Bluecurrent AU/NZ

Today marks a significant milestone as we welcome the talented team from Metropolis Metering to Bluecurrent. This strategic acquisition brings together our combined strengths, expertise, and shared values, positioning us for even greater success in the industry. By joining forces with Metropolis Metering, we are confident that we will continue to lead the way in delivering exceptional solutions and services to our customers. We are committed to ensuring a smooth transition and providing all the support needed for our new team members to thrive. Together, we will drive a smarter, more sustainable future. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to the Metropolis team. Nov 19 media release here: https://lnkd.in/gxKnZxQ4

We are thrilled to support the Australian Energy Market Commission's (AEMC) reform to accelerate the smart meter rollout across the National Electricity Market by 2030. This is a significant step towards a modern, connected, efficient energy system that will deliver benefits for people, for businesses and for the planet. Smart meters are key infrastructure that deliver digital capability to enable households and businesses to interact more effectively with the grid and access new products and services. Bluecurrent is ready to play our part and committed to working constructively with our customers and regulators to deliver on this promise. Together we can unlock the full potential of smart meters, ensuring a sustainable and cost-effective energy future for Australia.

Our Christchurch team recently took part in the 2024 Corporate Challenge, held in Hagley Park each year. Completing a 5k course, the 15 team members and their support crew had a great time celebrating health and wellbeing, having fun and eating some post-race kai. Well-done to Dave Collie, 2nd in his age group and Helmut Walle, 7th in his age group. A special thank you to our organiser extraordinaire, Carolina Ceron.

Today we announced that Bluecurrent is significantly expanding its Australian services and capability with an agreement to acquire Metropolis Metering. Metropolis is a provider of smart metering solutions to the Australian Commercial and Industrial (C&I) and Embedded Network (EN) markets, expanding our suite of services in this area. Read more from Neil Williams and Andrew Randall here: https://lnkd.in/gxKnZxQ4

A talk on ‘Exploring Artificial Intelligence for Not-For-Profits’ is being presented today by Matt Bostwick, our Chief Customer Officer in NZ. Invited by Community Governance Aotearoa to be a speaker at its ‘Empowering our Communities, Amplifying Change’ conference, Matt will bring his deep tech industry expertise, including 12 years at Microsoft, and his passion for the roll-out of AI tools at Bluecurrent to the korero.

There were two amazing shoutouts for our field technician Tedy recently. One from a business manager, “I must highly commend your technician. He was polite, efficient and personable. A great worker,” and one from a residential customer, “Your Bluecurrent man came today. He called a couple of days beforehand, sent pictures of what he did and said our dog was lovely. A+.” Great work Tedy!

We are proud of our GM Data Services, Anna Carrick for being invited to judge the 2024 NZ Compare Awards. We know she will do a great job at evaluating entries and representing the sector and Bluecurrent.

Here's another great Bluecurrent opportunity in Australia. A new, high impact role that's Melbourne or Sydney-based, reporting to our Chief Operating Officer Jane Mills.

There's a new role now open - based in our Melbourne office. It would be great if you have experience in the retail or metering energy sectors.

We recently marked Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) with easy daily challenges like sharing messages of gratitude and encouraging connection with each other. Hot on the heels of R U OK? day in Australia, some of our Sydney team went for a lunchtime walk in solidarity with the New Zealand team and to share the MHAW message. What a great way to acknowledge the importance of looking after ourselves and each other, no matter where your team is based. #MentalHealthAwareness