NZ: Tech guy with an engineer's mind
Phil Radford spent a decade as a civil and construction engineer before relocating from Auckland to Tauranga in 1986, where he found his true vocation as a software developer and designer.
Radford Software has since become the dominant supplier of inventory tracking and grower payment software to the kiwifruit industry, and is also a major presence in other horticultural sectors, including apples and avocados, employing almost 30 people.
After its launch, Radford Software initially focused on a number of activities, including selling computers, but by the 1990s was focused on software development for the horticultural sector.
"We were very fortunate in terms of working hard in the kiwifruit sector and circumstances fell our way in that space," he said. "But it's also been exciting to be involved in avocados, apples, kumaras and potatoes. We're also working with mushroom and berry growers."
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