34 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Icon Logistics T T Kim Newth Container specialists cover the field “With our extensive storage facilities, we are able to unload and store items, eliminating potential additional costs. We are a highly skilled, highly qualified, certified team of specialists.” No matter what the destination for your goods, Dunedin-based Icon Logistics can organise everything from transport to warehousing to distribution, and everything in between. Icon Logistics operates throughout the South Island, primarily in Otago, and enjoys strong working relationships with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), NZ Customs, local transport companies, Port Otago and Kiwi Rail. A specialist in the handling and transporting of containers, Icon Logistics is also wellequipped with secure storage and managed warehousing facilities to provide a one-stop package for all their customers. As well, Icon is a leading provider of general cartage, including dairy and general goods. For goods coming into the country, Icon Logistics provides safe and secure storage and operates a licensed Customs-controlled area to enable incoming goods to be safely and securely examined, as required by law. Icon Logistics’ commitment to protecting New Zealand’s unique environment can also be seen in the specialist facility they created in Dunedin to meet MPI standards. This fully covered, high-risk MPI facility – equipped with decontamination wash and fumigation stations – plays a key role in protecting New Zealand’s borders, enabling potentially hazardous items to be treated securely on site. It is the only facility of its kind in Dunedin. As Otago’s largest road transporter of containers, Icon Logistics has a fleet of trucks and a wide range of equipment for handling and moving containers. The company has over 20,000sqm of fully managed warehousing for all types of products, including food-grade storage facilities. On top of that, Icon Logistics has a fleet of curtain side trucks to deliver goods nationwide. As well as moving goods coming into the country, Icon serves New Zealand exporters with specialist logistics solutions. Icon Logistics is an approved transport operator under the New Zealand Customs Service Secure Exports Scheme (SES), which is an internationally recognised programme that certifies New Zealand exporters who meet Customs secure supply chain expectations. “This scheme helps New Zealand’s exporters to clear customs, both here and overseas,” explains James Carraher, Icon Logistics’ warehouse and distribution manager. “ Exporters joining the scheme need to ensure their goods are stored, packed and transported in a way that meets global customs standards and we work closely with them to provide that supply chain security and make sure shipping containers are securely transported.” Icon Logistics is proud to play their part in supporting New Zealand’s primary producers to get their quality product to the global marketplace. In New Zealand’s dynamic, fast-paced transport sector, James and his team aim to always plan ahead and do the necessary troubleshooting to see projects through to completion. “We organise the whole project for you, from specialist low loading heavy haulage to multiple crane points to piloting, and all the permits in between. With our extensive storage facilities, we are able to unload and store items, eliminating potential additional costs. We are a highly skilled, highly qualified, certified team of specialists.” Since 2018, Icon Logistics has been based on Parry Street, home to its large service yard and storage area that is equipped to handle large-scale logistics projects. This is also the site of the high-risk MPI facility. Icon Logistics story goes back to 2002, when two existing container-handling companies merged to provide high-quality road transport for containers around Otago. That company was rebranded as Icon Logistics in 2005, primarily providing import and export container transport to customers in Dunedin and surrounding rural areas. Further growth in 2011 saw Southfreight Transport and Storage – a subsidiary company of Port Otago – join the Icon Logistics brand. Icon’s reputation was further enhanced with the addition of secure storage and managed warehousing. Email admin@generaltyres.co.nz
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