
QCONZ (Quality
Consultants Of New Zealand Ltd) operates in the primary industry
with a core competence in the development and delivery of
quality-based auditing and advisory services to the Primary
Industry.
Our vision is to be
the leading provider of quality management systems for the
primary sector.
The business
currently operates in the Dairy, Food, Fertiliser and Beef
Industries. Services are delivered to individual farmers, dairy
companies, Federated Farmers of New Zealand, Regional
Authorities and State Governments.
QCONZ possesses
technical expertise in all facets of quality management on farms
such as quality system development, quality audits, milking
machine testing and servicing, dairy design, training, milk
quality management, animal health management, soil fertility and
pasture management.
At processing level
we offer a range of services aligned to meeting regulatory
requirements. This includes Food Safety Programme auditing,
HACCP assessment, audit/verification sampling and, via Linclab,
pasteurizer validation.
QCONZ has an
extensive industry network in New Zealand that includes Fonterra
Co-operative Group, the Dairy Goat Co-op, Dexcel, the Dairy
Research Institute, MAF, Federated Farmers, Lincoln Ventures Ltd
and Massey University. We have links to the Waikato and Auckland
Regional Councils and are active participants in the Environment
Waikato sponsored Dairy Liaison Committee.