Central North Island Timber company shifts from road to rail
The decision by a major central North Island timber mill to switch from road to rail to move its export products to Wellington’s CentrePort, is a result of KiwiRail’s push to link major industrial and commercial lines read more

Data Capture
Its estimated that total rugged mobile device sales – comprised of notebooks, slates / tablets, fixed vehicle, handheld/PDAs, and wearable computers – generated $5.4 billion in 2007 worldwide and is expected to grow 6.8% through to 2012. read more

Where are your assets?
Asset tracking supports New Zealand freight and distribution companies and their customers by locating and redeploying existing assets, limiting the need to buy or produce new ones, reducing labour costs, improving profits, and increasing customer satisfaction by making sure products arrive at the right location, at the right time, and in the right condition. read article

Forklift driver prosecuted over YouTube stunt video A young forklift driver has been successfully prosecuted in Australian over a YouTube video of him doing stunts on a forklift.

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Express Couriers Limited wins National Sustainable Business Network Award : Express Couriers was named the National 2008 winner of the Sustainable Business Networks Awards in the emerging large business category.

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Ports of Auckland branches out The first shipment of logs in containers packed at Ports of Auckland’s inland port at Wiri, South Auckland, is on its way to Asia. “We’re delighted logs will no longer have to travel out of the Auckland region to be exported,” Mr Sain says.

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Bridgestone provides Bandag retreads in NZ - better for your bottom line. : In yet another exciting milestone for Bridgestone New Zealand, the organisation has formally announced the installation of new equipment converting three factories to Bandag cold-press retreading.

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