Scott Technology reported net profit of USD 8.9m (NZD 15.7m) for the year to 31 August 2026, up from USD 8.1m (NZD 14.2m), on revenue up 7% to USD 167.3m (NZD 294.1m). Mining equipment revenue rose 22%, while the materials handling and logistics unit, which is expanding into food and consumer goods, grew 5% to USD 73.9m (NZD 129.9m). The company guides to FY2027 revenue of USD 176m-193m (NZD 310m-340m).
Why this mattersGrowth at this automation and robotics supplier is driven by mining, not packaging, limiting the read-through for packaging-line equipment demand.
- Net profit rose to USD 8.9m (NZD 15.7m) for the year to 31 August 2026, from USD 8.1m (NZD 14.2m)
- Group revenue rose 7% to USD 167.3m (NZD 294.1m)
- Mining division revenue rose 22% to USD 35.4m (NZD 62.3m)
- Materials handling and logistics revenue rose 5% to USD 73.9m (NZD 129.9m), with a first Australian customer and expansion into meat, dairy, bakery and snacks
- Net debt fell to USD 4.4m (NZD 7.7m) from USD 7.0m (NZD 12.3m)
- FY2027 guidance is revenue of USD 176m-193m (NZD 310m-340m) and operating earnings of USD 20m-23m (NZD 36m-41m)
Scott Technology has launched the NexPAL 200HL, a compact palletizer aimed at manufacturers with limited floorspace, capable of more than 35 cases per minute in a footprint 25% smaller than comparable machines. The first order comprises four units for a poultry processor in Georgia, US, as part of a materials handling contract Scott announced in June 2026.
Why this mattersA footprint 25% smaller lets food plants add end-of-line palletizing inside existing buildings, widening the addressable base against conventional palletizing systems.
- The NexPAL 200HL palletizer handles more than 35 cases per minute
- The unit occupies a footprint 25% smaller than most comparable palletizing solutions
- Four systems are the first order, to be deployed for a poultry processor in Georgia, US, under a materials handling contract announced by Scott in June 2026
- The launch falls under Scott's Destination 2030 growth strategy
- The product is now commercially available across Scott's global markets
Scott Technology has pleaded guilty in the Dunedin District Court to failing to ensure the health and safety of workers, after PLC technician Michael Sherry, 32, was fatally crushed by a meat-processing machine at its Dunedin workshop on 24 April 2025. WorkSafe found the company's process for working on live hazardous machinery had not been initiated, and identified an incorrectly configured hydraulic valve fitted by contractor Scarlett Hydraulics a week earlier as a major factor, which the summary of facts said Scott Technology was unaware of and could not control. Sentencing is set for January 2027, with a maximum fine of USD 0.9m (NZD 1.5m).
Why this mattersA guilty plea on live-machinery isolation sharpens regulatory scrutiny of machine-safety practice at processing and packaging equipment builders.
- Michael Sherry, 32, a PLC technician, died on 24 April 2025 at Scott Technology's Dunedin workshop
- Scott Technology pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the health and safety of workers, exposing them to the risk of death or serious injury
- The maximum penalty is a fine of up to USD 0.9m (NZD 1.5m), with sentencing set for January 2027
- WorkSafe found the company's process for working on live hazardous machinery was not initiated at the time of the incident
- An incorrectly configured valve installed by Scarlett Hydraulics on 17 April 2025 was described as a major factor; the summary of facts states Scott Technology was unaware of it and had no ability to control it
- WorkSafe considered it reasonably practicable to have relocated the machine's electrical cabinet away from the crush zone
