As part of our continual sustainability drive, Markitforce presents the company’s “Green” Toyota Prius. Over 900km on 1 tank of petrol, now that’s sustainable!
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Markitforce takes on the Sydney Olympic Park Run for Fun – November 2011
Despite 33 degree heat and big crowds, the Markitforce crew all made it to the finish line in ANZ Stadium looking like professional athletes. Congratulations to April, Ken, Melanie, Pasha, Sarah, Kyan and of course Joey and John the partners of April and Kyan who had no choice but to compete also!
Markitforce sends out their 900,000th order and their 30,000th invoice
21 November 2011
On the 27th October 2011 Markitforce sent out order number 900,000. This order was placed on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim.
At the same time Markitforce also sent out its 30,000th invoice to another valued client Merck Sharpe and Dohme and to celebrate this milestone, Markitforce donated the invoice value of $709.54 to The Oasis Foundation.
The Oasis Youth Support Network is The Salvation Army’s major response to youth homelessness in Australia.
Oasis provides over 25 cutting edge programs that offer critical points of intervention and support for homeless and disadvantaged young people between 16 and 24 years of age.
‘The Oasis Youth Support Network provides a place of safety and care where, through compassion and skilful intervention, troubled young people find refuge and hope to achieve dreams and potential.’
Markitforce GOES GREEN and signs up to the Australian Packaging Covenant
31 March 2011
Markitforce has joined its customers and industry leaders in becoming a signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant and making a 5-year commitment to the program. The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) is an industry-led program with the overall aim of reducing the impacts of consumer packaging. Markitforce is aligned with the Covenant principles of partnership, innovation, and efficient performance – it’s the way we do business. As one of the only companies in our sector to make this commitment, Markitforce will work closely with our customers to help them meet their APC goals and find new, smarter ways of partnering together. Markitforce is confident that the APC framework will extend our sustainability program further and improve our performance in packaging efficiency.
For more information on our APC commitments, check out our 5-year Action Plan here. To find out more about our ‘green’ philosophy and how Markitforce’s sustainability program benefits our customers, contact Alan Higgins on 02 8717 4444.
Markitforce competes in 2011 Nissan/BRW Triathlon
Congratulations to our triathletes who participated in the Sydney Nissan/BRW Corporate Triathlon, Australia’s premier annual corporate sporting event.
In our second year of participation, we cheered on four teams into victory in a 400m swim, 8km cycle and 4km run. The race was held in picture perfect weather conditions which helped keep spirits high as all contestants completed the challenge in 60 minutes or under.
We are over the moon with this year’s performance, especially for our very own Minister for Fun, Alan Higgins who overcame the anguish of his knee injury, and completed all three stages with endurance and determination. What a team player!
Hats off to team Chiefs, Cowboys, Indians and our combined team of suppliers and clients. Keep up with the training for next year’s event!
Clean Up Business Day in Sydney & Melbourne!
To kick off the autumn program of our Green Initiatives, Markitforce participated in Clean Up Business Day at our Sydney and Melbourne operations on Tuesday 1st March 2011.
In addition to the obvious fun, and team building nature of the day, it was a great opportunity for us to clean up our operation and conserve the environment in a positive way.
We had loads of volunteers and plenty of hidden ‘gems’ were found, highlights of which included; car batteries, the inside of a washing machine, an oven draining tray and beer bottles galore! There was loads of rubbish which we recycled wherever possible. Hopefully Clean Up Business Day 2012 will be even bigger and better!!
Markitforce celebrates 10 years in business!
On January 21st 2011, Markitforce celebrated 10 years in business. From the very first day Alan Higgins (owner and founder of the business) has played an integral role in leading a dedicated team of accomplished professionals to discover a sense of fun whist in this unique and vibrant workplace.
At a function in Sydney to commemorate the landmark of a decade’s worth of Marketing Logistics excellence three people were awarded Long Service awards for continuous service. Congratulations to Marta Roman, Lana Switzer & Alan Higgins on this fantastic achievement. A highlight of the evening was a “This is Your Life” style presentation which was unexpectedly launched upon Minister for Fun & CFO (Chief Forklift Officer), Alan Higgins.
Markitforce has focused on evolving and improving its service offering to meet the changing needs of its valued clients. These services now include; a climate controlled warehouse, bonded store, shrink-wrapping & packaging solutions, enhanced online services, increased secure storage areas, service guarantee’s on freight, consumer redemption expertise, field merchandise support and improved and scalable kitting solutions.
Markitforce has been proud to receive acknowledgements for Innovation from the iAwards (2008) and NSW Chamber of Business (2009).
A special “Thank You” from everyone at Markitforce to all our valued Clients and Suppliers. We could not have achieved such great success over the past 10 years without your support and friendship. Thank you and here’s to the next 10 years!!
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New Markitforce logo wins international acclaim amongst 34,000 entries
Markitforce’s new branding which was unveiled in November 2009 has been recognised as a finalist in an annual book released by the leading global graphic design organisation, LogoLounge.
Markitforce would like to formally recognise the exceptional work produced by our agency Trade Advertising and Graphic Design Consultant Joseph McGlennon. In an announcement today from LogoLounge we were advised that “The judging for LogoLounge Volume 6, has been completed. We are excited with the exceptional quality level of work selected for this sixth volume. This was an incredibly competitive judging session with over 34,000 logos entered for consideration. We are also very pleased to inform you that your work has been chosen for inclusion in the new book by an international panel of judges.”
Markitforce launches new brand, logo design & some exciting announcements!
Over recent months we have been working hard to reshape our brand so that it is more reflective of who we are. The result is this vibrant, fun and recognisable brand which reflects our strong market position, the passion and accountability shown by our people, and mirrors the values that are most important to our partners.
Today’s brand announcement coincides with the recent expansion of Markitforce’s service offering to include a bonded warehouse facility, TGA approved pharmaceutical packing facilities and the purchase of a range of new heat shrink tunnels enabling Markitforce to produce product with a retail quality finish.
I would also like to announce the appointment of two new General Managers for Markitforce Sydney. We have appointed Sarah Fletcher as Chief of Staff – Finance and Operations, and Kasey Lee Cavey as Chief of Staff – Client Services and Marketing. Sarah, Kasey and the rest of our management team have contributed significantly to the success of Markitforce in recent years and this strategic move will provide the business with a fantastic platform for growth in the coming years.
Alan Higgins
Minister for Fun & CFO (Chief Forklift Officer)
Markitforce Pty Ltd