A farmer from Wakanui Murray Page is the founder of Page Engineering Ltd, like many farmers Murray is a self taught engineer. In 1996 he had a change in career and opened his
own engineering business carrying out general
farm repairs.
He started the business on The Terrace at the back
of ACL’s yard. The business grew and in 2000 they
moved to larger premises in the Industrial Park.
The business now has 8 staff including his wife
Isabel and daughter-in-law Nikki who help in the
Office and a part time engineer.
Murray’s son Simon has a diploma in Computer Aided
Design Mechanical Engineering and uses these skills to
design equipment to clients requirements.
There is a range of products that have been designed
and manufactured by the company including
Palm kernel feeders, Fence Trackers, (ATV Attachment, for
cutting fence lines through winter feed) a machine to pick
up Walnuts, Grain buckets, Combine table trailers, and general
Farm repairs, on or off site.
The main line being manufacturing of farm tip trailers these being based on
second hand trucks chassis.
If you require for a company that has a broad knowledge of
Agricultural engineering, then give Page Engineering a call
at 25 Robinson Street in the Ashburton Riverside Industrial Park.
The staff at Page Engineering standing in front of one of their recently built trailers. |
Tony & Lynn Worsfold have been in the
concrete business for over 20 years. In
Christchurch they started a company called
concrete plus which became very successful.
They formed Paveco Ashburton Ltd
about 7 years ago and began manufacturing
concrete products from their new factory
at 51 Robinson Street, Riverside Industrial
Park.
10 staff work for the company and they
manufacture pavers of many durable and
colourful designs. They are also agents for
Village Stone and a brand of tiles called
Reptiles. They manufacture lightweight
stone veneer and concrete pots.
Polished concrete counter tops, fire
hearths, cemetery bases and heat pump
surrounds.
The company also does concrete contracting
where they will travel to a site and lay
the decorated concrete or stone work.
The office and factory premises of Paveco
are well presented from which the company
retails much of its concrete products
and supplies to both the public and the
building trade. Concrete sealers, cement
adhesives, self levelling products, and colour
oxide for colour concrete.
Luke Worsfold manages the business in
consultation with his parents Tony and
Lynn. Luke showed me through the factory
and I was impressed at the number of
applications that can be made from concrete.
Before you decide on your concrete
or stone design called in and see the display
of ideas at 51 Robinson Street, Riverside
Industrial Park Ashburton.
The office, retail display and factory of
Pavco Ashburton Limited. |
Greg Lysaght and Steven Pyke started P &
L Glassing Ltd in 1996. They first started
trading from the old Wrightsons building
where Buntings are today on West Street.
They won a contract to refurbish and glass
Japanese imported buses for Designline.
The company moved to Riverside
Industrial park in 1997 working from a
building where Advanced maintenance is
today.
In 2001 Greg Lysaght and his wife
Sandy obtained 100% ownership of the
business and in 2004 they designed a
building across the road which catered for
all their needs. Their new building houses
office, retail and manufacturing workshop
space. The glass department provides a
service to the automotive, housing and
commercial building industries. They also
do call outs and stone chips.
The company manufactures wrought iron
indoor and outdoor furniture and
accessories including such things as fences
gates and fireguards.
Another major part of their business is the
manufacture of Horse coaches, angle
loaders and floats. The horse coaches can
be designed to hold from 2 to 10 horses
plus living accommodation.
Sandy showed me through one of the
house coaches they had built. It had space
for 5 horses and living and sleeping space
for up to 5 people. The horse coaches
expand sideways when stationary and
provide all the comforts of home including
lounge kitchen, toilet and shower. The
company builds the coaches from the
chassis up and they have built over 30
horse coaches in the past 7 years.
The
company is a real asset to Ashburton
employing a staff of 24 people.
LYSAGHT - The home and team of Auto
Glazing, Household and Commercial;
Glass, Wrought Iron, Horse Coaches and
Floats. Check them out at 32 Robinson
Street Riverside Industrial Park Ashburton. |
