Focus | Storepro Intelligent storage solutions Storepro, as the name suggests, provides a range professional storage solutions and have been doing so for 10 years. Based in Mt. Wellington, Storepro offer intelligent answers to increase spatial capacity for commercial warehousing by using shelving systems and pallet racking. Proudly New Zealand owned and operated The only storage and racking company currently working in the country who can claim to be New Zealand owned and operated, Storepro is immensely proud to be a Kiwi entity. an Australian firm, but I saw the opportunity to form a New Zealand storage company to service the expanding market here. In typical Kiwi fashion, Storepro started in my garage and now we are celebrating our 10th anniversary and gearing up to move to a bigger warehouse for the 5th time due to the exponential growth we’ve experienced.” Director and owner Aaron Young details the birth of Storepro as the traditional ‘garage start-up’. “With 15 years of experience in the racking and storage industry, I previously worked for a company that was acquired by The classic go-it-alone, cavalier attitude has helped Storepro evolve into one of the market leading storage providers in New Zealand with a nationwide presence and a number of large, reputable clients as satisfied customers. “ Testimonial – Air New Zealand, Christchurch “Hi Aaron, You’re welcome and we appreciate the efforts you and your team have put in over the project, particularly having to navigate our way through the earthquake and subsequent council requirements. We too are very happy with the end result and we continue to get positive feedback.” ” - Warren Jones, procurement and logistics manager, Air New Zealand RNF & Associates –Supply Chain Practitioners- congratulates Storepro. Together we have completed a number of very successful projects. We provide practical experience in all aspects of supply chain functions. Warehouse : • Racking Layout Planning • Capacity Planning • Process Reviews • Organisational Structure Reviews • Process Improvement Projects • Freighting Requirements • Stock Control Other : • Purchasing / Materials Planning • Vendor Management • Customer Services • Quality Control • 3PL Selection and Management • Meaningful KPI Development • Benchmarking Services We provide practical solutions to all your supply chain challenges. E. [email protected] M. 0274 822 832 HELPING YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Level 3, 139 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket Telephone: 09 307 8500 www.hwi.co.nz PROUD TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTING, TAX AND BUSINESS ADVICE TO: Storepro Solutions Ltd Providing North Island businesses with economical, protective packaging shelving components cut to customer’s requirements. Budpac North Island Ltd is one of New Zealand’s leading board based packaging suppliers, with products available such as MDF, Particle Board, Triboard and Plywood. Budpac North Island Ltd specialises in shelving, bearers, coversheets, export crates/pallets and all other relevant products for the rigid protective packaging market; all cut to size. 74 February/March 2014 www.aucklandtoday.net.nz Budpac North Island Ltd PO Box 105 157, Auckland mail centre 156 Main Road, Kumeu, Auckland PH: 09 412 7503 FX: 09 412 7510 Email: [email protected] Focus | Storepro “ The business of racking and storage in New Zealand is complicated by Mother Nature; yes the Shaky Isles poses issues for safe storage, case in point the Christchurch earthquakes. Testimonial - Fisher and Paykel Healthcare “The Christchurch earthquakes brought storage safety issues to the forefront of people’s attention. Storepro have always practiced safe installations, but after the severity of the Christchurch events, the entire industry had to become overtly conscious of how they built structures at height. “I’m writing to express my gratitude and thanks in relation to the exceptional performance and delivery by the team at Storepro in our recent NZ1 warehouse implementation. Without a doubt Storepro were the easiest supplier we dealt with during our project and this is largely due to the fact that they offered a total customer solution and employed quality staff that communicated throughout the project. From our initial consultation we knew Storepro were the company to deal with. They offered a complete package from quotation, consent, installation, inspection and final delivery. “There is now a vigorous compliance code to adhere to and many warehouses without consented racking will not be insured, which has a severe knock-on impact for building owners, tenants etc.” Gone are the days of DIY racking systems, nowadays the modern warehouse has to be safe as well as practical, two elements Storepro strive to achieve on every job. All Storepro racking is tested and certified by local independent consulting engineers and conforms to all relevant standards including 4203 and 1170 – both very current in terms of seismic activity. Storepro’s installation teams are all fully compliant with current Site Safe passports and fork-hoist tickets. Recently, Storepro was asked to install 3,000 pallet locations at eight meters high on Class D soil in Wellington which has the highest seismic zone factor in New Zealand and it was the only supplier capable of achieving this standard. Storepro also managed to complete the install within just five days, ahead of schedule for it’s client. > Dealing with Storepro was easy; all the staff were well presented, professional, courteous, responsive and adaptable to any request from Fisher & Paykel Healthcare – no matter what the request, we had nothing but great response from the team at Storepro. Storepro highlight reel •Air New Zealand Chch Airport new Logistics and Warehouse Centre •Fisher and Paykel Healthcare new facility Highbrook •Mercedes Benz National Unlike many major warehouse implementations, our project had an unusually tight deadline. Again the team at Storepro worked with us around the clock, after hours and really thought outside of the box on how to get our project in on time. •Dunlop Living National •Online Distribution Auckland •Sandvik Auckland and Christchurch •Goodyear Tyres Christchurch •General Cable Christchurch A key advantage point with Storepro was that they use standardised product and •Flyway Logistics Christchurch •Hyundai New Zealand. hold stock on-site in NZ ready to start a project at any time. For Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, this meant we could begin implementation from the date we signed off the contract and run our project concurrently with many other subcontractors. As a result, we were able to reduce our off-site storage facility costs earlier than expected which again was an added bonus of dealing with Storepro as competitors could not offer this service. The installation process was excellent, the team were well mannered, efficient, and acted in a safe and productive manner throughout the project. The team would always report in and keep us informed and though good project management by Storepro, we didn’t have to worry at any stage of our project. Storepro’s cost break-down was 100 percent transparent and the payment plan was very reasonable. They delivered our project on budget and before the deadline requested and took care of all aspects of our project including the consents process. I wish to thank everyone at Storepro for the fantastic job done in our facility. I will be highly recommending Storepro and using them for any future projects.” - John Rhodes, group logistics manager, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare ” 7 Kingsford Smith Place, Mangere LeadLogistics P 09 255 5535 | F 09 255 5536 E [email protected] | W www.leadlogistics.com Global Logistics and Distribution Proud to provide Oceanfrieght & Customs Brokerage services to Storepro Lead Logistics is built on the principles of experienced quality people, delivering consistently high levels of service to our customers. We provide comprehensive & cost effective daily airfreight services ex Auckland to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Perth. We provide a full range of supply chain logistics solutions: International Ocean Freight Forwarding Customs Brokerage Contract Logistics and Distribution Supply Chain Audits and Consultancy International Airfreight Forwarding Domestic Forwarding Origin Value Added Services Tariff and Trade Consultancy Services www.aucklandtoday.net.nz February/March 2014 75 Focus | Storepro “ Testimonial – Ateco “We are now nicely settled in our new building – all the hard work from my team and yours has come up with a fantastic result. I must admit, I had misgivings that any supplier could contemplate such a project within the tight time frame our company gave; but you came through with flying colours, to the delight of our CEO. I found the difference between Storepro and other prospective suppliers was the way you comprehend our needs, and thought outside the square to get the job done. Marc and Ron were excellent to deal with and showed a great deal of patience when I made some last minute alterations to the design. I’m aware that Marc worked after hours to ensure each part of the project was ready on time; and that you and Aaron were prepared to become personally involved also – so many thanks to you both. Please pass on my thanks to all of your team for a job that exceeded expectations; you will be our preferred racking supplier as our business expands, and of course I would highly recommend you to any prospective client.” - Bruce McIntosh, parts manager, Ateco ” Storepro is proud to employ an in-house maintenance and installation crew with three work vans on the Auckland roads at any given time. This represents another competitive edge over competitors who frequently use sub-contractors to complete their work, losing any ability to set a company standard or work to a consistent level. “We employ all the staff in-house and we’re the only company who can claim to do that.” Holding stock can be a form of ammunition for Storepro, whereas other companies may have to order from overseas, Young says. “Our Mt Wellington warehouse consistently stocks enough steel racking to complete a building that could hold about 10,000 pallets… which is quite a lot.” Free measure, free quote and free consultation Storepro offer any interested clientele to approach and take advantage of its free measure, free quote and free consultation. “I genuinely believe we would be the quickest in the industry at tending to quotes and measure. We attend to the matter fast and have paper work in front of the client as soon as possible, it’s all part of the Storepro service,” Young says. The next time you find yourself racking your brains about storage issues, think of the professionals – New Zealand owned and operated Storepro; it doesn’t just think outside of the box, it’s the company that makes more fit inside it! AT Storepro 3 Donnor Place Mt Wellington Auckland T 0800 RACK UP (0800 7225 87) E [email protected] www.storepro.co.nz — Advertising Feature Your Specialist in Labour Hire BOLTS & NUTS SCREWS FASTENERS HINGES RIVETS STAINLESS FASTENERS WASHERS THREADED ROD DRILLS Allfast Auckland: Unit 4, 103 Cryers Road, East Tamaki, Auckland P (09) 272 2203 F (09) 272 2263 E [email protected] www.allfastsolutions.co.nz ImpEx Blue are proud to be associated with Storepro for supplying all their Temporary, Casual and Permanent Recruitment Solutions. If you require labour hire services for your business contact Lisa 0800 00 22 59 ref: SP. 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