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The concept of a group of owner/drivers sharing ownership of a transport company might have suited the 1950s, but can it work in a modern setting? Wellington’s Croft Combined Carriers proves that it can

Visit the headquarters of Croft Combined Carriers for the first time and it’s guaranteed: You won’t be bowled over by the slick corporate presentation.

Because there isn’t any! No flash atrium, no plush visitor area with framed mission statement on the wall…no elegantly-bored receptionist.

Instead…an unprepossessing site in industrial Seaview, Wellington…which looks every bit a classic old-school transport operation. There’s a wide variety of freight stacked in the confines of the central building and truck parking space is at a premium in the adjoining yard.

The nerve-centre of the business – the dispatch office – is downstairs in the main building, adjoining a drive-through lane, with the admin office and smoko room above, accessed via a steep wooden stairway.

Talk to the people who work here though and you’ll uncover a fierce pride in doing a job well, in maintaining client relationships built up over the years – on the back of a reliable delivery of service. And in being prepared to tackle the challenges of unusual or awkward jobs that other companies might shy away from.