30 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Moloney Distribution T T Hugh de Lacy Reliable deliveries for multiple industries Scheduled daily deliveries cover the whole of South and Mid-Canterbury and North Otago, and extend south to the MacKenzie Country from the Timaru depot for all the company’s divisions. “We’ve got a reputation for outstanding quality and reliability, and have always been ready and eager to meet changing market requirements. We work with our third-party carriers to offer our services nationwide.” It started out as a distribution company with a single major client, but Timaru-based Moloney Distribution has blossomed over the past quarter-century into all aspects of freight, logistics and storage, with a special emphasis on chilled and frozen products. Launched in 1998 by Vaughan Moloney with a single truck to distribute Anchor Milk products, Moloney Distribution added a second truck and staff member in its first year. By the time the Anchor contract wound up in 2005, Vaughan had expanded the company into receiving and delivering a multitude of chilled and frozen goods, along with chemical and paper products. Now with a staff of 14 and a fleet of 12 trucks, Moloney Distribution is the regional agent for industrial gas company Air Liquide, and has an ice manufacturing and distributing plant under the Kiwi Ice brand in its purpose-built 500sqm headquarters at Parkside, Timaru, close to the CBD. As a multi-region delivery contractor for the Japanese drinks manufacturer Suntory Oceania, it provides delivery to convenience stores with trucks based at Timaru, Cromwell and Invercargill. The Timaru headquarters boasts freezers for receiving both chilled and frozen products before they are distributed, along with ambient goods, to a wide network of clients, including supermarkets, dairies and hospitality outlets, which are supplied with fresh stocks six days a week. “We started out in leased premises in 1998 in Timaru before constructing our own purpose-built facilities a couple of years later,” Vaughan says. “A second branch was established in Cromwell in 2021. Today, our fleet of Class 2 metro delivery trucks, ranging in size from 10t to 18t, comprises a mix of Fuso and Isuzu vehicles, with seven of them specialised to handle chilled and frozen products. “Our clients include all the main freight companies, such as Big Chill Distribution, Halls Transport and Cooltranz, and our pick-up locations and delivery services cover freezing works, cool stores, primary and secondary producers, supermarkets, hospitality businesses and butchers. “It’s a comprehensive service, and we’ve got a reputation for outstanding quality and reliability, and have always been ready and eager to meet changing market requirements. We work with our third-party carriers to offer our services nationwide. “Operating under the RCS and NP2 certification we can carry our customers’ local market and export products with the utmost assurance.” Another division of Moloney Distribution supplies cleaning chemicals and paper products, multi-purpose cleaners, vacuum hardBringing the best of Suntory from across Australia and New Zealand, Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food are creating a new multi-beverage powerhouse – Suntory Oceania. Through this $3 billion multi-beverage partnership across the premium spirits and non-alcohol segments, we will become the fourth-largest beverage group in the region, incorporating full end-to-end control of our portfolio, including manufacturing, sales, and distribution. The partnership is set to go live in Australia from July 2025 and in New Zealand from January 2026. suntoryoceania.com Partnering with you to help make business easier. 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Moloney Distribution can offer nationwide companies flexible and competitive pricing by sending consolidated pallets to its Timaru and Cromwell facilities, where they are broken down for regional delivery supported by storage and logistical services. A further service the company offers is vehicle hire, with two furniture trucks for dry hire or available with labour, a selection of box body and curtain-side truck options, and chiller and freezer trailers.
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