We've worked with enough operators in Timaru to know that the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped. The first thing we do on any AI quoting project is sit with your team for a day before we propose anything.
Canterbury · Applied AI
For Timaru operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
What AI quoting actually does
Customers send a photo, a brief, or a voicemail – AI drafts a structured quote in your pricing format. You review, tweak, send. Quotes go out the same day, not next week.
- 01 Reads photos, voice notes, emails, and PDFs
- 02 Uses your pricing rules and current material costs
- 03 Drafts in your branded template, ready to send
- 04 Tracks win/loss to make the next quote sharper
Built on: Claude Vision Whisper Xero Vercel
Without Kiwi Dynamics
With Kiwi Dynamics
Canterbury
Why Timaru businesses are a fit for this.
- South Canterbury runs on port logistics, food processing, and dairy – AI here is about coordinating shifts and shipments with fewer phone calls.
- Port of Timaru, food processors, dairy, and a wide trades sector. AI tools that integrate with existing ERP and POS land best.
We work with teams across Timaru: Timaru CBD · Marchwiel · Highfield · Geraldine · Temuka · Pleasant Point.
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How we build AI quoting for a Timaru team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Timaru business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI-generated quotes.
Talk to usThe outcome for Timaru teams
Quote turnaround drops from days to under an hour. For Timaru teams, that almost always shows up as fewer interruptions and a calmer week, not a dashboard chart.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions
FAQ
When does AI quoting actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for a Timaru – so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call – fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
What's the realistic outcome for Timaru businesses?
Quote turnaround drops from days to under an hour. We don't promise tenfold lifts because we don't see them outside of marketing decks.
Will this run on our own infrastructure?
Yes, where it makes sense. AI quoting can sit entirely in your cloud account, with model calls routed through endpoints you control. We default to Claude Vision, Whisper, Xero, Vercel but the architecture supports your existing platform choices.
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