Our Company
We have been New Zealand's leading fulfilment, warehousing and supply chain provider since 1988.
Online Distribution is a forward thinking, dynamic, and family-owned logistics specialist based in New Zealand. Since our inception in 1988, we have grown into a leading provider of fulfilment, warehousing, and supply chain solutions in New Zealand.
Understanding the uniqueness of every business, we offer a comprehensive suite of 3PL services tailored to your needs, including warehousing, fulfilment, and distribution.
From Humble Beginnings: explore the history of our journey as a leading New Zealand 3PL provider since 1988.
In the tough months following the 1987 stock market crash, our founder, Ben Evans noticed an international trend of organisations outsourcing their physical distribution and warehousing activities to enhance their supply chain’s flexibility and achieve greater efficiency.
Ben seized an opportunity to start a logistics company. 36 years later, Online Distribution is a successful privately-owned family business with a team of 200+ dedicated, passionate, and hard-working people at 15 warehouses strategically located in Auckland and Christchurch.
Online Distribution provides a full suite of logistical solutions for more than 100 diverse and forward-thinking companies.
Our Purpose
To enable our client’s success by delivering premium logistics solutions
When trying to encapsulate what our purpose as a business was, we were clear about one thing. The success of our clients is our success. By delivering premium services, we enable our clients to succeed.
Our Vision
Building better futures for our people, clients, and partners
We believe that not only can our clients benefit from our success, but so too can our people and partners, as well as the community.
Our Values
Positive
Valuing every individual’s contribution while working safely as a team and having fun meeting our shared goals and objectives.
Responsive
Listening, learning, and delivering quickly in an open, honest and accountable environment.
Innovative
Improving our lives and those of our clients by continuously encouraging new ideas and creativity.
Dependable
Honouring our commitments and delivering on our promises.
Entrepreneurial
Exceeding our clients’ expectations by looking at solutions and opportunities through their eyes.
Adding Value To Your Supply Chain
Leverage expert 3PL warehousing to enhance your business performance and profitability
In New Zealand and internationally, it is becoming best practice for businesses to outsource their warehousing and distribution operations. This is in order to take advantage of the reduced costs, better quality and efficiency offered by specialist third-party logistics (3PL) providers. That’s exactly what Online Distribution can provide.
From our warehousing and logistic centres throughout New Zealand, we manage and implement a range of logistics functions, using our own assets and resources on behalf of other companies. We offer our clients tailor-made logistics services and can dramatically improve their business performance through faster, smarter and more affordable supply chain solutions.
Our success is reflected by our clients achieving:
- Improved customer satisfaction
- Better financial performance
- Flexibility and responsiveness to change
- Reduced lead times
- The capacity to market demand effectively
We Pride Ourselves On Our Safety Focused Operations
At Online Distribution we know that it’s our people that make our company what it is. Our people’s wellbeing is always our first priority.
We promote a culture of safety – our work is never so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely. We are proud that our workplaces and people comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act, all statutory and regulatory standards, applicable Codes of Practice and industry best practice guidelines.
Some steps we take to keep our people safe are:
- Identifying potential hazards and managing associated risks.
- Communicating and engaging employees on health and safety matters that affect them.
- Accurately reporting and recording health and safety goals.
- Providing up to date safety guidelines for all contractors and visitors to our warehousing facilities.
- Regularly training and upskilling our employees.
- Dealing with any emergency that may arise in an efficient and controlled manner.
- Providing access to a free confidential counselling service.
- Providing health insurance for our permanent employees who have six months or more service.