A message from the CEO
Hi all,
Over the last 12-months, we’ve experienced a lot of change - leadership changes, department and region restructures, and the introduction of a new Chief Operating Officer, Tristan Butt.
While change can be unsettling, it also highlights opportunity, relevance, and competitiveness. In our case, we proactively set out with expansion and connectivity in mind, initiating change that allows us to scale up in growth markets (USA, UK, Asia), while returning to our core in ANZ, with quality and expertise being fundamental.
Amidst these changes, our focus on our people and customer excellence continues to shine through. Through our Voice of Customer initiative, our customers are saying that, “TMX are in it with you. They’re real-world people who are your partner”, highlighting we have the right people, in the right place, to achieve great results.
As we move into the new financial year, exciting opportunities await. Our projections indicate strong growth and we’re well-positioned to achieve them. But, growth isn’t just about numbers; it’s about our collective effort and working together across divisions to achieve results.
As we continue to scale up and focus on high-growth, I encourage you to remain focused, embrace change, and contribute to our shared vision. Keep up the great work – your dedication is noticed and appreciated.
See you out there. Cheers, Trav Travis Erridge
Celebrating our TMXers
Charlotte Courtot
Congratulations to Charlotte on the arrival of her beautiful baby girl, Vienna! Born on April 30.
New Zealand Team
Congratulations to our NZ team, alongside clients Kmart and Maersk, on being nominated as finalists for two awards at the 2024 Property Council New Zealand Industry Awards. This year’s awards showcased iconic projects in property development and investment across a broad range of sectors and design disciplines.
The team took home the win with Maersk in the CBRE Excellence in Category award, being recognised for their work on Maersk’s new $150 million cold store facility in Hamilton. Go team!
Dion Reddie
Our Learning and Organisational Development Manager, Dion Reddie, was a finalist for the Property Council of Australia’s ‘People First’ award. This award recognises outstanding individuals who lead initiatives benefiting their organisation’s people. Dion has done this through the development and facilitation of the Lead, Learn and Inspire program. Congratulations Dion!
Portfolio Team
We congratulate our Portfolio Management Team who were also nominated as finalists at the Property Council of Australia awards, for the Team of the Year, led by Tracy Armstrong and Stef Frawley.
Asia Team – LogiSYM Awards
Congratulations to our teams in Asia for being nominated as Finalists for the LogiSYM ‘Best Supply Chain Consultancy’ based on their ongoing work with FarmByte.
Melbourne team Sydney team
Welcoming...
Tristan Butt as our new Chief Operating Officer!
Tristan joined TMX to oversee its Asia-Pacific operations and help clients solve their most pressing supply chain challenges across the region. Tristan will be working alongside Milan Andjelkovic and Geoff Thomas.
Tristan brings with him over two decades of industry experience across Australia, the United Kingdom, and Europe, most recently with KPMG. He combines strategy with a deep understanding of the end-to-end value chain, having worked with iconic FMCG and retail brands including Woolworths, Amazon, Mars, Unilever and L’Oréal.
Tristan is already adding huge value to TMX, with his consulting perspectives and industry experience setting us up for future success.
Best on ground
Brett Nelson
Nour El-leissy
Congratulations to Nour for successfully managing a very challenging tenant, while also receiving glowing feedback from them. Nadia Forlani
Nadia has transformed bid collateral that supports our client proposals, in-line with our new branding. With 30+ templates ranging across all lines of business, Nadia has worked hard to align outbound bid material. Shout out for her efforts and patience.
Well done to Brett for managing a number of Coles stakeholders during a very challenging and uncertain time surrounding authority approvals!
Thank you for the engagement survey participation!
We had 95% completion, with employees rating our culture as 7.1* out of 10 and describing TMX as a fun, friendly, supporting environment to work in.
Around the grounds
In other news...
Dion Reddie
Dion and his daughter, Mia, joined 100,000 people in Melbourne at the MCG to help raise funds in support of youth homelessness.
Your contributions helped Mia raise nearly $2.1k, which was three times her goal
Natasha
Wooderson
Congratulations to Tash on completing the 42km Sky Marathon at Mount Buffalo!
The race starts at the top of Mount Buffalo (an elevation of +1542) and runs through the mountains, eventually arriving in Bright at the finish line.
It’s a tough race but the atmosphere and the community keep everyone’s spirits high!
We had our first ‘Lunch & Learn’ for 2024, hosted by Glen Borg on Simulation.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next session!
Join NAWO’s upcoming Inclusion Habits for Operations Leaders program this August.
A program for leaders in Australia to understand and learn about the value-add of inclusion.
The 14 week program, focuses on:
• Inclusion and the consequences of exclusion and diversity on teams and organisations.
• The difference between diversity and inclusion, and between equality and equity.
• Types of bias, and strategies to mitigate biases
• How to have difficult conversations about inclusion and difference in the workplace.
Winning work worldwide
Snackbrands
The Snackbrands facility in NSW has officially reached practical completion! As one of TMX’s largest food manufacturing projects delivered to date, the level of complexity must be seen to be believed. This facility will be capable of processing 2m kg of potatoes and 140k kg of corn per week, ultimately delivering 50m kg of tasty snacks every year!
In addition, the manufacturing process will feed directly into the ASRS Highbay facility TMX delivered five years ago. The building will start producing product later this year
Hasbro
After another successful catch up in the US, the Hasbro account continues to grow from strength to strength. A cross-sell initiative into manufacturing has seen the team begin to develop an industry leading solution.
Well done to all involved – keep up the great work!
CeMAT/LogiSYM
At CeMAT South East Asia, our Head of Design & Innovation, Tom Yang, presented our innovation offering, showcasing the Metaverse and Simulation.
Tom Fitz-Walter also took to the stage, joining a panel discussion on delivering successful intralogistics using automation.
Congratulations to the team for their efforts across the two days
7-Eleven Australia Pty Ltd
With some persistence and time, the effort put into the 7-Eleven Freight & Logistics strategy has paid off. This is a significant win for F&L. A great effort from those involved across both pitches to date.
FarmByte
Our relationship continues to grow with Farmbyte, with a constant aray of new opportunities being discussed.
Our team in Malaysia joined them at their Hari Raya Open Hoise earlier in the month.
Kinetic
Kinetic’s new electric bus depot in New Zealand has officially been commissioned, making it the largest fully electric bus depot in Australasia - with a total of 86 electric buses! Congratulations to Ailish Swinbank on another successful delivery.
FMH Group
Our Portfolio Management team has been engaged by the FMH Group to manage their property portfolio. FMH is owned by Singapore Post, including entities such as Couriers Please, Border Express, EFM Logistics, and Bagtrans. This is a huge addition to the Portfolio Management team and a testament to the relationships built under existing engagements with Couriers Please and Border Express. Thank you to Dom Sorbara, Tracy Armstrong, Travis Erridge, and Stef Frawley on securing the account and delivering a strong submission.
BP
TMX held a joint workshop with BP and Kenco (3PL provider) to facilitate the successful transition management from their current facility in California to a new facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
Great work to the project team involvedSteve Rivera, Michael Quach, Sophia Lee-Miller, and Alvin Fernandes!
KMART
Off the back of a successful delivery into the Ruakura Superhub, the New Zealand Project Services team has been awarded the project management of additional racking into the Hamilton site, continuing to add to the largest Kmart site of its kind across the globe.
New Zealand Post
Congrats to Michael Richardson, Francis Umali, Jim Sklavos & David Sim on the opening of the new Auckland Processing Centre for New Zealand Post, after several months working on the project.
Our NZ Project Services have now also been awarded the project management of the integration works for the ANSD, and have recently achieved Practical Completion for another NZ Post site, at the North Shore Super Depot.
M&S
Spring-boarding off the great work done 18 months ago, M&S have endorsed the strategy by TMX, now reaching the detailed design phase and the plan to go to market for £250 million worth of automation equipment, for contract signage in October of 2024.
Well done all of those involved over a number of years!
We’re kicking off...
Our next Lead, Learn & Inspire (LLI) program!
After the success of the first year, we will be running the program again, launching at the end of June. Congratulations to all who have been selected to complete the LLI program, and for the opportunity to network with peers and receive targeted support for both your professional and personal development. Further details will be provided to you in your launch call.
If you have any questions, please contact Dion Reddie.
Q4 development cycle
EOFY Reviews are here!
As we continue to put People First within our TMX strategy, its time for us to reflect and review our individual and business performance across FY24. It’s been a big year full of challenges, achievements and wins!
In the recent C&E survey, you shared an appetite for clearly linking feedback on your performance to reward, as a vital part of understanding how you are developing. The Q4 Development Cycle is the perfect opportunity to further understand your individual and team performance.
What do you need to do?
1.Complete your EOFY Review questions in Lattice - July.
2.Schedule a one-hour feedback conversation with your direct reports to discussAugust
a.Review Question Feedback
b.REM review (if applicable)
c.Goal setting for FY25
Throughout this process, our development system, Lattice, will be your best friend. Ensure all of your Review and Goal setting conversations are recorded as this informs our REM review conversations and helps us tailor L&D offerings.
The Global Newsroom – Top 10
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Nick de Klerk, spoke with Supply & Demand Chain Executive on how to embrace the technology within a broader business The Simulation Solution: Reshaping Supply Chain Strategies | TMX Transform
Dom Sorbara with Food Logistics on Micro-fulfilment Centres 5 Best Practices to Start Successful Micro-Fulfillment Centers | TMX Transform
Matt Swindells on the collaboration with TMX and the new Coles Redbank facility Coles shops big for automation | TMX Transform
Jeff Bornino spoke to Inbound Logistics on inventory management Preparing for the holiday peak season -already | TMX Transform
Bruce Herbet discussing the importance of data-driven supply chain management with Manufacturing Tomorrow Manufacturing Tomorrow interviews Bruce Herbert on his career | TMX Transform Planning for the unimaginable, Linda Venables speaks to MHD on risk management Should we change how we manage risk? - MHD (mhdsupplychain.com.au)
Natasha Wooderson in The Age on the importance of an MBA Postgraduate study: Will an MBA really benefit your career? (theage.com.au)
TMX appoints Tristan Butt as new Chief Operating Officer TMX Transform Taps Former KPMG Partner to Lead Asia-Pacific Operations | TMX Transform
NZ Posts opens Auckland Processing Centre Record-breaking parcel capacity at NZ Post’s new processing centre | TMX Transform
Greg O’Shea recently spoke with Agrospectrum Limited on how predictive technologies such as the TMX Metaverse and Simulation can mitigate major disruptions Innovation, Prediction, and Flexibility: three pillars to ensure a resilient food supply chain for Singapore | TMX Transform