The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

24
Floods seem to follow the Owens Auckland
team around. At the time of writing the
Auckland team are recovering from what
can only be described as close to tidal wave
proportions (600,000 litres rushing into
Southdown Lane in one hour).
and urgency to get things done or just plod
away. In typical Mainfreight fashion the Owens
Auckland team pulled together to ensure that
their business continued to function as normal
despite operating out of two buildings. Well
done Kevin Babbington and team.
On 24 April our small Ashburton team moved
from the shed they had occupied for a number
of years to brand new facilities in Tinwald, a
suburb five minutes south of the old depot.
This, again, reinforces the Mainfreight
commitment to our customers, especially in
mid-Canterbury, to provide the best facilities
possible to move freight quickly and without
damage.
Kate Woolley and her team are excited about
the possibilities the new building brings in terms
of quality and growth.
Special thanks to Ruka Kahaki, Gary Potatu and
Darryl Reid who, with very little time to react to
the flood, managed to save a huge amount of
damage to freight and forklifts. Unfortunately a
number of cars and trucks couldn’t be moved in
time.
Thanks also to Paul Wright and the Daily Freight
Auckland team for helping out at the drop of a
hat. This allowed Owens to continue operations
without missing a beat.
Reaction to events like these will tell you how
good a team is, whether they have the passion
We are already through the first half of the
calendar year with all of us commenting on
how fast the year is going. We all need to be
conscious of moving at pace, making decisions
quickly and working with the intensity that our
business demands.
In tough times we need to focus on the basics
of reviewing our costs and finding efficiencies in
everything we do.
Above all is our commitment to the continuing
process of doing it better today than we did it
yesterday.