That desire is behind the expansion of many administrative services over the years so that we can support our clients in their growth. We encourage staff development which has resulted in long staff retention and those skills and knowledge remaining and supporting both the company and its clients.
That means we don’t stand still for long. As our customers grow, we match their pace. We see our client’s growth as our own so we strive to assist them in their success. This has driven us to being able to provide an ever expanding range of supporting services both in the warehouse and in administration.
Our outlook is flexible and positive – if it can be done, we will do it. We welcome our clients asking for assistance to meet a demand that may arise and help is required. We provide our clients the ability to meet discuss and develop for growth by expanding with them without capital outlay being required from the client to meet that demand, seasonal or long term.
Promoting Education in the Workplace
As Chairman of the Distribution Cluster Group, Contract Warehousing Managing Director Rod Giles helped to create opportunities for growth and employment in Manukau City. In particular the Distribution Cluster Group worked with government, education and industry to develop and implement workplace training and qualifications that are recognised and relevant.
Contract Warehousing participated in Gateway, a work experience programme for secondary school students. Contract Warehousing uses Gateway as an opportunity to influence school leavers and to communicate the importance of setting goals and that anyone can achieve if they set their mind to it.
Employment that Creates Opportunities for Everyone
Contract Warehousing’s employment policy has given priority to both new immigrants and long-term unemployed seeking an opportunity to join the workforce. This has resulted in a stable workforce over the years with staff that have remained with the company for long periods. This in turn benefiting all parties and clients with the knowledge, experience and continuality gained.
Contract Warehousing has provided a new perspective on life to numerous people, some of which are now enjoying senior roles and successful, happy lives with Contract Warehousing and other businesses.
International Internship
Following on from being contacted by a integration organization asking if we would agree to having a intern from Europe join our organization we agreed and had the enjoyable experience of a person from Amsterdam join us for 5 months as a part of their logistics training requirement. It was something that all the staff enjoyed as it added to our own experiences as well.
This has resulted in students that have finished either the bachelor or master’s degrees from Germany, Belgium, France, Finland. China, India & Sri Lanka over the past decade joining us to gain real experience before going out to commence their career or as a educational requirement of finishing their degree.
Why use CWL
NEED A 3Pl or 4PL logistics provider?
We provide a service to clients that do not wish to maintain their own physical presence in the management of stock due to financial constraints, difficulty of managing staff (either due to the principle company being offshore or as a local company) or due to their expertise is in marketing or other fields.
Why be buried in stock management, plant and staff when the local knowledge and systems is obtainable at a known price and easily obtainable?
Immediate advantages of Contract Warehousing being
- Ability to provide for an immediate start if required.
- No capital expense.
- Seasonal capacity and growth flexibility for the future.
- Experience from a long serving team that, since 1978, has been providing the required services to companies from throughout the world for an extensive range of products.
- Providing stock security, full inventory and reporting, customer support and understanding of the requirements from basic services of collection from the wharf to delivery to both business or private clients nationwide and service levels tailored to your individual requirements.
The Director & Key Personnel
Rod Giles | Managing Director and Founder
Rod founded Contract Warehousing in 1978 when he predicted that Closer Economic Relations meant more Australian companies would take advantage of the opportunity to enter the New Zealand market if only the cost of entry was minimised.
Rod’s own career began with farming and finished as head shepherd at the age of 20 on a 16,000 acre sheep and cattle station. He then went and worked for a national automotive parts company where he commenced at the bottom and worked his way through the company for a number of years ending up as area manager in Wellington before going to Australia for a period and working for a National company in Sydney in a similar industry before returning to NZ, married with a family on the way. From here he got involved in the transport industry which resulted in his setting up his own company in the freight industry. It was at this time that he also commenced developing the idea of CONTRACT WAREHOUSING.
From the small beginning of developing the idea of Contract Warehousing the services and the scope of the company has grown considerably from a time when no one understood the concept to a significant business operating in two countries, on the management pillars of innovative, imaginative and progressive.
Rod’s strong and highly ethical attitude has led him to become a respected business leader. He was asked to be Chairman of the Manukau City Distribution Cluster Group, promoting and administering industry interests which lead to his heavy involvement in obtaining support for industry training for people wanting to enter the industry and for those wanting to improve their skills and obtain diplomas and degrees. This lead to him being given an award for services to industry in 2005 as the recipient of the Manukau City Westpac Business Award of “Contribution to the Industry”.
Rod has also leveraged his business to deliver positive results for the wider community, driving an employment policy that welcomes new immigrants and long-term unemployed to the business, and helping to create an awareness of employment opportunities amongst high school students.
Vineeta Lingam | Office manager
Joined the company Jan 2013 and has risen through the ranks to become a key member of the management team. Vineeta manages all new clients during the initial stages to ensure that their requirements are fully understood and that clients get absolute support from the start. She further overseas her team to ensure that the processes and systems are maintained and works closely with Rod Giles as manager and TJ Singh as warehouse manager in maintaining the required standard to provide total service as would be expected.
Tracey Retter | Chartered Accountant
As the company accountant Tracey has now worked within the organisation for over 20 years handling the financial affairs not only for Contract Warehousing Ltd but also many of our clients with their GST requirements through to full monthly management accounts. As part of our client support Tracey is able to assist our international clients with advise in setting up to operate in NZ having worked with numerous companies over the years.
Tejinderpal (TJ) Singh | Warehouse Manager
TJ joined the company in 2016 and with his diploma’s in Import and Export commenced in working and then managing the Inward Goods department and rising through the ranks to become warehouse manager working closely with Vineeta as office manager and Bali Singh as operation , pick, pack & despatch.
Balwinder ( Bali) Singh | Operations
Bali joined the company in 2016 and with his Diploma in Business management commence working in the warehouse taking on the initial role of key account manager warehouse. From there he has risen through the rank to become Operation manager Picking packing & despatch working with his large team in maintaining the flow as it change from hour to hour, day to day , season to season.