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BRISBANE, QLD — November 17, 2025 — Furniture retail titan Nick Scali and digital freight ally Explorate have taken top honours at the 63rd annual Australian Supply Chain and Logistics (ASCL) Awards, winning the prestigious Supply Chain Management Award.
As the country’s longest-running and most respected industry awards program, the ASCLAs recognise outstanding achievements, visionary leadership, and structural innovation across the Australian transport and logistics sector. Emerging victorious from a highly competitive class of enterprise finalists, the joint win cements a historic back-to-back milestone for Explorate, following its victory with The Sussan Group the previous year.
Representatives from Nick Scali and Explorate celebrating their major category win at the 2025 Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards gala.
The accolade highlights a comprehensive infrastructure overhaul that transformed Nick Scali's complex international furniture retail network. By integrating Explorate's cloud-based operating system, the partnership successfully unified disparate freight data streams, automated multi-carrier milestone tracking, and instituted absolute transparency over end-to-end maritime and land routes.
This data-first approach eliminated historical blind spots and communication bottlenecks, handing complete operational command back to the retailer.
The landmark project serves as a clear blueprint for modern corporate retailers facing compressed consumer spending, rising domestic transport costs, and continuous international lane disruptions.
The continuous industry validation solidifies Explorate’s trajectory as a primary architect of modern enterprise trade, showing how intelligent automation allows major Australian businesses to seamlessly scale through global market complexities.
About the ASCLA Awards
Now in their 63rd year, the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards celebrate excellence across the industry, recognising organisations and professionals who drive innovation, efficiency and high performance. The Big Data, IT & Business Intelligence category highlights organisations using technology to create meaningful value across the supply chain. To see a full list of the winners from the 2025 ASCLAs - click here.
About Explorate
Explorate is an Australia-based supply chain company delivering integrated solutions through technology, freight expertise, and a global partner network. With a presence across 80+ countries, we help businesses gain control of their shipments and improve efficiency across their global operations.
Driven by a mission to build simple and smart supply chains, we combine tailored technology with in-house freight capabilities to enhance visibility, streamline operations, and drive performance. Backed by investors, we continue to scale our platform, services, and global reach to support customers at every stage of their growth.
Bringing 10+ years of experience across international marketing, business administration, and strategic brand management, Explorate's media lead has directed corporate communications within competitive industrial and tech sectors to expertly navigate reputation across the digital supply chain landscape.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explorate gives supply chain managers one real-time view across ever forwarder, lane and mode without replacing your current process, partners or systems.
