| 83 T T Hugh de Lacy The best machine for the money The branded spraying machinery on offer ranges from small, hand-held to large, self-propelled ones, with this catalogue boosted by the bespoke and one-off machines turned out in the workshop. TRANSPORT Noble-Adams Machinery A whole range of spraying and agricultural equipment is available from Hornby, Christchurch company Noble-Adams Machinery, but it’s the bespoke manufacture and modification of sprayers that is the company’s specialty. “Not every customer’s application requirements fit an off-the-shelf approach,” Noble-Adams Machinery owner Aaron Witbrock says. “We can provide a solution that suits the customer’s needs so they get the best machine for their money.” With a 300sqm office and workshop, the company has a staff of five, led by maintenance and diagnostics engineer Aaron, who co-owns Noble-Adams Machinery with his wife Jane. The branded spraying machinery on offer ranges from small, hand-held to large, self-propelled ones, with this catalogue boosted by the bespoke and one-off machines turned out in the workshop. Aaron spends about a third of his time going round customers, planning modifications to existing machinery and the provision of additions, and while farmers make up the majority of the company’s clients, its services are also sought by manufacturing and industrial businesses using water-blasters and building-wash applications. An example of Noble-Adams’ ingenuity was the creation of an acid sprayer for a Christchurch bakery, to leave a brown crust on their bread. Previously the bread was dipped in the solution before being baked, but Aaron and Noble-Adams were able to build and fit a spray system that greatly speeded up the process. Another project was for an Ashburton client, who needed a spray set-up for his seed potatoes, and Aaron was able to design, build and fit that for him, again greatly improving the efficiency of the process. “We do a lot of development and bespoke work, and the rest of my time is taken up about equally by running the company and working with our skilled tradespeople, including a small engine mechanic and a fitter-welder, in the workshop. “As well as our branded and bespoke products we stock a huge range of parts for all sorts of sprayers and agricultural machinery, of which our parts manager has a wide knowledge.” Noble-Adams Machinery was founded in 1981 by Peter and Mary Noble-Adams, and the couple continued to run the business until retirement. Aaron did an apprenticeship in fitting, turning and machining with the Christchurch City Council, and went on to get his advanced trade certificates at Christchurch Polytech. He joined the company in 2004 and bought in gradually over the subsequent years. A key part of the company’s marketing programme is taking its products to the South Island Fieldays, and for the past two years it has also had a presence at the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton, though it does better at the South Island events where it’s able to display more of its products. “Our main market is the agricultural industries, and while there’s a lot of talk about farmers keeping their cheque-books in their pockets at the moment, and although there has been a reduction in inquiries for our products, our workshop has been busy keeping existing sprayers serviced and maintained,” Aaron says. Fonts Open Sans Extra Bold BASIC logo PSIL - Proudly supporting Noble-Adams with the Farmgem range 03 349 7862 sales@psil.nz 9\NS -JF[^ )ZY^ 7JRTYJ (TSYWTQQJI 8UWF^ 7JJQX CROPLANDS.CO.NZ CROPLANDS ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT NOBLE ADAMS MACHINERY. ɃɃɃɃɃɃɃɃɃ bapumpsandsprayers.coɈÃĀ THE BESTAROUND BA PUMPS & SPRAYERS HAS ALL YOUR SPRAYING NEEDS COVERED
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