Why Freightways is picking up a listing on the ASX

Why Freightways is picking up a listing on the ASX
Freightways CEO Mark Troughear. (Image: Supplied)
Ella Somers
The chief executive of the now dual-listed logistic firm Freightways says the decision to pick up a listing on the Australian securities exchange to sit alongside its home on the New Zealand stock exchange was the “natural” next step now that Australia represents 30% of the company’s business.Freightways CEO Mark Troughear told BusinessDesk from Sydney, where he’s attending the bell-ringing ceremony on Thursday morning, that Freightways had been “slowly and steadily” growing the Australian side of t...

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