Endeavour works with a number of products; Greentree, Sage and QlikView, depending on what customers want to achieve and the industry they operate in.
By focusing on specific industries we are able to provide customers features that are specific to that industry and design and support experience. Endeavour experience with our customers shows us that they want practical solutions that deliver functionality to meet industry requirements.
Agriculture
Agriculture is New Zealand’s largest industry; it is a dynamic industry, constantly evolving in response to changes in the marketplace, technology and in social attitudes. It encompasses farming, agricultural service industries, consultancy services, research and development and sales and marketing.
Case Studies
Vetlife (Greentree)
“When taking on a large software implementation like ours, it is crucial that the software provider has an understanding of your business requirements and provides a cost effective and functional solution. Endeavour offer us a professional service, with an excellent understanding of our business. They offer solutions for a wide array of business requirements and have been instrumental in the successful implementation of Greentree over thirteen sites.
Our implementation was complicated and required a culture change for our 120 staff. Endeavour consultants were able to communicate to our staff well and listen to their issues. Endeavour implemented a high calibre solution ensuring we are able to meet not only current requirements, but also future ones. ”
Agpac (Sage)
New Zealand’s leading solution provider to the Agricultural, Industrial Viticulture, Horticultural and Environmental markets. Visit their website>
“The team at Endeavour Solutions always provides timely and meaningful support. We are proud to have Endeavour Solutions as our ERP partner.”
Federated Farmers (Sage, SageCRM & QlikView)
Federated Farmers provides a wide range of services plus a powerful lobbying voice for 18,000 member farmers and rural families throughout New Zealand. In addition, seven industry groups focus on specific sector issues such as dairy, meat and fibre, grain, bees and high country. A network of 57 employees and 24 provincial executives, are supported by the eleven offices scattered around the country, with head office in Wellington, and the main administration centre in Hamilton. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
“After working with Endeavour for some time, we have found it is a real advantage in that they have a good understanding of our business. Our issues are dealt with efficiently in a timely manner, and the staff are very easy to communicate with.”
OPAC (Greentree)
Opotiki Packing and Coolstorage Ltd (OPAC) is a New Zealand owned and operated business, and is one of the leading kiwifruit operations in the New Zealand market. We provide services to kiwifruit growers in and around the Eastern Bay of Plenty, but also have orchards in the Hawkes Bay, Te Puke and a Gisborne operation. Visit their website>
“Over the last four years we have developed a good working relationship with Endeavour Solutions’; they provide timely and reliable solutions, sometimes in really short timeframes. Working with Endeavour Solutions and Greentree has been a very positive experience and we are happy to recommend their business.”
Seeka (Greentree)
Seeka is New Zealand’s largest supplier of Kiwifruit to Zespri, New Zealand’s largest exporter of Kiwifruit. In fact, Seeka supplied about 28% of New Zealand’s total Kiwifruit production last year, most of which is exported to Japan & Europe. The business has two parts – Operations & Leasing. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Community (Non Profit)
The charity (non-profit) sector in NZ is vibrant, diverse and active. Aotearoa New Zealand has a strong non-profit sector, with rich historical traditions. It is constantly evolving and growing in importance in our society. It is shaped by; the indigenous Maori population, also legal, political and social inheritances that followed from the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, plus the welfare state, which was embedded in the 1938 Social Security Act. New Zealand has a robust non-profit sector that, in addition to providing human services, is broadly engaged in activities of culture, recreation, civic activism and advocacy activities. This makes the Aotearoa New Zealand non-profit sector unique among English-speaking countries.
Case Studies
Taikura Trust (Greentree)
Taikura Trust was established in early 2002 and became the provider of needs’ assessment and service coordination (NASC) services for people under 65 years old, living in the greater Auckland region. Taikura Trust is the Auckland region’s single facilitator of support services, and is committed to being the knowledge hub for all matters concerning disability. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Selwyn (Greentree)
As one of the country’s largest, not-for-profit providers of services to the older generation, The Selwyn Foundation is uniquely experienced in occupation right agreements, rest home, hospital and dementia care services across nine lovely villages in the upper North Island. For more than fifty years, the Foundation has served older people with integrity, warmth and respect. An originator of retirement villages and rest home care in this country, it remains New Zealand-owned and operated. Visit their website>
“In our associations with Endeavour for over 10 years we have found their Helpdesk is ‘A’ one. They offer a timely, accurate, friendly and courteous service. The Endeavour team we use for the more technical requirements gives us first class quality service. Endeavour people give us security, that when we are in trouble, they are only a phone call away. “
Construction & Engineering
Construction projects are made of many different pieces. And construction managers, site supervisors, quantity surveyors, property developers and architectural technicians are all key pieces of the puzzle. Without their contribution, a project may not make it past the planning stage, let alone become a completed building.
Case Studies
Fire Fighting Pacific (Greentree)
Half of Fire Fighting Pacific’s (FFP) business involves fixed installations such as sprinkler systems and fire alarms whilst the remaining half involves servicing and maintaining those systems post-installation. The business was having difficulty with a financial system that could only talk to the job costing system via a fragile interface. System upgrades often wreaked havoc by causing the interface to fall over resulting in constant downtime whilst vendor support was considerately described by Charlie Loughnan, Corporate Services Manager as “moderately reliable”. Customer information was being maintained in several different locations which exacerbated the administrative challenge of maintaining consistent data. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
HJ Cooper (Greentree & QlikView)
To meet the rigorous quality demands of overseas markets, this 100 year old water systems company turned to Greentree to help benchmark the internal systems and processes required to support its export aspirations. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Hugh Green Group (CBA)
“We have been very satisfied with Endeavour’s support for our multi company setup, since 1993. We have enjoyed prompt, efficient and value for money support as our business and accounting requirements have grown. Well Done Endeavour. ”
Maskell (Greentree)
“We like the versatility Greentree offers in terms of uploading and downloading data directly from Excel Spreadsheets. This assures us that there are no data entry errors or errors of omission and translation.” Visit their website>| Read full case study>
McCullam (Greentree)
Raising an invoice each time a truck made a delivery simply wasn’t an option when on any given day, each truck might make 10 deliveries to the same customer. This had the potential to significantly increase administrative overhead and inundate their customers with one line invoices which is why Jane Chandler, Administration Manager at McCallum Bros. Ltd. opted for Greentree over any other system she evaluated. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
McGrath Industries (Greentree)
“We have the highest regard for the level of support received from the Team at Endeavour for over 20 years of association. We see Endeavour as market leaders in their field. “
Stonewood Homes (Sage)
The Phoenix has arisen from the ashes as we had nothing, due to our old system crashing and burning. Our association with Endeavour over last 7 years has created a robust financial system. Now they are delivering management information which provides full awareness and transparency throughout our business. We have expanded this from one business unit to all our business units throughout New Zealand. Their ability to understand our business and evolve best practice has been the key to this success.
Universal Homes (Greentree)
Listening to customers and designing to specification has made Universal Homes unique in its industry of building homes and creating lifestyles. A recently implemented financial system – Greentree – is playing its part in strengthening this business. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Entertainment
The American Film Institute has called the New Zealand film industry “one of the wonders of the world… an unparalleled success story”. Certainly the number of New Zealand filmmakers who have gained the world’s attention is well beyond what the country’s small population and distance from major metropolitan cultural centres might be expected to have delivered. Their successes have been founded on the tradition of versatility and innovation which has shaped the industry from its earliest days. The current phase in New Zealand’s filmmaking began in the 1970s with a revolution in film production. In the 30 years since Roger Donaldson’s Sleeping Dogs (1977), more than 350 feature films have been produced.
Most television production companies in New Zealand have their own team of producers, writers, directors and production managers, and their experience covers a wide range of programme genres. New Zealand has experienced producers and production managers who have illustrious careers in servicing domestic and international projects. New Zealand has a robust and healthy television and cinema commercial industry that has a long and distinguished history of working with many different overseas production companies and advertising agencies.
Case Studies
Curious (Greentree)
A Greentree solution is driving efficiency at Curious Film, helping the commercial film company complete its withholding tax calculations in minutes rather than days. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Eyeworks (Greentree)
Eyeworks is NZ’s leading producer of Reality and Lifestyle television, producing over 180 hours of prime-time television a year in four countries – NZ, Australia, UK and& USA.
Behind the scenes, Eyeworks required a comprehensive and flexible financial system. Before moving to Greentree in April 2002, they were using a combination of two systems; MYOB and NZA Gold. A key motivation for implementing a new system was the necessity for better financial reporting. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Screentime (Greentree)
“We have been clients of Endeavour for many years. Greentree is ideal for our company, with prompt and reliable support any time we have required it. The Endeavour team has always been available to assist us and give us tips to make life easier.”
Health
The New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 established 21 District Health Boards (DHBs). The 21 DHBs are responsible for planning, funding and delivering most publicly funded health services to New Zealanders. The first primary health organisations (PHOs) were introduced in 2002 as the cornerstone implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy. There are now 82 PHOs with more than 4.04 million enrolees (more than 95 per cent of the New Zealand public), involving the vast majority of general practitioners and practice nurses.
Much of the health care in New Zealand is delivered by non-government organisations (NGOs). These include providers with national contracts, such as the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, plus providers who contract with their regional DHBs with community-based NGOs.
Case Studies
Southern Cross (Greentree)
Southern Cross Hospitals Limited was established in 1979. It is New Zealand’s largest private hospital network, with 14 wholly owned and joint venture surgical facilities that deliver more than 60,000 elective surgical procedures annually. Southern Cross Hospitals is a joint venture partner, and was New Zealand’s first private radiotherapy facility in Auckland (opening in 2008).
Te Roopu (Greentree)
The experienced Endeavour team provides strong support on implementation of new business systems, and on-going timely technical support. The Greentree software has strong reporting systems which can be customised to provide valuable information for both strategic and operational analysis to support decision making at different levels.
Manufacturing
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector accounts for just over 15 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, with total sales of around $69 billion in 2004. Around 1/2 of the sectors output is exported, leaving ½ used domestically. This is the second largest employer in New Zealand and in 2009 manufacturing it was 12% of the country’s GDP (over 16 billion). The biggest industries in this sector were; Food, beverage and tobacco, machinery and equipment, wood & paper production and petroleum, chemical plastic and rubber production.
Case Studies
Easiyo (Greentree & QlikView)
EasiYo is the market leader in make-it-yourself yogurt and exports more than half its product range worldwide. This being the case, the need to garner valuable insights from geographical and demographic data and predict sales trends is vital.
The faithful but outmoded CBA system was struggling with business demand for more sophisticated reporting and analysis when the decision was made to migrate to Greentree. David Granger, General Manager for EasiYo says that the incumbent system had become a bit of a barrier to growth. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Maskell (Greentree)
“We like the versatility Greentree offers in terms of uploading and downloading data directly from Excel Spreadsheets. This assures us that there are no data entry errors or errors of omission and translation.” Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Vynco (Greentree & QlikView)
Unleashed from the constraints the previous system was putting on growth potential, this manufacturer has improved its sales performance by adding Workflow and QlikView to Greentree. Business situation Bucking the increasingly global trend of sourcing and importing products from China, Vynco Industries is a New Zealand-based company focused on designing, engineering and manufacturing electrical products in New Zealand. The company also maintains around 7,000 inventory items, some with long 90- day lead times which require pinpoint accurate tracking and management to ensure stock is always on hand. The functionality available in the 15 year old CBA system had been outgrown and it lacked the capacity to scale in order to meet the company’s future growth requirements. Any system upgrade needed to enhance the company’s ability to continue to attract and retain distribution agreements with high profile international brands such as General Electric. Visit their website>| Read full case study>
Transport and Tourism
Tourism is a $14.6 billon inustry and is New Zealand’s exports a value of $6.4 billion. The tourism industry employs 1 in 10 Nwe Zealanders in a diverse range of businesses – the majority of which are small and medium sized enterprises. Nw Zealand welcomes almose 2 million overseas visitors to its shores every year.
Case Studies
Johnston’s (Greentree)
Johntsons Coachlines offers day and overnight tours of the North and South Islands by luxury air-conditioned coaches. The company began life as Mini Tours in 1967 and now has a range of daily brochure tours. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Pacifica Transport Group (Greentree)
The competitive pressures and demands of 21st century business practices had created a mismatch with this shipping company’s 20th century technology. Looking to avoid any potential disasters management made the proactive decision to implement Greentree with little, if any, disruption to business continuity. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Veolia (Greentree)
It took Veolia Transport, with over 100 years of public transport operations experience in 25 countries, little time at all to figure Greentree was exactly what they needed to help transform Auckland’s rail system into a modern, efficient and integrated public transport service. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Wholesale & Distribution
The wholesale trade industry is a significant employer within New Zealand, with 5.8% of the total workforce as of March 2009. In this industry we focus on the following group; farm produce wholesaling; mineral, metal and chemical wholesaling; builders’ supplies wholesaling; machinery and equipment wholesaling; motor vehicle wholesaling; household good wholesaling.
Case Studies
Hydroflow (Greentree)
A privately owned company, Hydroflow is managed by people with more than 80 years of collective industry experience.They have a solid history of supplying quality tapware and fittings, as well as pipes and other plumbing hardware. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Maria’s Pasta (Greentree)
The growth of pasta manufacturers, Maria’s Pasta, has been fast and constant over the last 20 years. Since 1989 Maria’s Pasta had relied on CBA to manage the financial and distribution data, but their growth dictated the need for a new system. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Seadan (Greentree)
Greentree’s Mobile solution is empowering field sales staff, enabling them to give quotes and make sales on the fly. This is notably speeding up the sales process and giving Seadan strong reason to believe the solution will pay for itself conservatively within 9 months. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Technica (Greentree)
They say a happy user is the best salesperson. And after European appliance importer and distributor Technika installed Greentree, financial controller Trevor Porter is a huge proponent of Greentree. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
Marleen Wholesalers
“In our experience, a company’s business software solution is critical to efficiency. The support of this software is equally important. We are extremely pleased with the performance and professionalism of Endeavour. In particular we are very pleased with the fast and on time delivery of support and project work. “
WA Stroud (Greentree)
“Our company has been associated with Endeavour Solutions for more than 10 years. The team from Endeavour made the implementation process very user friendly and our transition to Greentree smooth. We have come to expect excellent support from Endeavour.”
Vynco (Greentree & QlikView)
Vynco Industries began in 1990 with the purchase by John Vale of the New Zealand assets of well-known Australian electrical manufacturer Oliver J Nilsen. Over the past 18 years Vynco has grown into one of the leading distributors in New Zealand and is nationally one of the only companies designing, engineering and manufacturing electrical products. Visit their website> | Read full case study>
