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Started in 2004 by Jason and Amy Agnew. Still family-owned. Still answering the phone.
We started Belton in 2004 with deep technical expertise and a straightforward belief: IT should work for people, not against them. Jason brought years of hands-on engineering experience. Amy brought financial discipline and operational rigor. Together, they built something different.
Twenty years later, we're a Microsoft Partner with certified engineers across security, cloud infrastructure, and modern workplace technologies. We've guided organisations through cloud migrations, security transformations, and complex IT challenges. From 10-person companies to 500-seat enterprises, we bring the same level of expertise and attention.
Jason Agnew
CEO & Founder
Amy Agnew
Founder & Director
Ruth
Operations
Warrick
Sales
Shaun
Service
What sets us apart is the depth of our experience. We've seen what works and what doesn't across hundreds of environments. We understand compliance requirements, security frameworks, and the real-world challenges of keeping businesses running.
"We've worked with businesses at every stage. Startups finding their feet, established companies scaling up, enterprises managing complexity. The technology challenges differ, but our approach doesn't: understand the business first, then apply the right solution."
Jason Agnew, CEOWe're not just keeping systems running. We're helping organisations make smarter technology decisions, reduce risk, and build infrastructure that supports growth. That's why clients stay with us for years, some for over two decades.
We didn't set out to build a big company. We set out to be useful. Growth came from doing good work and earning trust. Every acquisition, every expansion, every new capability came from clients asking "can you help us with this too?"
In the early years, we were ahead of the curve, pioneering hosted VoIP and Linux solutions when most providers were still thinking on-premise. By 2006, a strategic acquisition accelerated our growth and brought new expertise into the team.
The 2010s brought Microsoft cloud and a complete shift in how businesses operated. We invested heavily in certifications and built deep expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure, and security. More recently, we've expanded across the Tasman and built a dedicated security operations practice.
2004 Founded in Auckland ... 2005 First hosted VoIP in NZ ... 2006 First acquisition ... 2008 $1M revenue ... 2015 Pulse IT acquisition ... 2020s Australia expansion ... Today 350+ organisations
We've been doing this long enough to know what works. Good IT isn't about fancy tools or buzzwords. It's about being reliable, responsive, and honest about what you actually need.
Our clients stay because we do what we say we'll do. We pick up the phone. We fix problems properly, not just quickly. We don't oversell. When something isn't right for you, we'll tell you.
We'd rather have clients who trust us completely than clients who tolerate us. That's why we don't do long-term lock-in contracts. If we're not delivering value, you should be free to leave.
When you call Belton, you get real people who know your systems and understand your business. Not a call centre. Not a ticket queue. People who've seen your environment before and remember what happened last time.
Many of our engineers have been with us for over a decade. That kind of continuity is rare in IT, and it shows. You don't have to re-explain your setup every time something goes wrong.
We're based in Sydney with our headquarters in Auckland. Local team, Australian support. When something goes wrong at 2am, the person responding is in the same timezone and speaks the same language.
No pressure. Just a conversation about what you need.