Fourteen years with Australian manufacturers. Now we put your team's know-how to work as AI.
Book a discovery callYou know AI matters. What you don't want is a science project: a one-person "AI expert" who doesn't really understand the technology, or a giant consultancy billing premium rates for junior staff.
And there's a catch nobody mentions: your best processes live in your people's heads and were never written down. Feed that gap to a generic AI tool and you get generic, wrong output. Your people feel it too, and push back out of fear for their jobs.
Not a new player
More than a decade hardening systems, mapping processes and getting Australian businesses to run on better technology. AI is the next tool, not a fresh start.
How we work
We came up doing the unglamorous work: cyber-security hardening, quality systems, mapping how a business actually runs. That's the groundwork AI needs to be useful. So we bring the domain first and the AI second.
We understand how a business runs, then bring AI to it. We can name your problems before you do.
Our own business runs on the AI operating system we'd build for you. So we show, not tell, and we can actually support it.
Fourteen years mapping processes, hardening Microsoft 365 and getting tacit knowledge out of people's heads. The unglamorous skill that makes AI projects actually work.
The highly sought-after specialist, not the cheapest generalist.
What we do
From mentoring you to run it yourself, to a managed company of AI agents doing real work in your business.
Done with you
Build it in-house, with us guiding you.
What you get
Best for · Leaders who want to own it in-house and move fast with an expert alongside them.
$1,200 a month for now. The price is going up soon.
Book a discovery call →Done for you · our hardware
We build and run your AI operating system on our infrastructure.
What you get
Best for · Manufacturers who want it working now, without setting up infrastructure or a team.
Book a discovery call →Done for you · your hardware, on-premises
The same managed service, on a dedicated server we provision on your premises.
What you get
Best for · Manufacturers with data-residency or control requirements who want it all on their own infrastructure.
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The people
Hi, I'm Greg. For fourteen years my team and I have helped Australian businesses get more out of their technology — hardening their Microsoft 365, mapping how the place actually runs, and putting the right systems in the right hands.
The work hasn't changed as much as it looks. AI is the new tool, but the hard part is still the same: getting the know-how out of your people's heads and into something that works. That's what we've always done. Now we point AI at it.
We run our own business on the system we'd build for you, so I can show you it works rather than tell you. Have a chat with me and we'll talk straight about whether we can help.
Greg Hill
Greg Hill · Founder, HDQ
Book a discovery callWhat we stand for
Complete openness with our partners and customers. You see what we see.
We'd rather teach you than sell to you. An informed client makes better decisions.
We only take on what we can deliver, and we deliver certainty.
A deliberate effort to keep sharpening the sword and get better at what we do.
The best tools, the right solutions, and keeping you safe.
We'd rather tell you how it is than how you'd like it to be.
Proof
A few of the manufacturers and industrial businesses we've worked with over fourteen years.
“Greg's deep range of knowledge, talent and skills ensures our business stays compliant and continues to grow efficiently. I fully endorse HDQ and Greg — he is like a trusted member of our team.”
Malcolm Amos
Managing Director, Adelaide Belt & Hose
“What we appreciated most was their ability to cut through the complexity and help us build a system that's easy to follow, easy to use and not over-bearing to maintain. We're very happy and will keep using HDQ.”
Karyn Gee
IMS Manager, Civil Mining Group
“HDQ have shown a high level of professionalism and real expertise, which makes them an excellent partner for any business that wants to take control of its operations.”
Kevin Johnson
Managing Director, A&D Australasia
“Three words sum up HDQ: professionalism, thoroughness and value. Greg and his team nailed it in terms of a best-fit solution, and they know the latest tools cold.”
Peter Stanley
Director, Supply Chain & Operations, Eka Software Solutions
We work to ISO 9001 quality and ISO 27001 information-security disciplines.
In good company
Where we are
Adelaide born and based, with people across the eastern seaboard. We turn up in person.
Adelaide Head office
Level 2 / 70 Hindmarsh Square
Adelaide SA 5000
Gold Coast
2 / 194 Varsity Parade
Varsity Lakes QLD 4227
Sydney
44 North Fort Road
Manly NSW 2095
Melbourne
367 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
A short discovery call. We'll learn about your business and tell you straight whether we can help.
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