01/12/2010
TransLogix Wins Innovative Trans-Tasman Warehousing and Distribution Group
Sydney and Auckland, 01 December
2010
TransLogix, Australasia's leading vendor of
transport and logistics solutions, today announced Contract
Warehousing New Zealand Limited and its Australian operation
Contract Logistics Ltd as the latest customers of its integrated
Sapphire transport & logistics management
suite.
The Auckland-headquartered business is in
mid-implementation of the Transport, Warehouse, Accounts and Web
Server modules of Sapphire.
With an annual turnover in excess of NZ$4 million and more
than 90 clients across New Zealand and Australia, the multi-award
winning Contract Warehousing group has moved from simple trucking
and handling in the late 70s to delivering third party (3PL)
warehousing and logistics solutions as well as 4PL supply chain
services. It is now also fulfilling a 5PL role on behalf of
one client for whom it is currently buying NZ$300K - NZ$400K of
stock per month). It is not aware of any logistics operator in New
Zealand offering 5PL e-business support capabilities.
Contract Warehousing founder and managing director,
Rod Giles, is recognised as the guru of New Zealand's logistics
sector. He has been at the forefront of logistics innovation for
over 30 years and brings a high level perspective from his position
as Chair of the Logistics Cluster Group that was instigated by the
NZ Government. His selection of the Sapphire suite as the backbone
of his company's complex service offering is seen as a significant
endorsement of TransLogix's technology and service
capabilities.
Rod Giles said: "We can't afford to stand still. As our
customers grow, we have to be able to keep ahead of them. When we
saw what Sapphire could do for us, we pulled the plug on an
expensive program implementation which was going nowhere. We know
3PL and 4PL and with the developing 5PL our partnership with
TransLogix is the way of the future.
"This industry is no longer about trucks and sheds. It's
all in the service offering. We saw the opportunities that 4PL full
accounting (including GST returns and monthly balance sheets)
offers and TransLogix is equipping us for it."
Giles sees that with the new system in place the
group will be able to maintain current staff levels while
continuing to grow profitably. The self-service web portal within
the new system will put daily reporting of stock levels and
activity at customers' fingertips. This makes the business more
accountable and also provides clients with a greater comfort
level.
By outsourcing logistics and associated financial services
to Contract Warehousing, companies can more easily and profitably
enter the trans-Tasman marketplace. Without the need for bricks and
mortar assets and staff, they can cut warehousing costs and
management time by 20-30 percent: "Our 4PL and 5PL clients only
have to support a rep while we run their business. And it offers us
both great returns," Giles said.
Training is seen as a key component of the new Sapphire
system and Contract Warehousing already has its core staff testing
and using the system. Giles reported that their initial feedback is
very positive.
After the three month implementation and testing phase,
the Sapphire project will go live in New Zealand on 1 January 2011
and roll out to the Australian operations on 1 April at the start
of the company's new financial year.
Giles congratulated TransLogix' New Zealand Country
Manager, Trevor Ammundsen, and his team: "Their honesty and level
of understanding during our discussions was incredibly refreshing.
And as I've talked with logistics operators across A/NZ, the
message I'm getting about TransLogix is consistent: they're great
to deal with and do what they say they'll do. I have a good comfort
level with this project and expect great things of it and these
sentiments were volunteered by those I spoke to.
"TransLogix is developing its products with a real
purpose. It knows who and what they are and where the market is
going.
"I see Contract Warehousing and TransLogix strengthening
each other over time as we work to improve the sophistication and
efficiencies of warehouse-centric logistics," Giles
said.
TransLogix New Zealand Country Manager, Trevor
Ammundsen said: "Rod Giles and his Contract Warehousing group is a
prime example of where the smart logistics operators are heading;
with a tight focus on service levels and a sustainable
future.
"When Contract Warehousing first came to us
requiring 3PL services for some customers and 4PL or 5PL services
for others, from one integrated software solution, we needed to
make sure that we understood their requirements in detail. We
demonstrated that Sapphire's functional depth and great flexibility
is able to manage this complex mix of services 'out of the box'.
Sapphire will streamline operations and provide one version of the
truth across the whole business while creating much needed
visibility to support both management and
customers."
About Contract Warehousing Ltd
(www.contractwarehousing.co.nz
)
Operating since 1978 and based in Auckland, New Zealand,
Contract Warehousing's operations are supported by 45 staff and
encompass 60,000 square feet of warehousing in Auckland. As
Contract Logistics Australia Ltd it has offices in Brisbane and
Melbourne, plus associated facilities in Sydney.
Contract Warehousing's 5PL offering provides full
logistics, inventory, ordering and accounting services and
support.
About TransLogix (www.translogix.com.au
)
TransLogix is Australasia's leading supplier of
transport and logistics solutions with more than 400 customers
ranging from small family operated businesses through to large,
publicly listed multi-depot transport companies. With offices in
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland, it works closely with
customers to provide effective solutions to the rapid and
significant changes that are encountered in today's competitive
marketplace.
The TransLogix Transport Management and 3rd Party
Logistics suite includes more than 30 integrated modules covering
accounting, transport management, warehouse, workshop, service,
optimisation, scheduling, driver fatigue management, web portal,
mobility, POD, GPS, mapping, tracking, Business Intelligence, and
document imaging.
For further information please
contact:
Ralf
Moller
TransLogix
+61 2 9467 9400
Shuna
Boyd
BoydPR
+61 2 9418 8100