We learn the job before we build the software.
Two weeks inside your business. A ranked list of what AI would actually save you. Then a fixed price to build the top one.
We build AI into Australian businesses of ten to two hundred people. We run our own, too — Lomandra answers the phone for small businesses, and we carry the pager for it.
01 · Where things stand
Almost nobody has done this yet.
12%
of Australian businesses used AI in 2024–25, says the Bureau of Statistics. abs.gov.au ↗
95%
of generative AI pilots made no measurable difference to the P&L — MIT, 2025. Forbes on the MIT report ↗
40%+
of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027, Gartner expects. gartner.com ↗
5×
the adoption rate among small businesses already trying new things, versus those that were not. abs.gov.au ↗
What actually stops them.
The Australian Industry Group asked 182 businesses. australianindustrygroup.com.au ↗
The gap is not budget. It is having someone who can work out what to build.
02 · The work
Three kinds of work. One at a time.
We work out where AI fits.
Two weeks watching the work — the quoting, the scheduling, the phone. You get five to eight things AI could take off you, ranked by hours saved and cost to build, with a straight recommendation on which to do first.
We build the thing.
One workflow, properly, end to end — connected to what you already run, from Xero and MYOB to ServiceM8, Simpro, Class Super or Microsoft 365. Tested before it goes live, handed over with procedures and a walkthrough video.
We keep it working.
AI is not set-and-forget. The technology underneath it changes every few months, and something that works today can quietly stop working. We watch for that, keep it tuned, and keep a written record of what your AI does.
03 · Method
What happens, week by week.
- 1
Weeks one and two – we watch.
A half-day workshop with whoever runs the work, then three to five sessions with the people who do it. We are there to see what happens when the fourth job of the day runs late.
- 2
End of week two – a document and a decision.
Five to eight opportunities, ranked on hours saved, cost and risk. A written recommendation and a fixed-price quote for the top one. If the honest answer is “not yet”, you get that in writing.
- 3
Then we build one thing.
Fixed price, fixed scope, half up front. First we write down what “working” means, in numbers — “eight out of ten quotes go out unedited” is a number. “It feels faster” is a feeling.
- 4
Then we measure.
Before and after, on the same measure. Sixteen experienced developers were 19% slower using AI tools on 246 real tasks — and believed they were 20% faster. metr.org ↗ People cannot tell. So we count.
- 5
Then we hand it over, and stay if you want us.
Working software, written procedures, a walkthrough video, and a plan for when it goes wrong. The code sits in your repository, the credentials in your accounts. The retainer is optional, on 30 days' notice.
04 · Money
What it costs. To the dollar.
A Big 4 AI scoping engagement is benchmarked in Australia at A$120,000 to A$400,000 before a line of code. sandlabs.com.au ↗ Contract AI engineers run A$800 to A$1,150 a day. Robert Walters Salary Guide 2026 ↗ Here is what we charge, so you can decide without calling us.
Where it fits
Start hereA$4,500
2 weeks · fixed price, fixed scope
Ranked shortlist of five to eight opportunities, written report, 90-minute readout, fixed quote for the top one.
One workflow, live
A$9,000
2–3 weeks · fixed price, fixed scope
A single workflow built end to end, one system integration, tested and documented.
Implementation sprint
A$12k–28k
3–6 weeks · fixed price, fixed scope
One measurable outcome, several integrations, a set of tests you keep, handover and training.
Run it with us
A$3.5k–7.5k
monthly, ongoing · fixed price, fixed scope
Monitoring, tuning, model upgrades, re-testing, office hours, quarterly review. Optional, on 30 days’ notice.
All prices in Australian dollars, excluding GST.
The diagnostic fee comes off the build. Start within 90 days and the A$4,500 comes off it — free if you go ahead, honest if you do not.
Under 20 people? Skip the diagnostic. One call, then a fixed quote for one workflow. If it is not worth building, we say so on the call.
05 · The partnership
We are an OpenAI Select Partner.
The OpenAI Partner Network is OpenAI's global program for firms who build, sell and deliver AI with them. Select is the tier we hold. openai.com/business/partners ↗
What it says about us. OpenAI applies criteria before it puts its name next to a firm's, and we met them. On a site where we source every number, this is the credential somebody other than us stands behind.
What it means for your build. Partner resources, training and support straight from OpenAI, and early sight of where the platform is heading — planned migrations, not surprises. Ask, and we will forward OpenAI's confirmation the same day.
The badge is OpenAI's, used the way their guidance asks. Our own mark is the flower.
06 · Reason to believe
We ship our own software.
Lomandra is ours. It answers the phone for Australian small businesses — takes the call, works out what the caller wants, books the job or takes a message, and leaves a plain-English summary where you will see it.
It is not a demo. It runs on real phone lines, does real-time voice, hands over to a human when a call needs one, and bills for itself. Built on the same stack we would put into your business — when a model changes, we feel it before you do.
No client case study yet. When we publish one it will name the client, the number and the method. Until then, judge us on the product you can open right now.
07 · Honesty
When not to hire us.
01
If your diary is already full.
Automating the phone cannot create capacity. Fix the bottleneck that is actually binding.
02
If your software already does it.
Simpro, AroFlo and Xero already do more than most people switch on. We will tell you during the diagnostic, not after.
03
If you want a day rate.
We do not sell days. Fixed price means you know the number before we start.
04
If you want a generic compliance document.
A Safe Work Method Statement has to be specific to the site and the crew. safeworkaustralia.gov.au ↗ Generated SWMS is a compliance problem, not a product.
05
If you want customer data in a public chatbot.
The privacy regulator recommends against putting personal information into public generative AI tools. oaic.gov.au ↗ If that is the brief, we are the wrong firm.
08 · Who
We are small. That is the offer, not the apology.
The people who scope your work are the people who build it. No account manager, no bench, and nobody more senior you never meet.
Australian owned. Australian based. Named on the contract.
The next step
Tell us what's slow.
Describe the part of your week that takes too long. A person replies, usually the same day. The first call is free, runs about half an hour, and ends with a straight answer on whether anything is worth building.
Or email hello@westringia.com directly. No deck, no sales process.