ABOUT US

We exist to bring better lighting to New Zealanders. We achieve this through challenging the status quo to accomplish feats that were once considered impossible.

ABOUT VISIONARY

We're an innovative New Zealand developer of lighting and power conversion technology

Visionary Technologies started out small and in a garage, like many successful companies such as Apple®, Google® and Amazon®. Today, Visionary's portfolio carries some of the most innovative product designs and technology the world has to offer.

Why Visionary
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OUR FOUNDER & CEO

Ben Davidson is the Founder of Visionary Technologies and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 2012. Ben leads oversight of the multinational technology organization specializing in the development, manufacture and distribution of complex electronic products to the New Zealand market and abroad.

Ben provides significant input into product research and development and carries specialist skills in coordinating global electrical, mechanical engineering and CAD design teams. Notably, Ben was the Visionary of the Eve Series of recessed luminaires and pioneered a new direction for power electronics with the introduction of the Phoenix Series LED driver family.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Commerce, specialising in management and marketing and ranked in the top three students nationally by Enterprise New Zealand in 2009.

He is best known for his unrelenting determination to challenge the status quo and accomplish feats that were once considered impossible.

Ben Davidson

Contact Information
Nicole Fowler
Executive Assistant
Ph: (03) 428 6923
Em: ceo@visionarytechnologies.co.nz

MILESTONES

Pioneering lighting research & development.

Visionary pushes the boundaries of technology to develop solutions that benefit our local market. We understand the local landscape and develop products that work harmoniously with it. An example is with the use of our Adaptiv R1™ driver technology, helping ensure dimming compatibility with existing New Zealand homes.

Key Milestones
  • 2013
    Announced EveTM G1 - The first1 100mm cutout IC-F LED downlight in New Zealand1. Eve was designed to replace traditional 100W downlights used commonly in New Zealand. Eve was a great success, selling out of its first batch prior to official product release.
  • 2014
    Visionary announced EveTM XL - The first1 125mm cutout IC-F LED downlight designed to replace larger traditional 100W bulb downlights used commonly in New Zealand. A custom developed lighting engine providing superior optical and thermal efficiency. Eve XL featured Ultra S3 - developed using long life design principles by utilization of a insulated metal substrate printed circuit board and world renowned LED diodes that have a rated lifespan of 60,000 hours @ L70 (TM-21 10K).
  • 2015
    Visionary announced IrisTM LED with X-Drive PROTM. Iris featured our first use of breakthrough silicon carbide (SiC) technology on an advanced epitaxial structure and delivering calculated L70 lifetimes exceeding 133,000 hours of diode lifespan. Even today, the Iris family is one of the most popular solutions for architectural lighting and halogen downlight retrofits in New Zealand.
  • Late 2015
    Visionary announced PhoenixTM LED Driver family with ADAPTIVTM digital processing technology. ADAPTIV technology was developed to facilitate the need for an incandescent-like dimming experience on LED lighting products where other technologies performed very poorly. Phoenix was the first1 in New Zealand to use technology of this nature to solve the unique dimmer problem faced by LED lighting products.
  • 2016
    Visionary announced the Apollo family of recessed luminaires to the New Zealand market. The ApolloTM family was engineered to deliver an exceptionally great value lighting solution to cost conscious customers without compromising quality of product. Visionary utilized a highly sophisticated high voltage circuit topology, eliminating many of the expensive and reliability decreasing components of classic LED products.
  • Early 2018
    Visionary announced EveTM G4 - a forth generation flagship downlight with game changing Sleep and Studio technologies.

  • Mid 2018
    Visionary opened its new building in the Waterloo Business Park in Christchurch with a state-of-the-art production facility for assembly and distribution.

  • Late 2022
    Visionary relocated to a brand new and improved building in Wigram, Christchurch. This upgrade includes leading-edge warehousing, and an advanced production facility for the New Zealand collection of Visionary luminaires.
1) Claims made are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of product release and were based on extensive market research.

SLEEP LED®

SleepLED® is the first of its kind available in New Zealand1 , a source that removes the peak of high energy visible light (HEV) that disrupts the brain’s release of melatonin (sleep hormone).

STUDIO LED™

Visionary releases Studio Technology which dramatically improves the appearance of objects’ true colour2. It can be utilized to enhance your favorite canvases in your home. You can also trust it to accurately represent the colour in any room space.

INNOVATION

Leading lighting industry innovation to bring better products to New Zealand

Visionary pushes the boundaries of technology to develop solutions that benefit our local market. We understand the local landscape and develop products that work harmoniously with it. An example is with the use of our Adaptiv R1™ driver technology, helping ensure dimming compatibility with existing New Zealand homes.

1) Claims made are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of product release and were based on extensive market research.

OUR FACILITY

An Incredible New Location.

Visionary now carries out primary product development and production assembly of its New Zealand Collection luminaires and product distribution in advanced facility on 15/3 Stark Drive in the Wigram area of Christchurch. Visionary's head office carries some of the most sophisticated equipment inside including a temperature, dust and humidity controlled production room and biometric access to restricted areas of the building.