Ownership move strengthens IT support across the Bay
Running a business in the ‘now’ with an eye on predicting the future has led to Hawke’s Bay IT firm Prophecy Networks being acquired by leading national and fast growing IT firm Securecom. Rachael Price is passionate about Hawke’s Bay and has been involved with Prophecy Networks since 2011 leading the Napier-based team and twelve […]
Fingermark Triumphs as 2023 AmCham New Zealand Technology Exporter of the Year
Hawke’s Bay based technology company, Fingermark, has been named the 2023 AmCham – DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards for Technology Exporter of the Year to the Unites States. The award recognises Fingermark’s exceptional achievements in the global technology export industry and its remarkable contributions to the tech sector within New Zealand. Fingermark stood out […]
Re-Leased plays big role in retaining tech talent in the Bay
It was not too long ago that school leavers were leaving Hawke’s Bay in their droves. Tempted by big city lights and the promise of high-flying careers, the region was, at the time, seemingly lacking the opportunity, and the excitement to keep the twenty-somethings around. In recent years, however, thanks to some long-term thinking and perhaps risky business moves […]
Napier Data Dashboard makes award finals
A custom-made data dashboard that describes Napier’s economic and social wellbeing has gained a place in the ALGIM Awards finals for Digital Project of the Year. The dashboard, known as The Pulse of Napier, was initiated as part of Council’s Pandemic Recovery Plan, to continually monitor the wellbeing of Napier as it recovered from the […]
Leaders in Automation for food procesing
MHM Automation designs and supplies automated systems for food processing. They understand the challenges processors face and develop solutions to deliver better quality product with improved food safety and reduced reliance on manual labour. The company is recognised as a technology leader, with its equipment installed for some of the world’s most prominent names in […]
Think smart, Work Smart
Think Smarter, Work Smarter is the call to arms at Kinetic Electrical and when it came to its role on the new Rockit post-harvest facility, this proved to be the case. Kinetic Electrical managing director Darren Bambry went to the front line of the project to ensure the tight deadlines were met, stepping up as […]
CR Automation raises the bar in post-harvest performance
Founded in 2002 as an automation contracting company CR Automation has a track record of supporting local and international businesses in post-harvest produce handling, water & waste water, food & beverage, and manufacturing. CR Automation director Peter Richards says in 2016 CR expanded into Turnkey Solutions with the establishment of a team comprising of mechanical […]
App technology sets to clean up the competition
The increased spotlight on hygiene and cleaning standards has led to a Hawke’s Bay based commercial cleaning business launching a world-first cleaning app. Following two years of development and trials, The Clean Crew has launched an app guides its cleaning team through a job, with photography and video evidence verified by supervisors and available for […]
Apple AI: The new tool helping Hawke’s Bay orchardists
From appraising the quality of freshly picked apples by hand to capturing a snapshot of the crop in second, a new AI tool is changing the horticulture industry. The new tool comes from Hectre, a New Zealand startup delivering orchard technologies to the fruit industry. Research and development manager Luke Butters explained their new tool, […]
App technology sets new benchmark for commercial cleaning standards
The increased spotlight on hygiene and cleaning standards has led to a Hawke’s Bay based commercial cleaning business launching a world-first cleaning app. Following two years of development and trials, The Clean Crew has launched an app guides its cleaning team through a job, with photography and video evidence verified by supervisors and available for […]
Profile: VoxPop – Hawke’s Bay company featured in NZ Entrepreneur Magazine!
Super proud to profile Peter Fowler, founder of VoxPop as one of Business Hawke’s Bay entrepreneurs, featured in NZ Entrepreneur’s Innovation Nation series. Read on and be inspired! First published by NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Read the full article here.