26 Feb 2014
John Key Officially Opens Cardinal's New DC
The Right Hon John Key officially opened Cardinals new State of the Art Distribution Centre (DC) at Nesdale Ave, Wiri on 26 February 2014.

The DC was developed to manage the 3PL and distribution requirements of cornerstone client, Griffins Foods and since opening additional new customers including Red Bull, Nuplex Specialties and NZ Drinks have moved in.
The site comprises 20,000 sq m of warehouse storage for 44,500 standard pallets. There is also approximately 10,000 sq m of canopied hard stand.
The latest equipment and technology was included in Cardinals investment comprising of plastic LED lighting for safety and enhanced energy saving, Dexion 7 high double deep racking as well as a Schaefer Orbitor semi automatic racking system and a fully integrated 'scan pick' replenishment process endorsing Cardinals position as a competitive industry leader.
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21 Aug 2025
Awarded the Distinguished Services Award from Child Cancer Foundation
In recognition of a partnership spanning over 25 years and over $1,300,000 raised for Child Cancer Foundation, our Managing Director, Tony Gorton was honoured with the Distinguished Services Award, and Cardinal was also presented with the Impact Award for its services hosting the Annual Golf Tournament that now regularly raises over $100,000 each year.
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3 Jun 2024
Welcoming new Customer - Nestlé
Here at Cardinal, we are excited to announce a new logistics partnership with Nestlé, creators of global icons and local favourites like Nescafé, Milo, KitKat, Maggi, Purina and Uncle Tobys!
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1 Jul 2024
Welcoming new Customer - Henkel
We are thrilled to announce that Henkel Consumer and Henkel Professional have joined the Cardinal family in July!
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