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Freightways Group Limited (ASX: FRW) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data

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Company profile

Freightways Group Limited

Freightways Group Limited is a New Zealand-based provider of express package, business mail, and information management services operating across New Zealand and Australia. The company manages nationwide express courier networks handling express freight, B2B parcel transport, e-commerce deliveries, and dedicated time-critical logistics. Additional business segments include temperature-controlled logistics, secure document and e-waste destruction, physical and digital data storage, and clinical waste disposal. Operational infrastructure includes fleets of freight delivery vehicles, regional distribution depots, specialized refrigerated transport, inter-island cargo aircraft, and information storage facilities serving corporate, commercial, industrial, healthcare, and retail clients across both trans-Tasman markets.

Snapshot

Public AUOwnership
1964Year founded
1,001–5,000Employees
Penrose, New ZealandHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of Freightways Group Limited

  • Express Package Delivery: Domestic express courier and time-sensitive parcel transport services across New Zealand operated through nationwide hub-and-spoke networks, serving business and residential customers with urban, regional, and overnight delivery options handling over 100 million physical items annually.
  • Australian Express Freight: Road express freight, palletized delivery, and courier transport solutions across major Australian metropolitan centers and regional trade lanes, supported by a fleet exceeding 1,000 vehicles serving commercial, building, healthcare, and retail sectors.
  • Information Management & Destruction: Physical document archive storage, digital document imaging, secure cloud backup, and certified paper, e-waste, and confidential media destruction services operating across commercial facilities throughout Australia and New Zealand.
  • Temperature-Controlled Transport: Nationwide cold chain distribution and temperature-monitored refrigerated road transport across New Zealand, utilizing a dedicated fleet of over 200 chilled and frozen trucks integrated with specialized cool store depots.
  • Medical & Clinical Waste Services: Collection, compliant transportation, specialized processing, and environmentally sound disposal of clinical waste, sharps, chemical contaminants, and pharmaceutical material for healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and hygiene infrastructure in Australia.
  • Air Linehaul Aviation Support: Dedicated inter-island air freight transport between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, operating nightly cargo flights utilizing Boeing 737 aircraft alongside aviation maintenance and support services.

Freightways Group Limited executive team

  • Mr. Mark Troughear BMSChief Executive Officer
  • Mr. Stephan Deschamps M.B.A.Chief Financial Officer
  • Mr. Matthew Cocker Ph.D.Chief Information Officer
  • Ms. Nicola Silke B.A., L.L.B.General Counsel & Company Secretary
  • Ms. Ami Van Gils B.A.Head of People & Culture