| 89 nzdairy A major annual service and machine test for a local client. DAIRY SERVICES » Waikato Water Boyz Cow shed maintenance specialists Kelly Deeks Specialising in plumbing maintenance and cow shed maintenance, Waikato Water Boyz has the plumbing and engineering expertise to take on any job, big or small, as a one-stop water works shop. Waikato Water Boyz is a friendly and professional addition to the local market place, recently established in February 2023 by engineer Scott Vincent and plumber Raiden Keeble. Scott is born and bred in Morrinsville, has 16 years of experience in dairy maintenance, and is fully qualified and certified for all New Zealand Milking and Pumping Trade Association (MPTA) testing. Raiden is born and bred in the Waikato and has been plumbing around Morrinsville for the past six years, and even took out the Waikato Master Plumbers Apprentice of the Year award in 2021. Scott and Raiden’s combined expertise means Waikato Water Boyz brings a full service offer for its clients, with the pair confident of finding an easy fix for any issues they may find in the cow shed or in the home. Recent demand has seen Waikato Water Boyz installing fireplaces, cleaning as many as 15 chimneys every week, and with their own digger and trencher, installing water tanks on farms and residential properties. As well as MPTA testing in the cow shed, Waikato Water Boyz is the Central North Island agent for Read Industrial and can build new rotary and herringbone sheds and repair or replace any components. Working alongside the local Livestock Feed Systems and Scott’s brother-in-law Ben Caldwell, Waikato Water Boyz can organise the repair, replacement, or installation of any liquid or meal system. “No one else in the Waikato is offering cow sheds, feed systems, water pumps, and plumbing services all in one,” Scott says. “It’s all about looking after our customers. After 16 years in the dairy industry I know that service is number one. When something goes wrong, our customers want us to solve their problem and as long as we can fix that problem, they are happy. 95% of breakdowns that happen on a dairy farm need to be fixed that day, and we make it happen because we have to.” Not only can Waikato Water Boyz fix multiple pluming and cow shed issues around the farm and the home, they do it for $20 an hour less than all of their competitors. “No one else in the Waikato is offering cow sheds, feed systems, water pumps, and plumbing services all in one. It’s all about looking after our customers. • Milking Machine Repairs and Servicing • Water Pump Repairs and Maintenance • MPTA Qualified Machine Testing • Maintenance Plumbing • 24/7 After Hours Service Scott Vincent 021 547 097 waikatowaterboyz.ltd@gmail.com C2406abLivestock Phone : 0800 022 460 HAMILTON www.lfs.net.nz Innovative systems for feeding dairy cows LIQUID & MEAL SYSTEMS SPECIALISTS In Shed Feed Systems Storage Silos Servicing “If you look after the farmers, the farmers look after you. We’ve got a workshop at home so we don’t have to lease premises or pay a second mortgage. We don’t get the walk in traffic but all of our work is on-farm or at a customer’s house anyway. We keep our overheads low and we keep our prices low.” Waikato Water Boyz has got off to a great start and Scott and Raiden will look to increase their workforce with suitable all-rounders in time for annual milk machine testing and servicing prior to calving. Now addressing the shortfall of skilled tradespeople in the milk harvesting, pumping, water and effluent application sectors of the dairy industry, MPTA is offering New Zealand’s only NZQA approved apprenticeship qualification for dairy and pumping technicians. “This is awesome for our industry and we could probably look at taking someone on and putting them through it. We want to help someone, but we’ve got to find someone young and keen.”
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