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ack in the mid-1990s two young and ambitious brothers, Hysni and Jimmy Dardania, started a transport business specialising in produce and operating around the Sydney Produce markets at Flemington. It was a small, modest start to the operation, kicking off with a single rigid Isuzu. But the family worked hard, built the business, and a quarter of a century later Dardania
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Logistics now operates a substantial fleet of prime movers, trailers and rigids. These days Dardania Logistics still transports produce, but also handles transport and logistics for other parts of the food industry, including being a key logistics provider for Ferrero Australia, transporting such things as its famous Nutella spread and TikTak mints from its factory in Lithgow back into the Great Sydney region.
Excellence in logistics depends on the quality of the transport truck and the drivers as much as brilliant business planning and analysis. It is this perfect balance that Tim Dardania’s team brings to the table with his Sydneybased company. Founded in 1995, Tim has been involved in the business from an early age. “I studied at university and worked