Unity4 is expanding into the New Zealand market, with a goal of creating up to 150 jobs utilising a unique work from home model.

Australia’s largest at-home contact centre outsourcer and technology provider says the country is the second international expansion for the self-funded innovative company, which recorded compound annual growth rates of 21% in 2012.

“This is a very exciting development for Unity4," says Dan Turner, CEO, Unity4.

"Last year we employed over 500 people in the United Kingdom and Australia, and have brought our proven work from home model and leading cloud based contact centre technology to New Zealand.

“Recruitment is well underway. To date we have more than 20 agents, from all over the country, all working from home, as and when it suits them.

"We have welcomed our first client technology, Flight Centre, and are very close to finalising negotiations with three others.

"We are confident that many more kiwi companies with a need for innovative, cost effective contact centre services will come on board in the coming months.”

With a large portfolio of international clients including (Wales Air Ambulance, Energy Australia, The Red Cross, Aegon and News Ltd),the company is organised into two divisions; contact centre outsourcing and contact centre technology.

The advantages of Unity4’s cloud-based contact centre technology cloud deployment are many, as Turner explains.

“Customers reduce their capital and maintenance costs, because they no longer have to buy expensive hardware or software, and pay only for what they use," he says.

"While this reduces outlay, it doesn’t comprise on security, reporting or flexibility.

“Our services are hosted in the most secure data centers in the world and our telephony partners are leaders in their field.

"We also make use of advanced technology to provide superior remote monitoring in real time. So no matter where the client is, they can check the performance of their campaigns, as they happen.

"We can set up quickly and up-scale even faster to accommodate large projects.

"Clients may choose to run their bricks and mortar centres utilizing our platform or send a percentage of their agents to work from home.

“From our experience in Australia and the UK, we know the people working for the outsourcer are far more productive than the industry standard because they are working from home, when it suits them.

"Our team has much lower staff turnover which in turn, reduces cost."