Southtech Ltd is owned and operated by Stew & Emma Bryan.
We cover the whole of Southland, from Invercargill to Te Anau, Riverton to Balfour and even have clients in the lovely Milford Sound!
2004
UK to NZ
Stew & Emma Bryan moved to Winton in January of 2004 from the UK with their children Katy and Callum. Archie (their only kiwi) arrived in 2006.
They started the business (Central Southland Computer Services) in August of 2004 from the spare bedroom of their home, working evenings and weekends whilst Stew continued to hold down another job in Invercargill.
2006
Winton Office
By January 2006 Stew was working full time from an office at home. In August of that year they took the plunge & opened up their shop in Winton which served as both an office & retail premises.
2016
Global Crunch
In 2016, when the financial crunch hit, Emma left the business to take up a full time role at Central Southland College but still retains an interest in the business in the background and is heavily involved in the adminstration and back office functions of the business.
2017
Winton Office - Supersize
In May of 2017 CSCS purchased and moved to larger premises – a newly refurbished workshop further down the main street of Winton. This gave them much needed room for their equipment and to continue to expand their products and services.
2020
Rebrand - Southtech
In October 2020, the business re-branded and became Southtech Ltd in order to better reflect the wide range of services that we provide and our ever increasing clientbase.
2022
Te Anau Expansion
Expanded to open up office in Te Anau to better serve the Fiordland area
2024
FEB
Te Anau Expansion
Expanded to three full time staff and 1 part time staff member in Te Anau
2024
JUN
Te Anau Expansion
In June of this year Southtech moved to larger offices in Te Anau
Has worked in the IT industry for over 35 years and his pet hate is all of the techno-babble that the industry likes to use. He likes to keep the geek-speak to a minimum wherever possible, hence the phrase “Southtech Keeps IT Simple. “
He’s a Station Officer in the local Volunteer Fire Brigade so when he’s not on the fire truck or lazing about at home, he’s been known to make brief appearances at the workshop and make a nuisance of himself trying to be the Boss!
As well as being a housewife, superstar & mother, incredibly Em manages to squeeze some hours into her busy schedule to do some of the office work from home. She’s also been seen in the workshop during the school holidays when Stew can’t be bothered to turn up.
Zander joined us towards the end of 2024 and having worked in the Dairy Industry for 10 years, has a great awareness of Farming and the IT challenges that farmers face. Originating from South Africa and with a background in IT, Zander is a Licenced Security Technician for Southtech and is responsible for installation of our CCTV, wifi and Starlink systems onsite.
Sim joined the team early in 2025, having previously worked as a fibre installation technician for Chorus in Invercargill for several years. Sim is Zander’s right hand man and a wizz at getting a cable from A to B! He always has a smile on his face, whatever the situation!
Rebecca is our remotely-based office superstar! She is based in our Te Anau Office and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the business, together with all of the various Health & Safety administration that we are required to do. She joined us in January 2024, wanting to swap her life as a Mum to two young kids, for a life as a remote office Mum to Stew, and the rest of the Southtech team instead!
Working with SouthTech has been a breeze. They’re reliable, easy to work with, and always quick to respond. A great partner for Southern Lakes
We used Southtech for our IT update and still use them for ongoing support. I have always found them to be super happy to help, and they have sorted any issues straight away for us. I highly recommend them for your IT needs
Southtech are always great to work with for any project. Recently Milford Sound Tourism have used them for installation of CCTV to monitor our plant and equipment and for upgrading our carparking IT infrastructure. Working in a remote location like Milford Sound always brings its challenges but Stew and Gopal are really flexible and accommodated any changes that needed to happen. Work was finished to a high standard, and on deadline, and communication is always really clear. Any problems we have are always quickly solved and they are always available to ask a question to. Thanks Team!
We were very impressed with the work undertaken by SouthTech when installing our security cameras. The work was done efficiently and to a great standard without any complications. The cameras have added an extra security to our club premises which we are very thankful for. Stewart was amazing in giving advice and the best camera options to use for what we needed
I just wanted to say a big thank you for helping us with our internet set up at our base. It has been such a long, complicated process up to this point to try and get a good set up here. You have managed to get it all sorted for us and quickly. Thank you also for your advice and assistance over the phone.
Overall the rural computer service of Winton is outstanding. Always more than happy to help either by phone or face to face, providing a user friendly approach that is at a level that assists to you understand the in’s and out’s of computing.