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Smart thinking about water

15 December 2011

DataCol and Think Water have recently partnered together to help water users throughout New Zealand better manage their water takes. New Zealand Operations Manager for Think Water, Trevor Shadbolt, says there’s a major challenge in the next few years with New Zealand’s water usage. “There will be much better control over water use and it is going to be policed quite hard”, he says ... more

Solving the Off Cycle Meter Reading Puzzle

28 November 2011

Are off-cycle reads causing your manual meter reading (MMR) team pain? Is cost-effectively dealing with off-cycle reads a logistical puzzle that’s hard to answer?... more

DataCol exhibiting at 2011 Water NZ Conference

20 October 2011

DataCol is exhibiting the 2011 Water NZ conference, and will have it's Collect water meter and monitoring solutions on display. Come along and visit our stand, (#147) to have a look at our Collect solution and find out more about how it helps water usage better manage their water takes.... more

Resisting the Rush to Smart Metering

30 September 2011

With a reputation as New Zealand’s smartest electricity retailer, TrustPower has been cautious about early adoption of smart metering technology, choosing instead to remain focussed on what delivers the most robust result for customers at a reasonable cost.... more

DataCol speaks at leading industry events

23 September 2011

DataCol’s CEO, Bruce Franks, has recently spoken at Australia’s largest irrigation event. His presentation at Irrigation Australia, entitled “A Kiwi perspective on the data revolution: helping water users manage what they measure”... more

TrustPower Selects DataCol Metering Management System

New Zealand Energy retailer TrustPower, has announced the purchase from Kiwi company DataCol, of a meter reading and data management system called SevenX for the management of reading approximately 500,000 electricity meters....... more

DataCol to speak at Metering/Billing/CRM Asia 2011

05 April 2011

DataCol’s CEO Bruce Franks alongside CEO of lines company Electra, John Yeoman, will present at the upcoming 2011 Metering/Billing/CRM Asia Convention.... more

Precise water metering on remote farms

04 April 2011

WATER FLOW metering on a cluster of remote South Island farms has begun with the start-up of a system designed and manufactured by Sicon Rural Services.... more

DataCol exhibits at South Island Agricultural Field Days

DataCol is participating in the bi-annual South Island Agricultural Field Days event, alongside partners SICON and Siemens.... more

More Speed, Less Haste Urged over Smart Meter Roll Out

Victoria’s problems with its smart metering rollout point to the need for a more considered approach in other parts of the country, says DataCol, a new technology provider in the Australian market. ... more

DataCol moves into new Multi Purpose Building

03 November 2010

DataCol have relocated its Christchurch headquarters to the new Fitzgerald Centre at 48 Fitzgerald Avenue... more

DataCol Awarded ACC Accreditation – Secondary Level

01 March 2010

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DataCol Receive ACC Acreditation

01 March 2010

DataCol have been awarded ACC Accreditation... more

DataCol passes ISO Audit

29 January 2010

In mid January (2010) DataCol underwent an ISO 9001 audit by TelarcSAI. ... more

SkyComms Appoints SI Manager

27 January 2010

SkyCommunications appoints new South Island Manager. Chris Kruklak. Chris has joined Skycomms to spearhead the expansion into the South Island. ... more

New Wellington Office and Warehouse

25 November 2009

DataCol's Wellington office has moved into new office and warehouse space in Lower Hutt. ... more

Electricity Lines Company Electra Makes New Investment

Electra has purchased Sky Communications Limited, an Auckland based full service telecommunications contractor that specialises in the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of mobile network... more

DataCol achieve Microsoft Gold Certification for 2009 - 2010

Since the little time that has past in 2009, DataCol have already implemented GPS based field services solutions. In a most exciting start to this year, DataCol has now set new standards in AMR installations and planning... more

DataCol win Metrowater Meter Reading Contract

DataCol were awarded their second Water Meter Reading contract in the Auckland area... more

DataCol win Manukau Water Meter Reading Contract

DataCol deploy water meter reading services in the Auckland region... more

DNZ - New Offices in Auckland

DNZ looks at acquiring newer & larger offices in Auckland... more

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DataCol Sail through Test House Audit

DataColNZ have sailed through their Class B test House Audit... more

DataCol receive MS Partnership for 2008

DataCol renew Microsoft Gold Certified Partnership Status... more

HP Developer and Solutions Partner

DataCol gets accepted into the Hewlett Packard Developer and Solution Partner Program (DSPP). ... more

MMC wins CCNL Fibre Project

MMC wins CCNL fibre project... more

Electra - Lines Company acquires DNZ

Lines Company Electra acquires 100% of DataCol NZ... more

DNZ buy MMC - Fibre Optic Company

DataCol has purchased 51% of Multi Media Communications Ltd, a Christchurch based fibre deployment and networking company.... more