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HistoryWilson's Transport was established at Milton, South Otago in 1952 and since that time has maintained a proud history of service to the Otago region and beyond. The initial focus of the Company was the cartage of general goods and the spreading of lime and fertiliser. Buoyed but its success in those areas, the Company was then able to tender for larger contracts, for example, when the local power board began expanding its electricity service to areas thus far without electricity, Wilson's Transport won the contract to cart thousands of power poles all over the power board's catchment area. At about the same time the Government lifted the rail protection clause from 30 to 40 miles which put Milton in the enviable position of being able to reach the stores in Dunedin with local produce and return with backloads. Milton was predominantly a service town for surrounding farms and when bulk fertiliser became big business and Wilsons Transport was handling massive tonnages to aerial topdressers, and its own spreaders – the most modern available in New Zealand at the time. The eighties and nineties saw further expansion and diversification. Changes brought opportunities and these allowed the Company to broaden its base. Today Wilsons Transport has grown to encompass an extended network of transport services throughout the South Island of New Zealand. Our service offerings have expanded to include strategic partnerships and alliances with several industry partners in a number of specialised activities. Our focus on employing quality staff to deliver quality transport services has been instrumental in creating many of the opportunities we have today. This focus continues to be our “NUMBER 1” priority. Wilsons Transport Ltd is a subsidiary of Wilsons Holdings Ltd, a diversified investment Company with interests in: Timber Processing |
