Codan’s Core Values
Can-Do
Positive determination to take the right action to achieve success.
Demonstrate the courage to commit and follow through, no matter the situation.
Meet our challenges with resilience, confidence and flexibility.
High Performing
Commit to defining and achieving ambitious goals.
Drive continuous improvement and embrace change.
Encourage people to feel empowered, motivated and engaged to achieve their best work.
Customer Driven
Foster a positive experience for all our customers, both internal and external.
Partner with our customers wherever they are.
Exceed customer expectations today and into the future by delivering innovative and exceptional solutions.
Trust & Integrity
Act honestly with transparency and embrace diversity.
Treat people with respect and value their views.
Build trust and reputation through our actions.
Founded in 1959 and headquartered in South Australia, Codan Limited is an international company that develops rugged and reliable electronics solutions for government, corporate, NGO and consumer markets across the globe. Codan’s technologies include metal detection and communications.
We have employees located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Mexico, Singapore, the UAE, UK and USA. Our products are sold in more than 150 countries, with a global network of dealers, distributors and agents that allow us to deliver our solutions anywhere in the world, whenever our customers need them.
We’re proud to be a company that continually challenges the status quo. Our values and culture drive an environment of constant innovation, creating long-term shareholder value and allowing us to deliver innovation to customers, wherever they are.
If you share our values then I invite you to join us as we continue to drive technology into the future.
Alf Ianniello
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO
Our History
Codan was founded by university friends Alastair Wood, Ian Wall and Jim Bettison in 1959 to tackle a range of challenges in electronics engineering.
Over the decades, we have made a name for ourselves in quality and innovation. In 1980, our equipment was chosen by the United Nations to support their relief efforts in Uganda, cementing us as the leading global supplier of HF communications to humanitarian organisations.
Publicly floated in 2003, Codan acquired Minelab Electronics in 2008, developer of the world’s best hand held metal detection technology.
This highly successful acquisition was followed by the additions of Daniels Electronics in 2012 and Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) and Zetron Inc. in 2021, cementing our world-class product offerings in Communications & Metal Detection.
Today we are an international company that develops rugged and reliable electronics solutions for government, corporate, NGO and consumer markets across the globe.