| 51 TRANSPORT Moloney Distribution S© ư äúä ƴ V¬©Ù ĔĖě ėěĕ ĖĖęę Ë٠Ĭ¾ Ù¬©Ùǐľä¬ÄÙéƣËƣÅĀ õõõƣľä¬ÄÙéƣËƣÅĀ ËÄÄÙ¬¾ ¾Å¬Å¤ ÖÙËéäÝ ư ©¬¾¾Ù ËÙ £ÙĀÙ äÙ¬¾Ù ©¬Ù (03) 687 9045 | samh@compassbp.co.nz | www.compassbp.co.nz | PO Box 529, Timaru 7910 Partnering with you to help make business easier. Quality Business Advice – We’re here to help. When it comes to advisory services, business accounting, tax advice, farming and rural accounting you need an accountant that has the experience and skills to ensure not only the best tax outcomes but the best support for your business. We are proud to support Moloney Distribution Email: alastair@cooltranz.co.nz | Phone: 021 826 384 Web: www.CoolTranz.co.nz Proud to support Moloney Distribution We specialise in the temperature controlled transportation of produce and food grade products around New Zealand. PROVIDING SERVICE & CARE T T Russell Fredric Firm broadens its distribution services Operating a fleet of 15 trucks, its transport model is focused on regional and metropolitan distribution. “That is an expectation from the consumer that that is part of the normal.” Diversification has taken Moloney Distribution beyond its traditional chilled and frozen freight base, with new partnerships and services broadening its role in South Island supply chains. The Timaru-based business handles ambient freight for Suntory Oceania and Air Liquide, alongside a wide range of freight that includes cleaning chemicals, paper products and hardware, giving it a fleet split between ambient and temperature-controlled work. It operates from its Timaru and Cromwell bases, with remote operations in Nelson and Invercargill. Managing director, Vaughan Moloney, says the diversification has been strategic, with the business looking for freight, storage and distribution opportunities that complement its existing infrastructure, rather than moving into unrelated activities. Operating a fleet of 15 trucks, its transport model is focused on regional and metropolitan distribution rather than line haul, with trucks generally in the 18- to 24-tonne range. This keeps the business close to the final delivery end of the supply chain, servicing town-to-town and city-to-city requirements. For the wider transport sector, Vaughan sees consolidation and acquisition activity as having reduced the number of operators while lifting quality and compliance standards. At the same time, customers have become accustomed to greater visibility of their freight. The expectation for accurate information and delivery tracking is now part of normal freight service. “Definitely with transport, there’s a lot more sign-on-glass for PODs, [proof of delivery] a lot more GPS-based tracking, bar coding, and being able to see where deliveries are in real-time,” Vaughan says. “That is an expectation from the consumer that that is part of the normal.” The business keeps a modern fleet, managing it through planned replacement, generally keeping trucks under 10 years old or one million kilometres, and replacing one or two vehicles with new trucks each year, while forklifts and company cars are also kept up to date. Moloney Distribution is making changes where technology allows, including trialling an electric forklift, running a plug-in hybrid vehicle for its business development manager, and installing solar at its Timaru depot, which is generating about 10% of the depot’s annual electricity requirements. Recruitment of good staff is a key part of the company’s strategy, and is about much more that employing reliable drivers. Retaining experienced people helps maintain service consistency for customers, who benefit from seeing the same drivers regularly. “They are the face of the business, as well as the vehicles. We have some strict policies around professionalism and we have good people on board,” Vaughan says. Future opportunities include further work with Suntory and other third-party customers, alongside freight, storage, chilled and frozen services and ambient storage and pick-andpack. Vaughan says the lean, family-owned structure allows the business to respond quickly when suitable opportunities arise. For customers, that flexibility can mean holding or storing product at one of Moloney Distribution’s depots or accommodating particular delivery days and time frames. A practical extension of the company’s regional model, this allows individual requirements to be worked into an established network. Moloney Distribution is now in its 30th year of trading, having built its business from its Timaru base around chilled and frozen freight before extending its network and services around the South Island.
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