What Brenics does

Brenics Limited is a New Zealand private freight transport and logistics company that operated from Christchurch and Nelson, serving primary-sector shippers with temperature-controlled transport, warehousing, and storage services for meat, fresh produce, aquaculture, and wine. The company was founded in 2013 as a small operator (11-50 employees) focused on food-grade logistics in the South Island, with a sales-led B2B go-to-market delivered through direct depot engagement and quote-based pricing. In November 2025, Brenics was acquired by KAM Transport Limited, a family-owned nationwide logistics operator with MPI registration (KAM1989), five depots across Auckland, Hastings, Wellington, Picton and Blenheim, and 35+ years of operating history. Following the acquisition, Brenics' team — including Scott and Nicola Johnstone — was retained and integrated into KAM's network, with Brenics' Christchurch and Nelson locations becoming KAM's South Island depot footprint and enabling full inter-island door-to-door primary-sector service under the parent brand. Brenics now functions as an acquired brand within KAM Transport rather than as an independent operating entity, with its transport services absorbed into KAM's offerings of bulk tippers, refrigerated transport, container cartage, general freight, inter-island services, aquaculture tankers, and third-party logistics warehousing.

Name

Brenics

Legal name

Brenics Limited

Website

https://brenicslimited.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brenics Limited was a New Zealand private logistics company specializing in food-grade freight transport and storage across the South Island from Christchurch and Nelson, acquired by KAM Transport in November 2025 and now operating as an integrated depot brand within KAM's nationwide primary-sector network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transport Services: Core transport services including bulk tippers, refrigerated transport, container cartage, general freight, inter-island services, and tankers for aquaculture. Revenue generated from freight transportation services to businesses across New Zealand.
2. Third Party Logistics: Warehousing and logistics hub services at 5 locations across New Zealand. Revenue from storage, yard services, and multi-functional logistics solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Brenics Limited is a New Zealand transport and logistics provider that delivers freight transport services across the South Island (Christchurch and Nelson), targeting primary sector businesses in meat, aquaculture, fresh produce, and wine. Following its November 2025 acquisition by KAM Transport Limited, Brenics services including refrigerated transport, bulk tippers, container cartage, general freight, inter-island cartage, and aquaculture tankers, along with third-party warehousing and storage, are now delivered as part of KAM's nationwide five-depot network.

Product overview

Brenics Limited was a transport and logistics company that has been acquired by KAM Transport. The company operated with staff based in Christchurch and Nelson, providing freight transport services. Following the acquisition in November 2025, Brenics operations have been fully integrated into KAM Transport's nationwide network, which offers a comprehensive suite of transport and logistics solutions including bulk tippers, container cartage, general freight, refrigerated transport, inter-island services, and tankers for aquaculture, along with third-party logistics and warehousing at five locations across New Zealand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Services Freight transportation services for businesses across New Zealand, encompassing bulk tippers for material/products, refrigerated transport for perishables, container cartage, general freight, inter-island services, and purpose-built tankers for aquaculture. Customers include primary meat, produce, aquaculture, and wine businesses nationwide.
• Third Party Logistics Warehousing, yard services, and multi-functional logistics hub solutions delivered at five depots (Auckland, Hastings, Wellington, Picton/Blenheim, plus Christchurch and Nelson via Brenics) across New Zealand for business customers needing storage and integrated supply chain support.
• Refrigerated Transport Temperature-controlled refrigerated transport and storage for perishable goods including meat, aquaculture products, frozen goods, wine, fresh produce, and bulk cargo for primary sector and food industry customers across New Zealand.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KAM TransportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2025Brenics Limited has been acquired by KAM Transport Limited. The Brenics team, including Scott and Nicola Johnstone, have joined KAM Transport. This acquisition expands KAM Transport's nationwide network with Brenics staff continuing to serve customers from Christchurch and Nelson locations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Halls Group: NZ family-owned transport and cold-storage operator with a similar primary-sector focus (meat, dairy, produce); comparable in ownership profile, vertical specialisation and depot-based operating model.
• Mainfreight: Largest NZ-headquartered freight and logistics operator with nationwide road freight, warehousing and international services; directly comparable in service mix, scale and primary-sector exposure to the combined KAM/Brenics network.
• Big Chill Distribution: NZ refrigerated and chilled distribution specialist serving food, produce and beverage customers; a direct peer given Brenics/KAM's refrigerated transport focus for meat, aquaculture, produce and wine.
• NZ Couriers: Domestic NZ courier and freight network serving business customers nationwide; comparable in B2B road-freight service model, depot footprint and target customer base.
• Post Haste Couriers: NZ overnight freight and courier operator with national depot coverage; comparable as a B2B road-freight competitor, though more skewed to parcels than bulk/refrigerated.
• TIL Logistics Group: NZ road freight and logistics specialist with a comparable mix of general freight, bulk and containerised transport; similar in scale and customer profile to Brenics/KAM's operations.
• Fliway: NZ freight, warehousing and distribution company serving primary-sector and general-merchandise customers; closely comparable in service offering and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Freightways: NZ-listed network of express freight, mail, document and data-management brands; a broad incumbent offering overlapping B2B road-freight and courier services across the same customers.
• Toll NZ: Subsidiary of Japan Post's Toll Holdings operating extensive road, rail and ocean freight across NZ; a broad incumbent that competes across many of the same primary-sector and general-freight lanes as Brenics/KAM.

Emerging players

• Coolchain New Zealand: NZ temperature-controlled transport and logistics specialist focused on food and beverage customers; an emerging player with narrower scale but direct overlap in refrigerated freight.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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