Electronics

Electronics companies in the Canterbury region design and/or produce high-tech electronic products, such as:

  • Radio communication equipment
  • Automation machinery
  • Remote control systems
  • Sonar technology
  • Power generation systems and much, much more!

There are around 80 electronics companies in the Canterbury region, varying in size from one-man-bands to those with more than 200 employees.

Canterbury’s six largest electronic firms - Allied Telesis, Dynamic Controls, Tait Electronics, Trimble Navigation NZ, HumanWare and Eaton Electrical - contribute around 40% of New Zealand’s total electronics output.

To find out more about some of these electronics companies and the work they do, click on the ‘Local Heroes’ page.