OfficeMax are a double award winner, securing both the Manukau Water Excellence in Environmental Management Award and the ACC Workplace Safety Award.
Delivering a comprehensive range of business supplies to more than 36,000 customers throughout New Zealand, the facility was awarded the NZ Property council’s supreme industrial property award earlier this year.
Employing 800 people across New Zealand, half of these are based at the new Manukau facility.
“We’ve had a retail store in Manukau for many years, but our new offices in Highbrook have connected us very strongly to the Manukau region, so we saw these Awards as a great opportunity to celebrate being part of that community,” Managing Director Kevin Obern said.
OfficeMax’s origins date back to 1871, and now supply almost everything that businesses need to function: furniture, technology products, cafeteria products, packaging, educational supplies, health and hygiene products and office supplies can be ordered by phone, fax, online or from retail stores.
Customers vary from small, home-based businesses, to SMEs and large corporates – as well as Government departments and educational institutions.
“OfficeMax takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously,” Mr Obern said. “We’re very proud that we obtained Enviro-Mark® Gold certification in 2008 and Diamond in 2009. It’s a five-tier programme and we completed it in just two years. We’ve also held ACC tertiary status for the last three years.”
“We’re very fortunate that our staff rise to the challenge of change and commit to the success of our business. Their attitude has allowed OfficeMax to move forwards and meet the changing needs of our customers.”
