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Symons teams with Alexander Group to win New Zealand Rockgas Bulk LPG distribution

Nov 03, 2021 By comments

Alexander Group, leading dangerous goods logistics and transport specialist, has been awarded the contract to provide nationwide Bulk LPG distribution for Rockgas.

Rockgas is part of Firstgas Group and provides LPG safely and reliably to over 125,000 customers across New Zealand. It is also investigating low carbon gas alternatives including bio-LPG, to help New Zealand become zero carbon by 2050.

To strengthen their bid, Alexander Group has an alliance with Taranaki-based transport company, Symons Group to service the Taranaki region. 

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Getting the Team Home Safe

Aug 06, 2021 By comments

Whether its taking the kids to school, driving to work or driving for work, driving vehicles is one of the riskiest things we all do. Road conditions, weather conditions and the behaviour of other roads users are all out of our control but we can control our own ability to give driving the respect it demands.

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Join the Symons Hitchhiker club

Jul 19, 2021 By comments

Do you have last minute goods that regularly need transporting to or from Taranaki?

Catch a ride with the Symons Hitchhiker and get 50% off your first load.

Our flat deck and curtainsider trucks are often venturing off with one-way loads on board and we want to make sure those empty loads are being utilised, at a price that’s affordable.

So if you’ve got pallets, heavy machinery, steel - anything that can be craned or forklifted onto our trucks - we’d love you to stick your thumb out and join the Hitchhiker Club.

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Ship to Shore to Store - we do it all!

Jun 30, 2021 By comments

A mamoth effort by the Symons team over the past few days has seen us working 24/7 moving 80+ truck loads of pipe from Port Taranaki to our storage yards in Bell Block.

Mother nature hasn't been kind. Our team on the ground have had everything thrown at them and shown real committment to each other and our clients to get the job done safely and with a smile on their face (maybe a grimace at times).

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Doug Peach joins the Symons team

May 12, 2021 By comments

Symons’ compliance and driver training operations have been given a huge boost this month with the latest addition to our team.

Doug Peach has joined Symons as our new Driver Performance Manager. Doug has spent the last 23 years as a police officer, including 11 years working as part of the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit.

Doug’s role in the CVIU was to ensure compliance and safety on the road. That included working closely with transport industry bodies to educate and train drivers and operators.

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