Palmer Agri Parts Direct Ltd has been servicing the farming community for nearly 50 years and
company owner Paul Rowland has owned it for the last seven years.
The company manufactures
and imports a massive range of New Zealand and European plough parts,
cultivation parts, combine harvester and tractor parts just to name
a few. It is the sole New Zealand importer and distributor for Spalding’s UK earth engaging
parts and accessories and is also a stockist
for Bare-Co tractor parts.
Palmers have the
ability to source or manufacture any plough or
cultivation part being it a single part or hundreds
of the same part with a workshop fully
equipped with many different types of machinery
they can fix or manufacture just about anything.
As well as this the company has a huge
range of mower blades, combine crop lifters,
nuts and bolts, border dyke irrigation gates and
clocks, waste not stock feeders and many farming
related parts in stock.
Palmers supply their
parts nationwide through a dealer network or
direct to customer if needed and can courier
parts anywhere in NZ.
The company also installs
and services Westfalia Surge /Yarroweyah
milking shed platforms and is a manufacturer of
dairy yards, backing gates etc.
Palmers have 4
full time tradesmen and are situated on Robinson
St in the Industrial Estate.
Paul Rowland stands alongside a wall of samples
that he supplies to the many needs in the
agriculture industry. |
Hydraulink is a well know name in the
Hydraulic hose business.
The franchise in
Mid Canterbury is owned by Paul Fergus
who has 12 years experience in the
business and 6 of those years he has been
trading from the Riverside Industrial Park.
Paul worked on farms before that and the
Hydraulic business still keeps in touch
with the land.
Paul has 2 trucks on the road and a hydraulic
repair workshop.
The company
provides a 24 hour day 7 day service for
all those emergency jobs.
The Hydraulink franchise company is
heavily involved in the sponsorship of
motor sport which lifts the profile of his
business.
His wife Pauline also plays an
important part in the success of the
business.
The team from Hydraulink standing
alongside their bright yellow trucks are
Pauline Fergus, daughter Abigail and Paul
Fergus with their 2 staff members Dan
Bruce and Brock Hartley |
If you are looking for experience in the seed
industry then Peter Stevens is your man. Peter
has been in the seed business for 45 years
which fits in nicely with his mixed crop farm he
also runs at Dromore. Peter started his career
as a young man with The Canterbury Seed
Company as a stamp licker before progressing
to broaden his knowledge and on road sales
with companies such as Baker Transport, R G
Woodham Grain & Seeds and Elders Pastoral.
Peter went into business for himself 22 years
ago and never looked back.
The key to the success of Stevens Seeds Ltd has been their choice of proprietary lines using the name ‘More’ when naming new varieties, for example; Grazmore, Gromore, Redmore, Whitemore, and Leafmore are just some of the trade
names that describe the benefits of the seed and Peter’s vast knowledge of the industry. You can read more about Stevens Seeds proprietary lines, their benefits and client testimonials on the company’s website.
www.stevensseeds.co.nz
The company has a mixing plant for specialized
pasture and stock feed mixes and clients can
also bring in their own seed to be mixed at the
correct ratio.
So call in for a coffee and a chat to discuss your
pasture and stock feed needs and while you are
there you can admire the 1952 three ton Bedford
truck Peter's father bought brand new from
Smallbones when Peter was only 3 ˝ years old.
The truck has since been completely restored by
Peter apart from a bullet hole left in the passenger
door where one of the Stevens boys missed
his target.
Peter Stevens and Theresa Valentine-Moore
(Office Manager) sitting on bags of Boxmore
Ryegrass seed in the on-site store with the
Bedford truck in the background. |
