Hall's Group
Hall's Group is a New Zealand privately held cold chain logistics operator providing integrated temperature-controlled road, rail and sea transport, cold storage (Icepak brand), cross-docking and distribution services to food producers, manufacturers, retailers and quick-service restaurant chains nationwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1969
- HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Hall's Group does
Hall's Group Ltd is a New Zealand privately held cold chain logistics operator founded in 1969, headquartered in Takanini, Auckland. The company provides integrated temperature-controlled transport (chilled, frozen and ambient) by road, rail and sea, alongside cold storage, blast freezing, cross-docking and distribution services under its core brands Hall's Transport and Hall's Storage (trading as Icepak). It operates the only end-to-end intermodal cold chain network in New Zealand, comprising 640+ specialist vehicles, 9 storage facilities with 70,000+ pallet capacity, 11 cross-dock depots and 13 operational locations spanning Auckland to Invercargill, supported by TruckMate TMS and Manhattan Scale WMS platforms with real-time GPS temperature/fuel monitoring, sign-on-glass delivery confirmation and EDI integration. Hall's serves food producers, manufacturers, major retailers and quick-service restaurant chains through a hybrid go-to-market combining regional account managers (Upper North Island, Lower North Island, South Island) for enterprise accounts and a 24/7 self-serve customer portal (my.halls.co.nz) for mid-market customers dispatching 1-30 orders per day. The company earns revenue through transaction-based freight charges, recurring storage fees per pallet and pallet management fees, operating on multi-year account contracts. It holds MPI registrations, HACCP-based Risk Management Programme accreditation, NZ Customs SES Partner status and ACC Fleet Saver Gold Accreditation.
Hall's Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Hall's Group
- Legal name
- Hall's Group Ltd
- Website
- https://halls.co.nz
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1969
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Hall's Group is a New Zealand privately held cold chain logistics operator providing integrated temperature-controlled road, rail and sea transport, cold storage (Icepak brand), cross-docking and distribution services to food producers, manufacturers, retailers and quick-service restaurant chains nationwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Hall's Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cold Chain Logistics
- NAICS
- Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)
- SIC
- Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Transportation Services (4700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cold Chain Cross-Docking, Transloading & Temperature-Controlled Drayage (TLAIAIAM)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Food & Beverage Cold Storage (Fresh/Chilled) (TLALABAA), Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C) (TLALABAL), Reefer Container (Port/Intermodal) Cold Storage & Plug-In Yards (TLALABAK)
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Where Hall's Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Auckland
- HQ country
- New Zealand
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices13 records
Markets served
Hall's Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Refrigerated Transport Services: Transportation of chilled, frozen and ambient products by road, rail and sea. Services include line haul, short haul, metro services, intermodal transport, and quick service restaurant deliveries. Revenue generated through freight charges based on distance, weight, temperature requirements, and service type.
- Cold Storage Services: Storage solutions including blast freezing, chilled and frozen storage throughout New Zealand. Facilities include MPI-accredited storage for meat, dairy, seafood, horticulture, pet food, edible meats, and honey. Revenue generated through storage fees per pallet and handling charges.
- Port-to-Door/Door-to-Port Services: Import and export logistics services partnering with Ports of Auckland and Ports of Napier. Includes container handling, devanning/vanning, and delivery to customer delivery points.
- Pallet Management Services: Pallet transfer and management services with administrative fees ($0.30 per pallet) and 1-4-1 swap services ($2.55 per pallet)
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Account-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Hall's Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Hall's Group provides end-to-end temperature-controlled transport and storage solutions across New Zealand, moving chilled, frozen, and ambient products by road, rail, and sea. Its portfolio includes refrigerated line haul and metro transport, cold storage (including blast freezing) under the Icepak brand, intermodal operations, port-to-door and door-to-port import/export logistics, quick service restaurant deliveries, cross-docking, distribution, and pallet management services. Supporting these services are purpose-built multi-temperature vehicles, GPS temperature monitoring, an in-house Transport Management System (TruckMate), a Warehouse Management System (Manhattan Scale), and a 24/7 customer portal.
Product overview
Hall's Group operates as a comprehensive cold chain logistics provider offering integrated transport and storage solutions across New Zealand. The core portfolio consists of Hall's Transport (refrigerated transport by road, rail, and sea), Hall's Storage / Icepak (cold storage and blast freezing services), and a Customer Portal for online booking and tracking. Supporting services include Intermodal transport solutions and Quick Service Restaurant deliveries. Technology platforms include TruckMate TMS for transport management and Manhattan Scale WMS for warehouse operations. The company has expanded through acquisitions including Brausch Transport (2023) and continues to invest in new facilities like the Horotiu Transport and Storage Hub.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Hall's Transport (Refrigerated Transport Services) Refrigerated transport services covering chilled, frozen, and ambient freight by road, rail, and sea. Includes line haul, short haul, metro services, intermodal transport, and quick service restaurant deliveries, supported by 640+ specialist vehicles and a nationwide depot network.
- Hall's Storage / Icepak (Cold Storage Services) Cold storage and logistics services including blast freezing, chilled, and frozen storage for primary food producers and manufacturers. Operates across six stores plus three transport hubs with storage, with capacity exceeding 70,000 pallets and MPI-registered facilities.
- Intermodal Transport Service Intermodal transport solutions combining road, sea, and railway. A specialist team of nearly 30 drivers covers major North Island routes from Palmerston North, providing long-haul container cartage, carton, pallet, and full load delivery.
- Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Deliveries Specialized delivery service for quick service restaurants using specialist rail units and railside docking capabilities for frequent, small chilled and frozen product deliveries.
- Port-to-Door / Door-to-Port Import-Export Logistics Port-to-door delivery service for imports and door-to-port service for exports via partnerships with Ports of Auckland and Ports of Napier, leveraging the Manawatu Inland Port hub. Includes container handling, devanning/vanning, and delivery to customer delivery points.
- Pallet Management Services Pallet transfer and management services including 1-4-1 swap services ($2.55 per pallet) and administrative fees ($0.30 per pallet) to support customers' cold chain pallet logistics.
- Customer Portal (Online Booking & Tracking) 24/7 self-serve online portal for customers to book work, view manifests and consignment notes, access Proof of Delivery, and track job status in real time. Designed for customers dispatching 1-30 orders per day from a single uplift site.
Companies that use Hall's Group
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Hall's Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Hall's Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, strategic and core.
- NZ Ice Cream AssociationminorHall's sponsors NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards, presenting the Hall's Cold Chain Logistics Supreme Champion award to winners.
- Christchurch City CouncilstrategicHall's signed on with Christchurch City Council as part of their Battery Electric Truck Projects to help achieve goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions for the district by 2030.
- Fuso (Mitsubishi Fuso)strategicSupplied Hall's first FUSO eCanter electric truck for metro deliveries in Christchurch with 100-150km range on single charge. Part of Christchurch City Council electric truck initiative.
- EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority)minorGovernment agency represented at eCanter launch event, supporting adoption of battery electric trucks in commercial transport.
- Ports of AucklandcoreHall's partners with Ports of Auckland operating the Manawatu Inland Port, providing port-to-door delivery services for imports and door-to-port services for exports.
- Ports of NapiercoreStrategic partnership for port operations providing logistics hub services at Longburn with direct connection to national transport network and rail/road gateway to all NZ ports.
- Manawatu Inland PortcoreHall's large Storage facility and Manawatu Inland Port located at Longburn creates integrated logistics hub for chilled and frozen products with rail and road connections nationwide.
- SG Equipment LtdminorDelivered 40 brand-new Yale Forklifts to East Tamaki and Paisley Place storage facilities with comprehensive hands-on training on health and safety, machine care, and operational best practices.
- New Zealand Cold Storage AssociationcoreHall's returned to the board of NZ Cold Storage Association with GM for Storage Matt Booth representing both Hall's and the wider industry to shape future of cold storage in New Zealand.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Hall's Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Toll Group: Asia-Pacific-headquartered freight, contract logistics and cold-chain provider (owned by Japan Post). Comparable on temperature-controlled transport and warehousing, but operates far broader geographies and a wider service mix than NZ-only Hall's.
- DSV: Global transport and logistics company (post-Schenker) with temperature-controlled and cold-chain offerings. Comparable on end-to-end logistics including cold-chain, although predominantly road/forwarding and operating across multiple continents.
- Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics provider with a dedicated cold-chain perishables division. Overlaps with Hall's on temperature-controlled freight forwarding and integrated road/sea cold-chain for food customers, but at vastly larger, global scale.
Direct peers
- Americold Realty Trust: Global publicly-listed owner and operator of temperature-controlled warehousing with 250+ facilities. Peer on cold-storage warehousing model, scale, and frozen/chilled product mix; though Hall's is private and transport-integrated rather than storage-only.
- Fliway Group: NZ-based transport and logistics provider with national coverage of freight, warehousing and distribution. Compares to Hall's on domestic transport and storage footprint, although Fliway does not specialise in temperature-controlled or intermodal cold-chain services.
- Mainfreight: New Zealand-headquartered freight and logistics operator with road, rail, sea and air capabilities across NZ and globally. Most directly comparable NZ peer with overlapping transport and warehousing activities (including temperature-controlled); Hall's is a much smaller, cold-chain-focused specialist versus Mainfreight's broad-line model.
- Emergent Cold: Global cold-chain storage and logistics operator serving food and beverage customers. Compares to Hall's on temperature-controlled warehousing with associated transport and blast-freezing capabilities.
- NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics: Global automated cold-chain warehousing specialist serving food producers, retailers and QSRs. Directly comparable on chilled/frozen storage and integrated logistics, particularly for QSR and food-retail customers.
- Lineage Logistics: World's largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company. Directly comparable cold-chain 3PL model (storage + transport + value-added services), although Lineage operates globally whereas Hall's is NZ-only.
Regional players
- Yusen Logistics: Asia-Pacific-focused 3PL with refrigerated/frozen transport and warehousing across Oceania. Most relevant for NZ- and Australia-region cold-chain 3PL comparison, though Yusen serves a broader contract-logistics portfolio beyond cold chain.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance4 records
Hall's Group financial estimates
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Hall's Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
Hall's Group funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Hall's Group
What does Hall's Group do?
Hall's Group provides end-to-end temperature-controlled transport and storage solutions across New Zealand, moving chilled, frozen, and ambient products by road, rail, and sea. Its portfolio includes refrigerated line haul and metro transport, cold storage (including blast freezing) under the Icepak brand, intermodal operations, port-to-door and door-to-port import/export logistics, quick service restaurant deliveries, cross-docking, distribution, and pallet management services. Supporting these services are purpose-built multi-temperature vehicles, GPS temperature monitoring, an in-house Transport Management System (TruckMate), a Warehouse Management System (Manhattan Scale), and a 24/7 customer portal.
Is Hall's Group a public or private company?
Hall's Group is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Hall's Group founded?
Hall's Group was founded in 1969. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Hall's Group based?
Hall's Group is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, in the Oceania region.
How does Hall's Group make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Refrigerated Transport Services are the primary driver. The others are cold Storage Services, port-to-Door/Door-to-Port Services and pallet Management Services.
Who are Hall's Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Toll Group, DSV and Kuehne+Nagel. Direct peers are Americold Realty Trust, Fliway Group, Mainfreight, Emergent Cold, NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics and Lineage Logistics. Yusen Logistics is listed as a regional player.
Does Hall's Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Hall's Group.
What industry is Hall's Group in?
Hall's Group's product category is Cold Chain Logistics. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAIAIAM, Cold Chain Cross-Docking, Transloading & Temperature-Controlled Drayage, with a secondary code of TLALABAA, Food & Beverage Cold Storage (Fresh/Chilled). Its NAICS code is 493120 and its SIC code is 4220.