Wells Metering Services was established in the late 1980s to provide revenue metering services to the electricity, oil, gas and water utilities and retailers. While its first office was based in Hamilton, it now employs in excess of 100 staff offering metering services from Whangarei to Invercargill. These services are contracted to domestic, commercial and industrial environments and include: • Routine meter reading • Special, final and check meter reading • Data collection • Revenue risk assurance • Supply connection and disconnection • Meter installation and maintenance • Tariff changes Wells' dedication to developing its meter services has led it to gain approval under the MARIA / EGR regulations to collect data and provide a wide range of in-field services. To record and manage these tasks, it uses the innovative Dialog® (www.e-mergedata.com) technology - a new wireless meter reading task management system developed E-merge® Data Solutions Limited. As world-leading technology, dialog ensures timely and accurate meter reading through a more efficient transfer of tasks to the field and the return of data to base. This offers more comprehensive checks allowing high levels of validation of the collected data.