92 | nzdairy DAIRY SERVICES » Advance Dairy & Pump Solar water pumping become more affordable Hugh de Lacy Our work is very closely tied to the primary industries,” says Trevor Hutchinson, coowner with wife Monica Hutchinson in Northland’s biggest milking, water and dairy effluent systems provider. “A correctly functioning milking plant and stock water are crucial to animal health: what is routine maintenance today will become a health issue if not dealt with.” Monica and Trevor are born-and-bred Northlanders who returned home after 20 years working in the dairy industry in both the North and South Islands. They have owned and operated Advance Dairy and Pump for 13 years, managing it through some challenging times, including low dairy industry payouts, the Covid pandemic and now Cyclone Gabrielle. Based in Whangarei, Wellsford and Dargaville, and servicing everywhere from the Auckland Harbour Bridge north to Kawakawa, the company employs 22 staff, mostly working on-farm but with a small workshop and retail shop at each depot. The core of Advance Dairy and Pump’s work is the servicing and sales of milking plants, water reticulation and dairy effluent management systems for the rural industries, including cropping and sheep and cattle farms as well as dairy. Other key sectors the company services parts of include agricultural and civil contracting - the latter taking in road maintenance, landscaping, and plant and fertiliser spreading. “The work we do ranges from hydraulic hose repairs – these are in Wellsford only - to supplying buffalo milking plant, solar water pumping systems, whole-farm water filtration systems, dairy farm automation, water reticulation design and installation, and trenching,” Trevor says. The company boasts the De Laval milking machinery dealership, while Grundfos water pumps, Yardmaster effluent systems, Allflex, Milktech and Ryco hydraulics – the latter available in Wellsford only – are other top brands in its inventory. “We design systems, source, sell and service any type of water pump, all dairy farm milking and effluent equipment, water filters, tanks, pipe and fittings.” Of recent times solar water pumping has become more affordable and efficient, and Advance Dairy and Pump has lately installed some extensive systems, both surface and submersible. “This has provided good reliable drinking water for stock in places they’ve never had it before. “Staffing is a challenge to the dairy industry, but automation is assisting with options such as automatic cup-removers and automatic drafting gates,” Trevor says. “While not eliminating the farmer’s input, such innovations are reducing the time and labour involved, and can provide more accurate information.” The Whangarei team. On the dairy effluent side, there are still farmers who need to upgrade their systems before their consent to discharge to water runs out. Cyclone Gabriella created a new set of challenges. Advance Dairy & Pump is a proud member of the... PROVEN EFFLUENT PRODUCTS PLUS LOCAL KNOW HOW Advance Dairy & Pump Ltd 5 Edward St, Dargaville. 09 439 8415 www.yardmaster.co.nz REID & HARRISON ...that works! Our range includes: • Automotive: mineral, synthetic and synthetic blend engine oils, coolants, auto trans fluid • Trucking: industrial gear, transmission, super diesel oils • Marine: two-stroke, inboard and outboard oils • Forestry: chain-bar, grease, hydraulic oils • Motorcycle: two and four-stroke engine oils • Classic and vintage: mono and multigrade engine oils with full zinc • Agricultural: shearing plant, rotary vacuum pump, hydraulic, gear oils • Cleaning products: hand cleaner, car, truck and tractor wash, degreaser, all-purpose cleaner Check out our website for our full product range and specifications AN UNRIVALLED RANGE OF LUBRICANTS, COVERING ALL SECTORS AND PROUDLY BLENDED HERE IN NZ Our local stockist is Advance Dairy and Pump “When we have been able to access properties that where the power’s restored, we’ve been able to help with our large range of electric motors and loan equipment, such as water, milk and vacuum pumps. “We also carry a wide range of spare parts.” And if there’s one thing that he and Monica have learned from Cyclone Gabriella is that “This business really does provide an essential service,” Trevor says.
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