Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
A newly formed, Australian-owned supply chain company has emerged from the merger of ASA Logistics and International Concept Forwarding (ICF) in a deal announced in Melbourne today.
ASA and ICF have merged to form AXIMA, an
integrated supply chain management group, which the new company says
gives it the ability to offer both tailored solutions to Australian
businesses and the full suite of services of a global integrator.
Sandra Fairchild, CEO of the newly formed AXIMA, says the merged group
provides “a real alternative” for Australian businesses that want the
full suite of services of a global integrator and the tailored
solutions that “only come from a personal relationship with their
logistics services provider.
“AXIMA will draw on over 40 years of combined ASA Logistics and ICF
experience. It will bring to its clients a broader, deeper set of
logistics capabilities in Australia and a trans-global footprint.”
Fairchild said AXIMA would also deliver a direct Asia footprint to its
customer base through its own offices in Hong Kong and China.
Fairchild says AXIMA clients will be able to access a “global
forwarding network, deep industry competence in brokerage services, an
expansive network of warehousing and distribution facilities, high
performance inventory management solutions, and our modern owned and
operated transport capability.”
According to Fairchild, in an industry experiencing seemingly
relentless consolidation, and impacted by challenging economic
conditions, “AXIMA represents stability and strength and a uniquely
personal touch.
"Today's announcement is really exciting for our customers. You can
count on one hand the number of logistics service providers in this
country that can bring the scale and scope of services to the table
that AXIMA can. The difference between us and the global integrators
is not in capability but in how we treat our clients.
"We are big enough to deliver the goods and don't make people feel they
are just another number. Sure, our clients want the comfort of working
with a strong partner that can grow and evolve with them and weather
the inevitable storms of the business cycle. What they don't want is
to ring a 1,300 number to find out where their cargo is."
David Bass
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