Mayne Logistics, a leading logistics and healthcare service provider, unveiled its new brand in Malaysia to link its local operations to the group's international business.

"The move is important to ensure all our activities become customer-focused rather than product-driven. The new brand will identify our growing Malaysia operations with the strength of our international business," said the Group General Manager of Mayne Logistics, David B Cranwell.

Cranwell who was in Kuala Lumpur for the launch of the company new corporate logo, said Mayne Logistics has been building-up a comprehensive supply chain network across Asia to provide timely and reliable service for Malaysian business - no matter where their product is headed.

“Our branding will further reinforce our presence in Malaysia, which Mayne views as one of its key Asian growth markets for logistics,” he added.

In fact, Malaysia is the largest components of Mayne Logistics Asian operations (outside Australia), and we have invested more than RM45 million to cater for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and industrial products. A Central Distribution Centre facility has been developed on a 7.45 acres site at Shah Alam to service FMCG contract logistics. The 187,500-sq.ft-area facility with 30,000 racked pallet positions is dedicated for Unilever, SC Johnson and Philips.

"Malaysian outfit distributes more than 10 million cases of consumer goods and 550,000 tones of paper products around the country each year," the Managing Director of Mayne Logistics Malaysia, Pancha Charam.

"As we are part of a wider international organisation a number of well-established shippers are beginning to contract out their logistics requirement to us,” he said.

Pancha said the company has added CPC/AJI to its growing list of our long-term partners.

“We remain committed to developing and growing with our client. We will continue to market our skills strongly to attract new customers so that we can get a bigger network and better service, in Malaysia and beyond to the whole region," stressed Panca.

Mayne has also leased 130,000sq.ft distribution centres to service cross docking and storage of recovered paper and newsprint for Malaysian Newsprint. The company also manages the logistics requirement of Malaysian Newsprint Industries in Mentakab, Pahang.

Panca said Mayne, which has substantially increased its investment in IT investment, will leverage its efficiencies across the region and provide continuous service improvements and cost reductions for our customers.

Mayne Logistics is one of the most integrated logistics and transport groups in the Asian region with 20 sites across Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, southern China and, more recently, Indonesia.

It was founded in 1886 as a parcel delivery services and is now a top 50 Australian Company operating in two core service industries - logistics and health care. Mayne Logistics is Australia's most diverse logistics and transport company.

In addition to operations in Asia and Australia it also has a significant presence in Canada. Mayne Health is Australia's leading health care operator with a network of 61 hospitals, plus pathology and diagnostic imaging services. It also has interests in hospitals in Indonesia and the Fiji Islands.