment in infrastructure and warehousing, strengthening the company’s ability to deliver at scale. Multispares recently opened a new branch in Rosedale on Auckland’s North Shore, complementing its long established Mt Wellington branch and helping improve service coverage across the wider Auckland region. The opening of the new Rosedale branch reflects a strategic commitment to servicing the whole of Auckland more efficiently, with location playing a vital role in improving reach, responsiveness, and customer convenience. The company’s former Auckland distribution facility eventually became too small as the business expanded nationwide, prompting the move to a purpose-built national distribution centre in Hamilton six years ago. Since then, Multispares has constructed a second purpose-built building alongside the original Hamilton site to further increase stockholding capacity and support the growing market. “Multispares recently opened a new branch in Rosedale on Auckland’s North Shore, complementing its long established Mt Wellington branch.” By significantly increasing stockholdings, Multispares has reinforced its commitment to supporting the industry with the right parts at the right time. For transport businesses, ready access to product is essential because every minute of downtime matters. The Hamilton facilities supply branches in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, while also supporting same day and overnight delivery services throughout the country. A strong emphasis on logistics control has also helped Multispares elevate customer service, with its own delivery vehicles operating in major centres to support faster turnaround times and greater reliability. Fast, responsive service remains central to the Multispares offering. In larger regions, dedicated in-house delivery runs help ensure prompt supply, complemented by overnight freight services to keep customers moving nationwide. Today, Multispares carries around 60,000 active part numbers and holds approximately $100 million worth of stock throughout its distribution network and branch system. Across Australia and New Zealand, the business processes around 5000 invoices each day and operates approximately 100 in-house delivery vehicles. Its product range covers most truck and trailer brands operating throughout Australasia, including Volvo, Scania, Mercedes Benz, Hino, Isuzu, Mack, Kenworth, Freightliner, and Western Star, alongside extensive support for the bus industry. After 50 years in business, Multispares continues to stand for quality parts, expert service, and competitive pricing, backed by an unwavering commitment to supporting the transport industry throughout New Zealand. MULTISPARES TRUCK&BUSPARTS
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