Fast Connect is an Australian, and Auckland, New Zealand-based utilities connection company. It is a private company that has been operating in Australia since 2001 and in New Zealand since 2006. It is a major provider of utility connection services nationally within Australia, and is the largest utility connection service in New Zealand.
Contents
- Fast Connect Australia
- Fast Connect New Zealand
- Services
- Advantages of Using a Utilities Connection Service
- References
The company provides connections for electricity, gas, water, telephone, internet, and pay TV. Fast Connect New Zealand also arrange lawn mowing, insurance, cleaning and moving services.
The Fast Connect service is nationwide.
Fast Connect Australia
Fast Connect was founded in 1999 by Jon Fahie and Bobbie Fahie, and began operations in Sydney, Australia.
Offering national utility relocation services of electricity, gas, water, telephone, broadband internet and Pay TV, the company quickly became a competitor in the utility relocation market. Fast Connect later relocated to Perth, Australia in 2003, where it currently bases its primary contact centre for all Australian customers nationwide.
Fast Connect New Zealand
Fast Connect began operations in New Zealand, in December 2006.
The founder of Fast Connect New Zealand- Kelly Munro, heard of a utility connection service in Australia. After researching companies offering this service she discovered Fast Connect Australia. Munro approached the company asking for a New Zealand franchise in September 2006. An agreement was made and Fast Connect became the first nationwide utility connection services company in New Zealand.
Shortly after the agreement was made Munro associated herself with utility companies. The companies soon took to the initiative and by the beginning of 2007 Fast Connect was fully operational with electricity, telephone, broadband and pay TV services on offer.
Services
Fast Connect can connect all utilities in one application, applications can be done over the internet or faxed through if a form has been provided. Utilities are listed below.
Advantages of Using a Utilities Connection Service
A utility connection service company works as a broker, they receive a processing fee from the supply company. To attract new clients, the supply companies often offer promotions exclusively to the utility connection service company to offer their clients. The promotions Fast Connect can offer can be seen on their website. It can also be advantageous for property managers to refer their clients to a Utility Connection Services, as they can gain a competitive advantage by providing an extra service.