About Us

Built From the Realities of Running Operations

Navitas was founded to solve the real-world challenges of safety, compliance and execution - and has evolved into an operational excellence platform trusted by thousands of businesses.

Origins & Purpose

Navitas started where operations actually happen — on the floor, in kitchens, across sites where standards matter and mistakes cost.

Our founders worked directly with businesses facing practical, on-the-ground challenges: maintaining food safety, managing risk, keeping teams trained and ensuring consistency when you cannot be everywhere at once.

We built Navitas alongside operators, not for them. Every feature, every workflow, every decision has been shaped by real feedback from people running real operations.

38+

Years Experience

500k+

Users Trained

15000

Sites Monitored

500 M

Sensor Readings per year

Our story

Our CEO, Ben Gardner, founded Navitas Safety on the back of his father’s respected environmental health consultancy. As a compliance expert and EHO with almost 40 years’ experience, Derek Gardner’s frontline expertise, developed over countless hours in the field, still forms the bedrock of everything we do today.  

Navitas means “diligence” and “energy,” both of which are captured in the spirit and culture of our company, driving everything we do and supporting all we believe in. We combine deep subject matter expertise with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset to get things done – quickly and well.

Our Mission

Protect What Matters

To de-risk and protect businesses, their teams, and their customers

One Connected Platform

To combine technology, consulting, and training into a single, connected platform that just works

Confidence & Peace of Mind

To deliver solutions that do more than just tick regulatory boxes; they also inspire confidence and give peace of mind

Our vision

Trusted Partner

To be the preferred safety and compliance partner for busy organisations managing food service delivery across multiple service points and/or locations

Simplify Compliance

To end non-compliance and safety headaches by helping businesses relying on manual processes transition to digital technology that’s simple, intuitive, and easy to use

Responsive Support

To be seen as not only a supplier but an active, responsive partner, helping clients stay compliant and in control – without adding complexity

Leadership

Our Team

Ben Gardner

Chief Executive Officer

Geoffrey Finlay

Chairman

Andrew McCafferty

Chief Finance Officer

Kerrie Patrick

Financial Controller

Matt Devaney

Chief Technology Officer

Mike Clothier

Operations Director

A company that understands how operations actually work — and builds systems to support them.

What Guides Us

The principles that shape how we build and how we work.

Designed Around Real Operations

Navitas fits into the way hospitality and food operations actually run. Shift based. Multi site. High pressure.

Consistency Over Chaos

We help operations run the same way, every time, everywhere.

Enablement Over Enforcement

We empower teams to do the right thing, not just check boxes.

Trust Through Transparency

We build honest relationships with customers and each other.