108 | nzdairy DAIRY SERVICES » DairyTech South “We try spread our programmed servicing over through the winter window and we work really hard to ensure that we get to through all our scheduled work for our clients.” • from page 106 Farm Buildings Alterations Dairy Sheds New Homes Wintering Sheds Engineering Phone Baz 027 304 8600 Email baz@bazjanssenbuilding.co.nz www.bazjanssenbuilding.co.nz www.yardmaster.co.nz PROVEN EFFLUENT PRODUCTS PLUS LOCAL KNOW HOW REID & HARRISON DairyTech South is a proud member of the DAIRYTECH SOUTH. 189 Great North Road, Winton 9720. Phone: (03) 236 8324 ...that works! Once a shed is completed there’s a commissioning period during which there is ample opportunity to ensure clients understand how the infrastructure works. “We don’t sign-off on a shed until we’re certain it is working well, and our aim is to make handover as smooth as possible.” And when there is the need to service part of a shed, Dairy Tech South has on-call staff available 24/7. “We try spread our programmed servicing over through the winter window and we work really hard to ensure that we get to through all our scheduled work for our clients. We have a good client base and try hard to look after everyone” In the last year, the plumbing team has grown, and an electrical team has come on board, enabling DairyTech South to offer a one stop shop for client’s needs. The company is currently putting one employee through a dairy engineering apprenticeship, Simon says they are committed to growing the company, to meet increased demand. “It’s important we bring new people through into the industry and give them the opportunity to gain quali cations.” Simon says placing an importance on employing and supporting staff is key to the company’s longevity. Finding the right person to t the company’s culture is what they look for most. Employees are spread all across Southland and while the bulk of work is in Southland and Western South Otago, the company is agent for certain suppliers within the industry and this means sometimes travelling further a eld. These days around the district there are few conversions and the dairy sector is of the age in the region where sheds are coming up for maintenance, upgrade or replacement. The team understand that the only way to ensure a continued positive future, servicing their clients dairy shed needs is to make sure that customer service remains the top priority. “It’s a competitive industry down here and so putting our customers rst is and always will be our priority.” Simon Knight, General Manager of DairyTech South, based in both Winton and Gore, says the company has grown by focusing on customer service in the rural sector. “Initially the business started with our company owner Shane Simpson testing milking machines approximately 10 years ago. Around that time, he started to see that there was a bit of a space in service delivery, with farmers looking for people to provide quality servicing. The team has grown from a team of three when it irst started to now, where we employ 26 full time sta ,” Simon says. Simon oversees the company’s business and sta . He describes Dairy Tech South as a medium scale dairy service provider. This spread of sta and location means they can undertake work all over Southland, South and Central Otago. When Rural South spoke with Simon the company was in the midst of building and commissioning three new milking sheds – all replacement sheds for existing clients. “Our servicing and repair work is our day to day work which has created these new builds for us. Through a build there is naturally a growing pressure on time to ensure we deliver the shed ready for the new milking season.” The province is home to a variety of dairy sheds, given herd sizes can typically range from 600 to 1400+ and these days the larger dairy farms generally operate rotary of various bail numbers and complexities. There are also still plenty of Herringbone sheds in operation. The three rotary sheds currently being built are all replacement for herringbone sheds, future-proo ing the farming operations. Through COVID times, the business has been classed as an essential service and Simon says that a key concern has been how to look after the sta . Taking the lead fromMinistry of Health advice meant that by following some pretty stringent protocols work could generally continue as usual. Once a shed is completed there’s a commissioning period during which there is ample opportunity to ensure clients understand how the infrastructure works. “We don’t sign-o on a shed until we’re certain it is working well, and our aim is to make hand-over as smooth as possible.” And when there is the need to service part of a shed, Dairy Tech South has on-call sta available 24/7. “We try spread our programmed servicing over through the winter window and we work really hard to ensure that we get to through all our scheduled work for our clients. We have a good client base and try hard to look after everyone” In the last year, the plumbing team has grown, and an electrical team has come on board, enabling DairyTech South to o er a one stop shop for client’s needs. The company is currently putting one employee through a dairy engineering apprenticeship, Simon says they are committed to growing the company, to meet increased demand. “It’s important we bring new people through into the industry and give them the opportunity to gain quali ications.” Simon says placing an importance on employing and supporting sta is key to the company’s longevity. Finding the right person to it the company’s culture is what they look for most. Employees are spread all across Southland and while the bulk of work is in Southland and Western South Otago, the company is agent for certain suppliers within the industry and this means sometimes travelling further a ield. These days around the district there are few conversions and the dairy sector is of the age in the region where sheds are coming up for maintenance, upgrade or replacement. The team understand that the only way to ensure a continued positive future, servicing their clients dairy shed needs is to make sure that customer service remains the top priority. “It’s a competitive industry down here and so putting our customers irst is and always will be our priority.” Putting customers a top priority Proudly supporting Dairy Tech South Call: 03 313 8606 f: @ReadIndustrial “Our Philosophy is that milking should be straightforward & efficient” “For this reason, we design our technology with simplistic functionality in mind” - Philip, Noel & Steven Read
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