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Technology that moves you forward

Map a route to modern, resilient systems without disrupting your operation. Technology that fits the way you work and keeps pace with your business as demands change.

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Built for how you work

Efficiency, resilience, and competitive edge rarely come from spending more on technology. They come from spending it better - on capability, smarter workflows, and systems that hold when conditions don't.

We've spent nearly 30 years helping organisations do exactly that. Platforms to improve compliance tracking without the paperwork chase, systems that connect your ecosystem, solutions to help you surface data and insights that can reduce wasted time, cost, and effort, and platforms designed to help you develop and retain the people your operation runs on.

How we can help

Compliance and certification tracking

Track driver licences, endorsements, WoF schedules, health and safety certifications, and mandatory training across your whole operation. Know what's current, what's expiring, and what needs attention, without chasing paperwork.

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Integration, automation & AI

Agentic search, automation, content generation, decision support, or R&D proof-of-concepts, we help you experiment with AI, prove use cases, and implement what works. Option to run open source models on NZ infrastructure, or your preferred cloud.

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Route planning & geospatial tools

GIS expertise: We helped NZTA modernise the Crash Analysis System and are the technology partner behind the National Forward Works Viewer - a platform helping councils and contractors coordinate road works and reduce duplicated disruption nationwide.

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Cloud consulting, platform and services

Cove is Catalyst's fully managed cloud platform - auto-scaling, high availability, geo-redundancy and disaster recovery. Runs on Catalyst Cloud with the option to store data in NZ, or across AWS and Azure infrastructure.

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Custom development

When off-the-shelf doesn't fit, we build what does. Dispatch tools, booking systems, customer portals, reporting dashboards - built by NZ-based engineers and backed by award-winning expertise.

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Data visualisation and analytics

Surface what's happening across your operation before you have to go looking. Custom dashboards, real-time search, and analytics that turn raw operational data into decisions - built on decades of experience working with tools, including the Elastic Stack

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Digital presence

Content management system expertise spanning decades. Multilingual, multi-architecture and public-facing sites. Brochureware sites can be launched quickly using our pre-configured solution - timelines depend on your requirements and content readiness.

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Internal communications and platforms

Keep staff, drivers, and depots aligned through internal platforms that manage communications, documents, and operational content across your organisation - single or multi-brand, from one place.

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Success stories

Catalyst, NZ Police and HWR Tōtara 2025 Award

HW Richardson collaborates with NZ Police for On the Job Training

HW Richardson processed thousands of driver assessments by hand. NZ Police were doing the same. They teamed up, and with our development support, created a digital solution. HWR freed up 1,480 hours since go-live.

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NZ Post: Data visibility at scale

NZ Post handles 84 million parcels and 187 million letters a year. We restructured its pipelines on the Elastic Stack and rebuilt dashboards to reduce manual work and deliver richer data insights, while optimising and future-proofing its data processes.

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NZ Transport Agency: Crash Analysis System (CAS)

Our team partnered with the New Zealand Transport Authority (NZTA) to revolutionise CAS, used by engineers, policymakers and researchers around New Zealand to make our roads safer.

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National Forward Works Viewer

The Forward Works Viewer gives councils and contractors a single view of planned road corridor works - it is estimated to have saved over $15m in its first 18 months. Rebuilt on open standards, now used nationwide.

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