Voice AI agents in Timaru.
For Timaru operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
Timaru processes dairy, meat, vegetables and beer for export through PrimePort. We automate the shift rosters, supplier paperwork and reporting those plants run on.
What voice AI agents actually do
Never miss a call again. With the right workflow automated, nine hours of admin a week could drop to about one.*
*Illustrative example only, based on 9 hours a week of admin falling to about 1 hour a week. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
Small crew or big organisation, the busywork is the same :)
Quotes with GST, consent paperwork, LBP records and health and safety logs: the admin every New Zealand trade business carries.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
Business in Timaru.
Food and fibre drive South Canterbury, and PrimePort handled $1.1 billion of exports in 2021, 99 per cent of them food and fibre products.
Fonterra's Clandeboye dairy factory and McCain's food processing plant are both in the district. Dominion Day (South Canterbury Anniversary) falls on the fourth Monday in September.
One workflow.
In production.
In weeks.
What voice AI agents covers
We'd call the engagement a success when Timaru teams are using the system without thinking about us.
- Trained on your business hours, services, and pricing
- Books appointments straight into your calendar
- Texts the team for anything urgent
- Full call transcript and audio recorded for QA
- No annual contracts
- No AI theatre
How it works in Timaru
We find the one workflow costing Timaru businesses the most hours, ship a working slice into production in weeks, prove it pays for itself, then harden it and hand it over.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions Timaru businesses ask
Can you walk us through a comparable build?
Yes - on the first call we'll pick the closest engagement we've shipped to what you're describing and walk through the outcome, the headcount and the time it took. 42% of after-hours calls now booked without human input.
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 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.
Will it work alongside Fergus or Tradify?
We build around the tools you already run instead of replacing them. Fergus and Tradify are both job management tools built in New Zealand for trades.
What happens when the Holidays Act is replaced?
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028. Until then payroll follows the current Holidays Act, so leave calculations need to handle today's rules and the changeover.
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