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Mainfreight Limited is a New Zealand logistics and transport company that commenced operations in Auckland in 1978. It has been listed on the New Zealand Exchange since 1996 and is the country's largest logistics company. Mainfreight is headquartered in Auckland.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainfreight | Area served | 27 countries | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Formerly | Mainfreight Transport Limited | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Founded | 6 March 1978 (1978-03-06) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Founder | Bruce Plested | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Industry | Logistics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Key people | Bruce Plested (Chairman, Founding Owner) Don Braid (Global Managing Director, CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Number of employees | 10,664 (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Number of locations | 336 (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Operating income | NZ$395 million (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Revenue | NZ$4.72 billion (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Services | Transport, logistics, freight forwarding, supply chain management | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Subsidiaries | Daily Freight (NZ), Carotrans (Worldwide), Owens (AU/NZ), ChemCouriers (AU/NZ) Mainfreight Europe (EU), Mainfreight Americas (USA), Mainfreight Asia, Mainfreight India | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Traded as | NZX: MFT | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Type | Public | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mainfreight | Website | www.mainfreight.com | 1.00 | infobox |
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