Business Rural Summer 2021

| 55 “We can provide a wide range of selected chemical to our clients and ensures our client’s get excellent value for money with no surplus product being left on farm.” RURAL SERVICES » Amuri Helicopters The company fleet includes two Airbus AS- 350FX2’s, a Robinson R44 and a MD520N providing significant capacity to meet customer requirements. Services provided to the agriculture sector are comprehensive and include broadcast brushweed spraying, spot spraying brushweeds, crop spraying, pasture spraying, hill country development, forestry spraying, fertiliser spreading, aerial seeding, hydroseeding, wilding conifer control, aquatic weed control and pest control. Safety has always been at the forefront of the business. In 2019 the company gained NZCAA Rule Part 100 (Safety Management Systems) certifica- tion making it one of the first helicopter companies in New Zealand to do so. It also won a Gold Safety Award from the NZHA in 2012 for 23 years injury free operations. The company is members of the New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association and are AIRCARE™ accredited ensuring it meets a very high level of safety and standards. Tony says that the company’s success boils down to the extremely high levels of professional- ism that the company’s staff bring to every job undertaken. • Precision Machining • Fire Fighting Equipment • Aviation Accessories • Fabrication of new Equipment • General Engineering: Repairs - Modifications Welding of most metals Sheet Metal work Eagle Engineering Specialists in Machining & Welding eagle.eng@xtra.co.nz 03 314 6843 www.eagleengineering.co.nz Aquatic Weed Control at Lake Wanaka (top). Using the Monsoon bucket (below).