Riordan Grain Services has announced it has signed a four-year lease agreement with GeelongPort for the use of a 3000 sqm shed on Corio Quay North in a move to boost the company’s grain exporting efficiency.
Over the past five years Riordan has worked with GeelongPort to build an export program for wheat, barley and canola to a variety of international markets including New Zealand, Japan, South America, the Philippines and other destinations in south-east Asia.
After starting in 1996 with one tipper truck to transport grain and fertiliser to local customers, Riordan has expanded to now offer fully integrated accumulation, transport, storage, bulk commodity handling and packing services.
Since their first shipment in 2018 using the pioneering mobile bulk loading system, it has built up an annual export program of close to one million tonnes of grain in 2024.
“We have experienced growth in our business for more than 25 years, and this agreement with GeelongPort means we can be more confident in making plans,” Riordan Managing Director Jim Riordan says.
“This is a significant addition to our business that will also support jobs in Geelong and provide Victorian grain growers more choices for grain marketing.”
GeelongPort’s location means it can provide easy access to logistics routes for Geelong and south-west Victoria’s supply chains.
GeelongPort CEO Brett Winter expressed his pride at the continued partnership between the port and one of the region’s most prominent family-owned local businesses in Riordan Grain Services.
“The benefits of Riordan’s operations on the state and economy are far reaching, particularly in regional communities throughout Victoira, and GeelongPort is proud to be an important link in this incredible supply chain,” Winter says.
“By working together in a collaborative way, Riordan and GeelongPort have tackled a competitive market with an innovative and different approach to exporting grain.”
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