Moveware the Company was formed by Dean and Tony Kent in 2001 when they purchased the rights to Removals 2000 from Fitzpatrick Computing. With their strong industry knowledge they saw the possibility of enhancing the small Australian User base of the product. They soon started to add many more clients within Australia and begun the task of pushing the product into overseas markets. Their first move was into NZ where they signed Conroy Removals and the Moving Company and soon clients in the UK and Singapore followed. Their staff numbers continued to grow as they pushed further into the World market by signing more clients in the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Spain and South Africa.

In mid 2007 Moveware UK was announced with Richard Symons opening up an office in Bournemouth and the business has continued to grow in the region with Moveware now operating in several of the largest shippers of the region

Dean and Tony continue to be full time participants in the business and have recently purchased a new facility to accommodate the expanding Australian Operation.

The company is also proud of its staff involvement in the company's success and several of our key staff have been with us through much of the journey and play a major role in its success

Product History

Moveware the Product, had its origins back in the mid 80’s when a company called CB Systems was hired to develop an operations system for Kent Moving & Storage. The original product was a Unix-based system and initially provided basic invoicing and accounting functions. Over time the application was enhanced to incorporate the functionality required by a multi branch domestic and international business.

Several other companies adopted the system including many members of the Chess group in Australia and by the mid 90’s the product was being used by more than a dozen clients.

By the late 90’s the product had outgrown its capabilities and it was time to modernise and it was decided to redevelop in a Windows Environment. Mark Fitzpatrick from CB Systems continued to be the driver of the product and with the help of a steering committee , a total redevelopment of the product commenced with the first implementations of the new product occurring in mid 1999. Removals 2000 as it had come to be known then continued to be enhanced and by early 2001 had been implemented in approximately 25 companies.

Around that time Mark sold the rights of the product to Dean and Tony Kent who rebadged the product as Moveware and continued the development. Many new features were added driven by the needs of their expanding client base. In around 2005 a total redevelopment of the Accounting side of the product was undertaken with multi company, multi currency and improved integration with the core application.

Add on Products such as MoveSurvey, a tablet based estimating tool soon followed and more recent times B2B Web based products such as MoveClient and MovePartner have enhanced the popularity of the product. Today Moveware is used by over 100 worldwide companies with installations around the globe.

The Future

Moveware the Company, is continuing to expand its business into the UK and European market while enhancing its product offerings. The medium term aim is to continue its expansion into North America maintaining its status as a leading global supplier.

Moveware the Product will continue to be enhanced. The development team are currently looking at further development in areas like Online Payment, RFID and handheld crew based tools as well as expanding its web based tools and B2B platform.