Rod Giles

Rod Giles founded Contract Warehousing Ltd in East Tamaki, Auckland, and registered the company in 1978. He has worked in New Zealand warehousing, distribution and transport for close to fifty years, and has been an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT NZ) since 2005. He chaired the Logistics Cluster Group from 2000 to 2004.

Total Support, Not Just Storage: What a Real 4PL Partnership Looks Like

by Rod Giles | Sep 23, 2026 | Outsourcing and 4PL

Most businesses shopping for a 3PL are really looking for a place to store boxes and get orders out the door. That’s a fair starting point, but it’s not what actually keeps a fast-growing brand with a large, complex operation working with the same provider...

From Spreadsheets to Real-Time Stock Visibility: What Changes When You Outgrow DIY Warehousing

by Rod Giles | Sep 23, 2026 | Inventory and systems

Most growing businesses start the same way: a spreadsheet, maybe a shared drive folder, someone who just knows where everything is. It works, right up until it doesn’t. Stock split across a home office and a rented unit. A phone call needed to confirm...

What Food-Grade Warehousing Actually Means (and Why Most 3PLs Don’t Have It)

by Rod Giles | Sep 23, 2026 | Food-grade storage

An interview with Rod Giles, founder of Contract Warehousing Ltd (CWL), East Tamaki, Auckland. Ask most third-party logistics providers in New Zealand if they’re “food-grade,” and you’ll usually get a confident yes. Ask what that actually...

Rod Giles

Total Support, Not Just Storage: What a Real 4PL Partnership Looks Like

From Spreadsheets to Real-Time Stock Visibility: What Changes When You Outgrow DIY Warehousing

What Food-Grade Warehousing Actually Means (and Why Most 3PLs Don’t Have It)

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