News
For ISO’s latest developments refer to the news items below.
November 1st 2011ISO wins award for new safety innovation
August 16th 2011New pivot Steer clamp
ISO recently added a Pivot Steer Pulp Clamp to its container stuffing operation.
The introduction of this machine has simplified the process by removing the need for a Linde clamp truck, a forklift to move the old container stuffer, and the stuffer itself thus replacing three machines with one.
This has improved the overall safety of the operation, reduced machine running costs and reduced the time taken to pack Kraft Pulp into containers.
April 1st 2011Red Cross Appeal
March 17th 2011Zero Harm Workplace Scheme
March 1st 20112011 Earthquake Appeal
November 2010Canterbury Earthquake Appeal
October 16, 2010Top Job for Napier high-flier
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16th September 10ISO gets behind Napier Ross Shield Rugby Team
Waterfront logistics company ISO Limited is getting behind Napier’s quest to reclaim the Ross Shield in 2010. As well as signing up to be one of the team’s major sponsors, ISO has a personal link to the Napier XV – the team’s Vice Captain Jarrod McLeod is the son of Roger McLeod, Napier Port Manager for ISO, and grandson of legendary All Black hooker Bruce McLeod.
“ISO has been operating in Napier for 15 years now and we employ more than 30 local people, more than a few of which are passionate rugby fans. Add in Roger’s close connection to the team and it was only natural that we should get behind the effort to bring the Ross Shield back to Napier,” says Greg Dickson, Managing Director, ISO.
In 2008 the Napier Ross Shield Rugby team successfully achieved its goal of winning the shield at all five competition venues. But after having won the tournament for five consecutive years – with a record 339 points for and 8 points against in 2008 – in 2009 the team narrowly relinquished the shield to Hastings East.
Mr Dickson says another reason ISO was attracted to supporting the Napier Ross Shield Team is the high value it places on doing well in the prestigious tournament.
“The team has a great competitive spirit, as do the many people who support it. There’s an obvious pride in being the one to hold the shield, which we think is fantastic,” he says.
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September 13th 2010Presentation of Stage 2 Health & Safety Representative Certificates
ISO General Manager was pleased to present Alfred Dunn and Douglas Hay with Stage 2 Health & Safety Representative Certificates. Doug and Alf have been involved in Health & Safety in our Transport Division for the last three years and have now completed this latest training that will aide them in their roles as Health & Safety representatives.
Images show ISO General Manager Greg Dickson with Doug Hay and Alfred Dunn.
August 2010ISO Stevedoring - Wellington Excavator Operations
Following enquiries from our customers to enhance our service options in Wellington, ISO Stevedoring has introduced 3 of its excavators into its Wellington operations to support improved productivity and stowage achievement. This has enabled the company to expand work and training opportunities for local personnel, as well as recruit further excavator operators.
July 2010ISO Stevedoring - moves Excavator Operations into Port of Napier
On July 27th, at the request of its’ customers, ISO moved three of its’ own excavators into the Port of Napier to better achieve and maintain a consistent level of stowage performance and standard of service.
June 2010New CAT 315DL’s for ISO Stevedoring – Gisborne
ISO’s Gisborne Stevedoring Manager Roddy Irwin (fourth from the left) and our Gisborne operators, celebrate the arrival of two new CAT 315DL excavators and grapples complimenting the other new CAT 315DL’s received Dec 2009. Greg Dickson – Managing Director; Paul Cameron – GM Stevedoring; and Chris Robinson – Mechanical & Engineering Manager for ISO were also on hand to celebrate the machine handover. ISO started operations in Gisborne in 1995, with Gisborne operations consistently being one of ISO’s top performing teams.
June, 2010ISO Website Goes Live
After several months of planning and development, ISO Limited is pleased to announce the launch of their new and improved company website.
The new site builds on content from the existing site with an improved news section allowing users to get up to date information on ISO’s business activities and achievements. An online employment application form is available for users to register their interest to work for ISO. In addition to the new and improved technical features, the graphic design and interface present a dramatic improvement whilst still holding true to ISO’s signature colour scheme and business activities.
The new website has been built on a dynamic content managed platform allowing ISO to fully manage the website themselves and update content as needed. ISO’s Managing Director Greg Dickson says, “The new website will be regularly monitored and updated to ensure that information is timely and accurate, and to keep up with the ever changing needs of our clients and the cargo logistics industry”.
The new site has been designed entirely with functionality and ease of use in mind to contribute to a satisfying user experience. We have streamlined the site’s navigation, making it more intuitive and user friendly.
Since its inception in 1995, ISO has experienced exceptional growth in both its customer base and number of employees. Today the new website reflects the vision of ISO “To deliver to our customers working excellence in cargo logistics through skilled people and applied innovation.”
If you have any comments about this website please email them to info@iso.co.nz.
February 2010Marshalling and Warehousing Inventory Management System
This year saw the release of ISO’s new order and inventory management system; IMSv2. Designed to manage the customers orders through to dispatch, IMSv2 provides complete visibility of inventory from pre-arrival, through to order allocations and final stowage as either break-bulk or containerised cargoes.
IMSv2 is designed to provide a high level of visibility to customers. Customers can add and edit their orders through a web browser interface or by EDI. Inwards loads can be accepted either as non allocated inventory or pre-allocated on reception. Allocations to orders can be made on product reception but altered throughout the fulfilment process. Complex load-outs involving multiple containers, for multiple orders for multiple product grades are handled with ease.
“We have built this version of our order and inventory management system to provide extensive visibility to our customers about the status of their product, orders and fulfilment” said Greg. “We believe that this visibility will allow greater transparency in the export supply chain. This will lead to lower buffer stock inventories, increased speed and accuracy of decision making, and more effective warehouse and management processes and therefore lower supply chain costs.”
IMSv2 went live in February 2010.
2009First Stevedoring Company to Gain MAF PIPS Accreditation
When the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries introduced Post Inspection Product Security (PIPS) accreditation to enhance confidence in New Zealand's phyto-sanitary regime for log exports, ISO was the first stevedore in New Zealand to gain approval.
“We got the team together and we made PIPs accreditation our top priority.” Greg Dickson, ISO’s Managing Director remarked. “There were a number of systems to change and people to train. It was a very intense few weeks”.
Three months before the deadline, 7th September 2009, ISO completed its accreditation audit with the new operational procedures in place. The impact was seen immediately; individual logs were identified and rejected at ship side because of incorrect inspection or fumigation status.
“Shipside is the last effective place to catch any mistakes with phyto-sanitary procedures. Our team are trained to only load logs that have been delivered to MAF specifications,” said Greg.