SINGAPORE – Media OutReach
– 2 March 2020 – The Rhenus Group has entered into agreement to buy 100 per cent of
the shares of the operating companies in the Malcolm Total
Logistics Group effective from 28 February 2020. The company,
which was founded in 1985 and has its headquarters in Auckland,
offers services to the local market including airfreight,
seafreight, 3PL contract warehouse and comprehensive customs
brokerage.
Photo credit: Rhenus Group
The Malcolm Total Logistics Group has four business sites across
the greater Auckland area, including a 4,200 square metres 3PL
logistics warehouse strategically located just off Auckland
International Airport. The company has been operating in the
logistics and customs business for 35 years.
“Very much in line with the Rhenus Group, the Malcolm Total
Logistics Group is a strong family business with a “can do”
mentality, a focus on strong customer service and an emphasis on
partnership approach with both customers and suppliers. Their
family values and culture strongly align with the Rhenus Group
philosophy to business. They are constantly thinking outside the
square in their drive to continually improve customer services,”
says Mark Harrison, Managing Director of Rhenus Logistics Oceania.
Tobias Bartz, a Member of the Rhenus Group Management Board, adds,
“We’ve significantly expanded our presence in the Asia-Pacific
region during the last few years by means of setting up a large
number of new business sites and expanding our business — and
we’ve created fresh capacity. We see potential in New Zealand too.
International logistics plays a special role here because of the
geographical location so that it can reach customers’ target
markets. The upgrading of infrastructure, the increasing demand for
exports of agricultural products and the dynamic technology sector
also promise further growth.”
The Rhenus Group established Rhenus Logistics NZ in August 2018
establishing an office in the north of Auckland. The business
currently offers solutions across all international freight,
customs clearance as well as 4PL and 5PL upstream to its customers.
Development in both the Asian and Australian markets has seen the
business show strong growth in the first 18 months.
About Rhenus
The Rhenus Group is one of the leading logistics specialists with
global operations and generates annual turnover of EUR 5.1 billion.
Rhenus employs 31,000 people at 660 business sites. The Rhenus
Group provides solutions for a wide variety of different sectors
along the complete supply chain; they include multimodal transport
operations, warehousing, customs clearance as well as innovative
value-added services.