Most of our Timaru engagements start the same way: a 20-minute call where the owner describes a workflow we've heard before in shape but never in detail. Business automations is then designed against the detail, not the shape.
Canterbury · Applied AI
End-to-end automations, built for businesses operating in Timaru.
What business automations actually does
The small repetitive things that quietly eat your week – done automatically. Quote follow-ups, job confirmations, review requests, supplier orders, weekly reports. Set once, runs forever.
- 01 Audit your existing workflow before automating anything
- 02 Built on n8n, Make, or custom code – whatever fits
- 03 Real monitoring and alerts when something breaks
- 04 Documentation your team can actually read
Built on: n8n Make Zapier Vercel Functions Cloudflare Workers
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.
Talk to us about this →How we build business automations 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. End-to-end automations.
Talk to usThe outcome for Timaru teams
The shape of the result for Timaru teams: Average client recovers 12 hours/week within the first 60 days. Built on n8n, hardened with the rest of the stack as it scales.
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
What's a typical engagement length for Timaru businesses?
Six to twelve weeks for the build, then a short managed-services month while the system goes from "shipped" to "owned by your team". After that you keep us on retainer if you want, or take it from there yourself.
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.
Has this actually shipped for a real Timaru?
Yes. Average client recovers 12 hours/week within the first 60 days. We'll share comparable engagements on the call.
Can you work with our existing systems?
Yes. The default business automations stack we reach for is n8n, Make, Zapier, Vercel Functions, Cloudflare Workers, but we'll bend it around whatever you already run – Xero, HubSpot, Shopify, Cin7, your own in-house apps. The discovery week maps every data source before any build starts.
Skip the pitch.
Tell us the workflow and we'll come back with what we'd build first.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.