The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

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Halfway through the project Telstra Australia
decided that Mainfreight International should
handle the customs clearance and delivery to
final sites in Melbourne, as we are so easy to do
business with.
Our Melbourne office swung into action and
completed customs clearance, arranged
delivery of the cell phone towers, overdimensional
shelters and containers – all
to different sites. Mainfreight International
Melbourne had to arrange cranes and hiabs for
unloading at the customer’s premises.
Branch of the Year Award
Mainfreight International Wellington received the
award of Branch of the Year for New Zealand at
the Branch Manager’s Conference in March.
This is an incredible award to a Mainfreight
International branch. I understand this is the
first time in Mainfreight history a Mainfreight
International branch has collected the award.
Congratulations to the Mainfreight International
Wellington team.
Nine 23m long cell phone towers shipped out of Tauranga as a
breakbulk shipment & delivered to Telstra Clear, Melbourne
Australia.
3 over dimensional cell phone tower shelters moved on 20ft
flatracks ex Tauranga to Melbourne. 5 of the same departed
from Auckland as breakbulk to Melbourne.
Mainfreight International arranged all wrapping & packing
of equipment in Tauranga.
Salesman of the Year Award
We are also proud of Don Campbell who
received the Mainfreight Group Sales Person of
the Year Award at the recent Sales Conference.
On behalf of
the Mainfreight
International team
we would like to
congratulate Don
on his success and
thank him for his
contributions over
the past twelve
months. Don has set
a benchmark for all
sales team members
and I am sure he will
do all he can to retain
the award in 2008.
In May this year Mainfreight International held
its first annual Awards Evening as a combined
team. The formal gala event carried on a
tradition from Owens International that goes
back seven years. Over 150 nominations
were received for 22 awards which included
categories such as “Nickname of the
Year”, and “Blonde of the Year” through to the
coveted Personality, Team and Player of the
Year awards.
“Personality of the Year” was won by Brad
Craig, our Director of Good Times; the Sea
Import team walked away with the “Team of the