More than software, your long-term partner in horticulture and agribusiness systems, working alongside your team.

Horticulture software built from decades of experience with growers and packers, shaped by real workflows, peak-season pressure, and compliance demands.

Our History

ABC Software was founded by Sharon Chapman in 1996.

Sharon was joined by co-owner Julie Gillies in 2002. Originally a provider of custom software solutions ABC now focuses on its comprehensive and specialised software packages for horticulture.

Our Goal

We let you focus on your produce while our software takes care of the detail. We provide user-friendly solutions with comprehensive real-time reporting so you can make informed decisions. Our goal is for you to increase efficiencies by using our tools.

Meet the team

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Sharon Chapman

Founder and Managing Director

Hawke's Bay born and bred, Sharon has been in IT since 1983. She launched ABC Software on return from overseas in the mid-nineties. As equally comfortable on an orchard as she is behind a computer, understanding a client’s business and designing solutions that deliver on their needs is what Sharon does best.

Julie Gillies

Co-owner and COO

Beginning a career in IT in the early 1980's, Julie has significant experience across a range of industries in several countries. Julie lives and breathes the discipline of good software design, and is passionate about ensuring ABC consistently delivers quality solutions that exceed clients expectations.

Development leaders

The development lead team at ABC Software bring over 65 years of combined tenure. Their expertise spans software engineering, web development, iOS and SaaS architecture, and cybersecurity. They oversee ABC Software’s development projects and lead the in-house development team.

Bevan Johnson

Technical lead

Brendan Biggs

Web development lead

Aidan Smith

Product owner

Mike Bennett

Lead developer

Sales and onboarding

This crew are here to help you throughout your journey with ABC Software. They are responsible for sales and marketing, onboarding, customer success and support. They bring a range of skills and experience to ensure your business gets the best from the tools ABC Software provides.

Alison Palairet

Marketing and customer success lead

Paul Merson

Onboarding and support manager

Bri Collin

Sales executive

Our partner

ABC partnered with the Jenkins Group in 2022.

A New Zealand family-owned business since 1883, the Jenkins Group provide solutions and servicing to the horticulture industry, with a business network throughout New Zealand and Australia. The group comprises:

Jenkins Freshpac Systems – providing innovative end-to-end packaging solutions for New Zealand’s fresh produce industry.
J-Tech Systems – Complete solutions for all packhouse requirements. Best packaging, labels, tags and automation solutions, machinery sales, installation, technical service and support.
Global Pac Technologies – delivering the best produce pack line technologies throughout the globe.
CR Automation – Automation, robotic & post-harvest solutions.
Partnered with Sinclair, Sorma Group, RGD Mape, and Sunkist.

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Labour, inventory, and block-level visibility, with offline data collection.

Accurate, compliant spray recording, without the paperwork.

From bins in to pallets out — traceability, invoicing, and grower payments in a single workflow.

Capture QA/QC on the go with flexible checklists and defect recording for horticulture and beyond