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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a ceremonial signing event in London on April 22, witnessing the extension of a major international partnership between Heathrow Airport and New Zealand safety technology company Safe365.
The event marked Heathrow Airport’s renewed three-year commitment to using Safe365’s Safety Culture technology to measure, monitor, and improve work health and safety outcomes at one of the world’s busiest airports.
Safe365, founded and headquartered in New Zealand, provides digital tools that help organisations build strong, proactive safety cultures. The continued partnership with Heathrow represents a significant endorsement of Kiwi innovation and highlights the global impact of New Zealand’s tech sector.
“This partnership is a proud moment for New Zealand innovation on the world stage,” says Safe365 CEO Nathan Hight.
“Heathrow’s re-commitment is a testament to the quality of our team, our technology and its real-world impact on keeping people safe in incredibly complex environments. It is a real privilege to partner with an iconic global brand like Heathrow which will be a familiar name to many Kiwis.”
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon witnessed the exchange of contract with Safe365 and Heathrow Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye in London on Tuesday, celebrating the collaboration as a standout example of New Zealand technology solving global challenges.
“Safe365 has proven to be an excellent partner for Heathrow Airport,” says Heathrow Airport health, safety and wellbeing director Amanda Owen MBE.
“The platform has helped us measure, monitor and improve our safety culture which has unlocked social, regulatory and commercial benefits to our business. The benchmarking power of Safe365 is something that should be of interest to the global airport and aviation industry.”
The announcement also serves as a call to action for New Zealand companies.
“With a growing number of large international companies now using Safe365 and contributing to our dataset, this presents a significant opportunity to NZ companies to get involved,” says Nathan. “Given the challenging economic climate in NZ, taking a digital approach using Safe365 is a far more evidence-based, cost effective and sustainable approach for customers vs using international consulting businesses who would traditionally deliver solutions in this space.”
The partnership also reflects the growing global footprint of New Zealand’s technology sector, with Safe365 recognised internationally for its impact across construction, transport and logistics, primary industries, local government, infrastructure, and aviation as it seeks to support 100m workers into proactively safe work environments globally.
