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Issue 41 March 2016
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Welcome to the March edition of Wired.
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A busy start to the year for most and no exception for FCANZ. The Speed Fencing at the Hilux Rural Games on Waitangi weekend was well supported by spectators and competitors. Congratulations to all that got into the spirit of the event for what it is intended for, and that is to lift the exposure of rural sports that the country was founded on. Many would have seen it on Sky Sport which is a huge boost to those that compete in the sport and those who financially support your sport as this is potentially viewed by millions throughout the world. Congratulations to the finalists and to Matt Jones who took out the trophy for the second year in a row. Next year the Hilux Rural Games will be at the Square in Palmerston North so a little less distance for some. We have been talking to the PrimaryITO regarding training for our industry and have had our first meeting with them in Wellington last month and another scheduled for March to discuss the way that we can get training out there for our members and the industry. Things are looking promising. There will be a small cost
holiday work and a wee girl asking if the size of girls was a disadvantage. All positive to getting people into the industry. Our annual Conference is coming around quickly so start thinking about this. This year will be our tenth year so it is a bit of a milestone so come along and celebrate it with all. Noksee has started organising and done a bit of a reckie already. The conference is going. to be in Rotorua so those that have been with us from the start will remember that is where the 1st one was. On a serious note, the FCANZ Board would like to apologise to Malcolm & Penny Webster for publishing a letter in the last issue of Wired. The letter was someone’s personal opinion and the wording used did not make this clear enough to our readers. Wired is a publication that relies on fencing members for articles and materials so we do not want to upset or offend any of our contributors, and certainly not the Websters who have a lengthy and valued association with FCANZ. Well, the days are getting shorter but still some heat in that sun, so take care get out there and do what you enjoy and make sure everyone gets home safe.
Simon
A note from the FCANZ Desk!
Sincere thanks to our contributors: Nick Liefting John Noakes Barry Pullin Ian Piebanga Permapine Mike Billinghurst
to the training, but we believe that this is going to be the best option forward for you as contractors to get the training that you have been asking for. If you have staff that you are wanting training for please contact Jane as the more interest the stronger our case is to put forward. The 1st of April see the new Health and Safety bill come into force so please keep this in mind and think positively towards what is required of you and your staff. There is many businesses out there providing support and services for you and one is a Bronze Partner from a rural/ fencing back ground. As you receive this edition of Wired we are in the middle of the NZYF GetAhead programme. This is a careers programme run by Young Farmer in 10 areas throughout the country that college students come for the day and get a hands on experience of what is available for them in agriculture for a career, and we are pleased to be one of these career paths put forward to the students this year. We have done 2 already as I’m writing this with good response, I had one ask me if I had a job, another one wanting
Cover Photo: Hilux Rural Games,Queenstown Photo supplied by Paul Green
So what’s been happening since Christmas? Quite a lot – 2 Board meetings, Hilux Rural Games and NZYF Get Ahead Days for a start. The Get Ahead days are run by NZYF with funding from Beef + Lamb and Dairy NZ to attract school leavers into Primary Industries. Having fencing as one of the career options is fantastic for the Fencing industry and the level of interest shown by the students has been very positive. Everything FCANZ does relies on the time, skills and support of our members and Board. I am always amazed within this industry how willing you are to do this – thank you very much as we really could not do this without you
Jane
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Rural Safe
The New HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 2015 is fast approaching. You will become a PCBU (Person Conducting Business or Undertaking) and your obligations, so far as is reasonably practicable, is to ensure the health and safety of workers and other people like visitors and volunteers in your work place. What does this mean for you as a Contractor? Here are a few tips to get you thinking: A Contractor under the Act is a person engaged by any other person (apart from as an employee) to do any work for gain or reward. The ‘gain or reward’ does not need to be monetary, it can be payment in kind or an exchange of services. Nor does the contract have to be in writing (WorkSafe 2002). • You have responsibilities as a self-employed person • As an employer, if you employ staff • As a principal, if you engage subcontractors
Obligations to the person you work for;
• Discuss with them the risks and hazards your job may cause, or that are already present • Have a system to notify and record workplace incidents • Have an emergency plan in place • What safety equipment or training is required to complete your job safely and competently • What is the procedure for reporting new risks and hazards Meeting your compliance under the Work Health and Safety Regulation means having meaningful and open consultation about work health and safety. • Review your health and safety governance structure • Test the integrity of your risk controls • Review the way you identify, manage and access risks and hazards • Do your safety systems adequately manage risk
First and Foremost - Ask yourself; • Is my current system easy to work with and understandable • Can I work safely and what are the risks in my workplace 1
Bryan Williams National Programmes, Agriculture FCANZ CONFERENCE JULY 2015
Working in the fencing or contracting environment means taking responsibility, ensuring you and your staff are competent, and using best practice in all areas of your work. WorkSafe has many useful links to assist you with the Health and Safety at Work Act and Regulations 2015. Make yourself familiar with it, and ensure you are going in the right direction. Look after yourself and your staff - Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Debbie Robertson (Dip OSH)
FROM THE TOP OF
THE SOUTH The year is racing forward already and in January we had 200mls of rain which was amazing since we were in for hot dry summer. We have had some hot temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. I have just got back from The Rural Games which was a great success and Mike did a great job of putting the Speed Fencing Competition together. It went on Sky TV – great for the industry. Brad Joines hitched a ride with me and we went onto the Southern Fieldays at Waimumu and saw what southern hospitality is really like. It was a very positive atmosphere with record numbers attending. They really do do it well down there. It was good catching up with our fellow FCANZ members and partners and we may have picked up some more FCANZ members as well. One of our FCANZ members, Grant Harris, had a disappointing morning arriving at work on the fenceline to find his tractor and rammer smouldering away from a fire. Luckily it was insured. They think it was an electrical fault. Still, a pain having to start things from scratch again. Its bad enough having motors reconditioned, seems to take
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forever, with more things needing replacing and it sounds like a few of us are in the same boat. Still hearing of a few hay contractors having tractors roll over around New Zealand which is not good. Accidents do happen, even with safety in mind, things go wrong in a split second. No deaths from the ones I know of, just a few injuries, luckily. One that did worry me was that some of the safety frames are not being built strong enough for some of the bigger HP tractors, with one being flattened to the height of the bonnet. Scary stuff. One thing I would like to touch on is Events. What I have seen over the years is that a lot of work goes into these things by very few people, mostly volunteers, unpaid. But it’s very disappointing when members or people in general, can’t make events or conferences and pull out at the last minute. Sometimes you have to give instead of taking all the time. What I have found is the people you meet through life and the places you go to is more valuable than anything else. We are all busy, but a few hours of your time makes for a better industry and life in the world we live
in today. Enough said. Looking forward to catching up with some of you at the CD Fieldays. Be Safe. Cheers Noksee PS FCANZ Conference & AGM 2016 10 Years On at Rydges Hotel Rotorua on Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July 2016. We have managed to arrange a good rate for accommodation so get in early it’s sure to be a good one. We’ve got an action packed conference with planning well under way. On Friday we will be heading off to Permapine in Reporoa to see trees to posts and a full understanding of sizing then onto forestry land being converted back to dairy. Saturday we have the AGM and Guest Speaker (tbc) then fun activities in the afternoon including ladies time. Then Happy Hour, dinner and Guest Speaker (tbc). Sunday Members Forum, a panel discussion about the fencing industry going forward.
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Review sites have made it easy for potential customers to find information on your products and services. Be aware of what people are posting about your business. Regularly check review sites such as TripAdvisor, Yelp and No Cowboys and social media sites such as Facebook and Google My Business to see what people are saying about your business. Even if you have not created a profile yourself, your business can still be reviewed and listings can still be created. Always deal with negative feedback in a timely and positive way. Respond to the customer with an apology, explanation or incentive to win them back and strengthen your relationship. Let the customer know that you are open to their comments and suggestions and you’re glad to have the opportunity to make amends. Encourage your happy customers to post reviews and provide testimonials. This will help to offset any negative reviews that you might receive. Good reviews will send you pre-qualified, pre-sold customers. Make it easy for customers to leave testimonials and reviews by having a testimonial form on your website. Engage with other brands and businesses online. By adding a link to a supplier or client’s website on your website and vice versa it tells potential customers that you have good relationships with other businesses. Sharing each other’s social media content is also a great way to demonstrate great working relationships. Promote good news stories and press releases on your website. You should share links to these on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to gain extra traction and drive enquiries to your website.
Set up a Google Alert to catch every online mention of your name, company, domain name, even high profile employees. Receiving notification of a potential problem, means you can proactively manage the issue, before it escalates or enters into top search results. Likewise, receiving notification of something positive means you may be able to share this online and promote yourself. You can read more on Google Alerts in our blog post Get Online Alerts about Your Business on our website.
While a high Google ranking is important to enable your products and services to be found ahead of your competitors, it is equally important that search results are always positive. To achieve this, your business’s online reputation needs to be managed proactively - and that means knowing what customers are saying about your business.
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Risk& Return Recently I was asked what was the greatest risk to my business? In a heartbeat I responded – people. My staff and my management people. Shearing businesses are based on people. Shearers, shed hands, pressers and the people who manage them. People are the businesses extension and they are its biggest constraint and resource. Labour content on job costings are high. These are cold plain hard facts. What is required is the understanding and the commitment that investing in people is the best investment that your shearing business can make. Since the 1950’s the shearing industry has relied primarily on other people for this investment – farmers through levy and more recently government. The environment has changed from 50 years ago. Shearing businesses and indeed everyone in our industry must recognise, realise and understand that they are now themselves responsible. It is very easy to lump this all under the aspects of training and look at only the task specific of shearing a sheep, skirting the fleece and pressing the bale. It is much more than that. It is about developing a culture, developing an awareness of how the picture is built up to have the most efficient and effective team. This team also includes the management or person that directs the operation and development of the whole entity. In a nut shell we are talking about training in its fullest sense and the understanding that training has a cost. It should be budgeted for, it should be discussed and it should have a commitment. It should provide the opportunity for leverage for government funding and it should be the
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By Barry Pullin (Canterbury Shearing Contractor)
primary concern immediately after, or some could say before, getting those sheep out there shorn. If $1 is offered up and it is matched by $1 that allows $2 to be spent. Consider this – if everybody committed 1% of gross of turnover into a training budget, whether it be a contract shearing run or an open run operator, there would be ample resource for investment in people development. There is nothing new here and some businesses have been doing this for a long time. Some of the knockers to this philosophy say why should they do this when the staff are transient and move around? Consider this from Roberta Matusan, (January 22, 2013) in a Forbes publication: Why investing in your people makes good business sense. Many organisations hold a tight reign on training budgets because they fear people will leave the organisation after they’ve invested all this money in them. This may occur. However, just as many people, if not more, leave organisations because they don’t feel valued by their employers. “If everyone comes to Deloitte for however long it is and they are energized and leave Deloitte as a well-rounded leader, they are departing as an advocate of Deloitte,” states O’Brien. “We refer to our people as alumni for life. We believe that people have strengths and that you must nurture them. When they leave, they will remember us.” Done properly, employee training and development can provide a company with a considerable return on investment. After all, people are usually the biggest asset an organisation has, especially those that are service firms or business that rely on their reputation, which is just about
all businesses. Unlocking the untapped potential locked inside employees and channeling this effectively, will surely boost the company’s performance a great deal. This is all grand but the bottom line is don’t be a tight arse, don’t look at your glass being half empty look at it being half full. Look at the opportunity not the problem. Build the opportunity and that conquers the problem. People need investment. People need the opportunity to be the best that they can be. The culture that is developed in the business is reflected in the way that it operates with its clients. Repeat business is always best. Repeat business is the easiest business.
Article reprinted with permission from Shearing Magazine November 2015
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Nick and Ngaire Liefting Travel to London and Barcelona In August 2015, Nick and Ngaire planned to go on their annual European holiday. This time their eldest daughter, Letitia was going to travel with them, their first port of call being London as this is where Anneke resides. Just to fill the picture in here, Letitia is an International Flight Attendant with Air New Zealand and Anneke is their second daughter who is South East England’s area manager for Muscular Dystrophy UK. This was Letitia’s first time at Anneke’s London residenence. We boarded NZ1 at Auckland on Thursday evening, arriving early afternnon on Friday, London local time, via Los Angeles. As we were all on staff travel with Air NZ, we never knew whether all or some of us would get on a flight we had chosen – fortunately we did. We made our way to Anneke’s home in North London via the famous London Underground. She had applied for the first week off work due to her parents arriving, which was nice. We all had a lovely time catching up and then had a good night’s sleep after the 25 hour flight. On Saturday Anneke had organised tickets for us to go to the Red Bull Air Races (which are frequently on TV), currently being held at the Ascot Race Course. The planes go amazingly fast as they have to negotiate and maintain level flight through the giant cones, and also pulling many gs as they do it - extremely skillful flying. Monday we took a two hour drive to Leeds
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Castle which is known as the world’s most romantic castle. This 1000 year old plus castle and its surrounds, is quite impressive and was once home to Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Whilst having a picnic in the Castles lovely outdoor area, Anneke shared the next destination, a surprise for me, which Anneke had organised and only Ngaire knew about as she funded the airfares. Seeking my approval, which I willingly gave, she informed me we were leaving on the morrow. I have travelled across Spain before, but never actually went to Barcelona at that time.
organised bike tour which took about three hours. The tour guide was very informative and this gave us a good overview of the city, igniting ideas on various sites to visit at our leisure. Of course, top of everyone’s list when visiting Barcelona is the La Sagrada Familia. This amazing temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, started construction in 1886 and is due for completion in 2020. Gaudi himself died in 1926 after being hit by a tram. The city has many structures with the Gaudi flavour, including Park Guell, which has many mosaics and carved structures, an also must to see.
So we headed off early the following morning, arriving at Barcelona Airport at 9.00am. We made our way to our pre-booked accommodation, which was walking distance to city central. Anneke booked the unit on the ‘Air bnb’ website, which enables you to rent a fully furnished unit, or apartment, for minimal cost. First we tackled the city by doing an
Day three we hired a car and drove to Monserrat which means serrated mountain.
Ngaire and I at Leeds Castle
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This is also home to a 1000 year old Benedictine Monastry. We took a Funicular which was a near vertical train whereby the one going up is connected to the one going down with a passing bay midway obviously. This took us part way up the mountain. We then spent the rest of the day walking to the top of the mountains which gave us absolutely stunning views. A good day was had by all as we headed back to drop the car off.
La Sagrada Familia Towering above the streets of Barcelona
Day four we decided to go to Montjuic which means Jewish Mountain. It is a beautiful hill with lots of parks and overlooks the city of Barcelona. It was also home to the 1992 Summer Olympics which apparently transformed the city. Day five was our last day so the girls wanted to go to the markets and I just tagged along, but it was good seeing all the local products on display and for sale. So then it was off to the airport for an evening flight back to London aboard British Airways. All in all we had a grand time in Barcelona with its two million inhabitants, and basking in 30 degree temperatures with low humidity, which isn’t bad for a non-big city person.
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Drying of Roundwood. Ian Piebanga from Permapine It is very important that Roundwood and Timber products are dried, or seasoned prior to wood treatment. Historically Roundwood has always been air seasoned after peeling, by stacking it outside and allowing nature to dry the timber prior to treatment. It is much more common to steam condition Roundwood prior to treatment today. This article will explain why this is the case and look at the 2 methods of drying timber.
Air Seasoning. Over the years many farmers or fencers have been involved in Air Seasoning of Roundwood. To avoid fungal attack to the wood during drying an antisapstain chemical should be applied to the Roundwood and it needs to be stacked off the ground where good air flow is possible through the stacks. A common rule of thumb is to allow 1 month drying time for each inch of product diameter. Using this guideline Number 1 quarters would require 4 months drying, Number 1 rounds 5 months, Number 2 strainers 7 – 8 months. Note this varies by drying location and season
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Air Seasoning produces good quality Roundwood and requires no capital outlay, however there are some disadvantages: • Roundwood needs to be properly dried prior to treatment, if not it will prematurely rot. • Penetration of timber preservative into the heartwood is much more difficult for Air Seasoned wood than Steam Conditioned wood. • It is very slow especially for larger diameter product.
Steam Conditioning. Most Roundwood is now steam conditioned prior to wood treatment. In this process fresh roundwood is placed into a sealed pressure rated vessel. The air in the cylinder is first vented and then steam added to slowly bring the temperature of the Roundwood up. The relationship of pressure and temperature allows the Roundwood (and the water it contains) to be heated above atmospheric boiling point. Once the timber is heated right through the pressure in the vessel is suddenly released. This allows the water to boil to vapour and it is forced out of the Roundwood. This process not only leaves void space for the preservative during wood treatment, it also creates pathways for
the preservative to penetrate the wood. The larger the diameter of the Roundwood the longer it takes to heat the centre of the wood and the longer the steam pressure cycle needs to be. Steam Conditioning of Roundwood provides a repeatable process through computer control of temperature and pressure within the pressure vessel. This allows drying to be very consistent which is very important in ensuring product is well treated and will be durable. There is no risk of fungal attack and large volumes of Roundwood can be processed year round independent of atmospheric conditions. Over time the number of Roundwood manufacturers has consolidated, and customers timeframes for delivery have reduced. Both factors have tended to encourage manufacturers towards investing in Steam Conditioning capability. The Quality Control of Steaming and treating processes can be monitored and audited by external third party auditors. This provides peace of mind to customers wanting some assurance Roundwood will outlast them after it’s been installed.
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LINCOLN SHEEP YARDS “You should see the wicked sheep yards we just built around the road from you’, was the advice from Andy Johnson of Central Fencing Ltd. The sheep yards were built for the new Lincoln University Sheep Technology Farm, commonly known as LincolnSheep, sited on the ground previously used for the South Island Agricultural Field Days. The 21 hectare facility is used for student and farmer training, field days and demonstrations, as well as research. Chris Logan, Lecturer in Animal Science and Animal Programmes Manager from Lincoln University worked alongside Central Fencing in the design of the yards. The LincolnSheep unit is split into two separate farmlets with standardised 1.5 hectare paddocks and a central lane to ensure there is no crossover between the mobs of sheep. There are 270 mixed age Coopworth ewes run on the unit in mobs of 10-150. A key part of the design specifications was that the electronic weigh-scales could be easily towed in, lowered down, used and removed. The scales are invaluable in a research situation as they include an electronic tag reader and automated 3-way drafting.
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The sheep yards have a shoe horn shaped entrance to ensure stock run easily up through the crush pen into the race. The rails are higher than normal at 1100mm compared to 900-1000mm to prevent stock becoming mixed up during the intensive handling they receive in a research environment. 100mm bugle head batten screws were used for all of the railings and all of the gates are fully lined with ply. ‘Barred gates are sheep leg breakers and dog leg breakers in my opinion,’ says Nigel Broadbridge of Central Fencing. The high stock pressure areas are all fully boarded in and the lower pressure pens are all post and rail. The site was selected behind a hedge providing good shelter from the cold
Easterly wind and it is also close to a single phase power source for the electronic scales. The site is slightly undulating so all of lines have been done by eye however often the Central Team will set a gradient using a laser level particularly if there is a concrete pad being incorporated into the yards. The treated pine wood for the yards was supplied by LincolnSheep and is a mixture of 150mm * 40mm and 150mm * 32mm. And now the yards are all completed how do the stock run through them? In the words of LincolnSheeps’ Chris Logan, “Absolutely fantastically!’
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Who is Central Fencing Central Fencing is an Accredited Fencing Contractor that was established in 2004 by Nigel Broadbridge. Currently there are 10 staff on the books and many of them have come from the neighbouring Lincoln University. Central Fencing’s primary revenue stream comes from rural fencing however a close relationship with a number of large civil contractors in Christchurch City means they are now building a lot of fences in the more regulated urban environment. For this reason the newest member to Nigel’s team has a dual role of fencing 2 days per week and Health & Safety Officer the other 3 days Central Fencing’s goal is to be good in all aspects of fencing – so not just the best fence solution within the agreed time frame but also clear communication and office efficiency. Nigel emphasises the importance of the whole process right from when a customer first rings Central Fencing through until the job is completed.
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Fencing partnership no strained relationship New Zealand’s next generation of fencing experts is getting a helping hand through New Zealand Young Farmers and Farmlands. The Farmlands Fencing Competition, both the regional competitions and the national final in July, runs in conjunction with the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest. The event is administered and judged by the Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCANZ), who provide technical guidance and expert opinion on not only the national final but also the seven regional competitions. Held between October and March, the regional competitions give competitors the chance to stake their claim, with only one team from each region making the national final. Before each regional competition, a skills day is run by FCANZ, in conjunction with New Zealand Young Farmers. The opportunity to upskill the fencers in preparation for the competition is an ideal time to ensure the next generation is improving their knowledge base and workmanship.
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With up to 10 teams of two people appearing in each regional and seven teams competing in the national final, individual skill is only part of the equation. New Zealand Young Farmers Sponsorship Manager Carolyn Bennett says New Zealand’s rising rural stars must learn to work as a team if they are to take home the Farmlands Fencing Shield. “Basically, they have to create a whole fence line themselves, with rules that have been put in place by FCANZ – and it is all to the highest level of specifications following best practice,” she says. “The fencing competition is run alongside our other New Zealand Young Farmer competitions, which include stock judging, clay target shooting, photography and debating.” Carolyn describes previous winners of the competition as “someone who can work well in a team, someone who can show real skill under pressure and who is a good advocate for young farmers”.
A feature of the event series has been the collaboration between FCANZ, New Zealand Young Farmers and Farmlands. Local Young Farmers members liaise with their local Farmlands stores to organise the equipment and materials needed for each competition. FCANZ President Simon Fuller says Young Farmers members are the future clients and staff of the fencing industry, so the skills day and competition helps them to improve their fencing knowledge and workmanship. “Showing them how to build a new fence is a skill that they will have for the rest of their lives.” Farmlands Business Development Manager Wayne May says Farmlands is proud to support the next generation of farmers and fencers. “We are happy to be supporting these events, because a number of the competitors are also Farmlands shareholders,” he says. “They are the future of our industry, so for us it is a win-win.”
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2016 Hilux Rural Games Waitangi weekend once again saw the return of the Hilux Rural Games. The Speed Fencing Competition, sponsored by WIREMARK® and Fairbrother, was planned as a 10 man competition, but with the unfortunate withdrawal of a few competitors, that number dropped to 8. We had 6 competitors make the trip south from the North Island, with the Rural Games Trust supplying each contestant a flight, or ferry crossing and a few nights accommodation. The South Island was once again represented by Donald Cornwall, a second time competitor, who made the semis last year but had to pull out due to an injury. Donald has thoroughly enjoyed this format of fencing competition and was in fine form, once again making the semis. Also from the South was Nick Terry, a first time entrant who is keen to do some more competitive fencing in the future. This year the format was kept very similar to last year’s event, with 2 heats of 4 fencers boring a 2.1m strainer to 1175 mm height, with an emphasis on ramming it tight and to plumb on the back and side. Heat 1 saw Tom Dingle from Papakura, take on Troy Brooky from Te Kuiti, Jamie Graham from Paraparamumu, and Mike Billinghurst from Feilding. Heat 2 was Nick Terry from Waikouaiti,
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north of Dunedin, taking on speedster Matt Jones from Levin, Tony White from Papakura, and Donald Cornwall from Gore. The heats went pretty quickly, the contestants making sure of the height and ramming components, making it a fairly close race. Some of us managed to plumb the wrong side of my strainer (whoops). I had to feel sorry for Nick, as a first time competitor he was using borrowed gear and managed to get an auger that wouldn’t cut. A quick change of machinery had him back into it, but he never managed to make up the time. Semi Finalists had to bore in a strainer and dig in a breast block, facing towards the rugby posts- this was due to the final having a couple of wires using it as an angle. Semi Finalists were picked on a combination of speed and quality, and were in no particular order, Tom, Jamie, Donald, Mike and Matt. We had a 25 sq m quadrant to run the competition. We had one heat at each end, with the semi final down the middle. The 3 finalists had to run 2 wires from the heat one end around the semi strainer to the heat 2 end. Heat 1 strainer was Breast blocked, heat 2 strainer was stayed, and a post in each gap. Congratulations go to Matt Jones for once
again taking home the cup and prize money and vouchers. We decided this year to have prizes for all contestants, and a HUGE thanks must go to our prize sponsors: WIREMARK, Fairbrother Industries, and Husqvarna Chainsaws. Final results: Matt Jones 1st. Tom Dingle 2nd. Mike Billinghurst 3rd. Jamie Graham 4th. Donald Cornwall 5th. Troy Brooky 6th. Tony White 7th. Nick Terry 8th. Husqvarna also had an $ 800.00 voucher lucky draw for all contestants, and it was quite fitting after the issues he had in his heat that this was won by Nick Terry. The competition could not have happened without the help of several others, PermaPine must be thanked for getting their quality round wood down South. Using our partner’s products is important to us to show off the quality that is available out there for you all to use.
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Thanks to Chad and WIREMARK for supplying the wire for the final. Husqvarna supplied 440e chainsaws, chaps and helmets for the competitors to use, thanks for that. A huge thank-you must go to Richard and Jackie Broughton, who once again travelled from Northland to judge the competition. To my fellow board members Brad Joines, Lindsay Hayman, and John Noakes who selflessly gave their time to help judge and make the competition run on time and efficiently.And thanks also to Simon for managing the logistics of the materials. As a board we all give up our time, usually at the cost of our business to help run this association, gentlemen I do appreciate your help. I think I travelled over 3000km in the week I was away. Having our event so well received makes it all worthwhile. The Rural games as a whole this year was a well supported event. We managed to get to see quite a bit of the Saturday sports events this year, and there was a fantastic crowd of around 8000 in the streets of Queenstown on the Saturday afternoon for the teams coal shoveling and Running of the wools events. I love travelling over some of our remote areas and this year on my northbound journey, I travelled the Ida valley, Dansby’s pass, up the Hakataramea valley, and over the McKenzie pass to just south of Fairlie. Magic country if you don’t have to fence in it. I’m more than happy in the clays of the Manawatu, even if its bloody dry at the minute. It was great to catch up with the new faces over the trip, keep an eye out for the highlights on sky sports, with more to come. Regards Mike.
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Real fencing products deliver real benefits. Since the return of the iconic Waratah steel posts back in 2013, interest from fencing contractors and farmers alike has been strong. Waratah New Zealand Sales Manager Brendon Crequer believes this could be in part attributed to both the changing attitudes towards cheaper, imported posts from China, as well as curiosity around the flexibility offered by Waratah’s range of Jio fence posts. “We’ve conducted a number of fencing demonstration days across the country at various events, and there is a lot of interest in the product. The unique strength and ductility of the Waratah Jio fence posts, combined with the ability to install with no heavy machinery has certainly pricked up a few ears.” he said.
“A few people have also been surprised, as they believed the black Y posts they have been purchasing were the “Waratah’s” of the past, when in fact, they are imported from China.” The Waratah Jio range of posts has some notable differences from the old BHP black tar post. For starters, the black tar has been replaced by a hot-dipped galvanised zinc coating which offers superior corrosion protection. Waratah also offer two fence posts – a standard ‘waratah’ called Jio Star® and a bigger ‘waratah’ called Jio MaxY®. The Jio Star is a standard Y profile post, whereas the Jio MaxY post is twice the size and serves as a timber intermediate post alternative, where additional strength or ground holding is required. “Waratah’s posts are designed for superior performance in three key areas: strength, ductility (which improves the ability to be re-straightened after impact), and triple the amount of holes, giving both design flexibility and better wire alignment options” said Mr Crequer. Following the fence demonstration days,
there have been a number of fences that have been erected using the innovative posts. “We’ve had some interest in our 270cm Jio posts for use in deer fencing. A fence was recently installed using a combination of our Jio Star and MaxY posts combined with Waratah end assemblies and it’s been received really well”, Mr Crequer said. Mr Crequer added that the fact that the posts can be installed quickly and simply, without the need for heavy machinery and additional labour has been a key benefit for those farmers with properties with steep or challenging country that prove impossible to navigate with tractors. “Without the need for heavy machinery or additional labour, the job becomes significantly easier and much less time consuming. It’s a big plus for farmers and fencing contractors alike!” For more information on Waratah products, visit www.waratahfencing.co.nz or call Brendon Crequer on 021-393-010.
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NZFC South Island DOUBLES FENCING COMPETITION New Zealand Fencing Competitions
at Southern Field DaysFebruary 12th 2016
Placings
Competitors
Score
1st
Aaron Prouting & Gros Pohl – Ben Haugh Fencing Geraldine
86.60
2nd
Nick Stanger - Stanger Fencing Oamaru Troy Love- Troy Love Contracting Gore
90.60
3rd
Chris Anderson- Anderson Fencing Riversdale Dan Wilson – Wilson Fencing Ryal Bush
100.10
4th
Brian Abercrombie and Andrew Abercrombie Abercrombie Fencing Millers Flat
141.61
5th
Nick Terry - Custom Fencing Waikouaiti Greg Leng – Greg Oliver Fencing Palmerston
145.00
6th
Grant Harris and Richard Williams West Otago Fencing Tapanui
150.70
7th
Foster Price – Price Fencing Otatara Lyndon Wallace – Young Farmer competitor
150.90
8th
Kyle Winiata and Jesse Sullivan – Ben Haugh Fencing Geraldine
151.90
Thank you to our Judges – Nick Liefting, Trevor Bell, Simon Fuller, Donald Cornwall, Warren Herlihy, Tony White, Rod Menzies, Steven Mee. Simon, Nick, Tony for setting up the competition. Stockade for their barbeque and cooking skills. Lawrence from Steel and Tube for the wire products.
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David Byrnes from Waratah runs through the Judges demo fence with the competitiors
The NZFC South Island DOUBLES FENCING COMPETITION at the Southern Field Days largely brought about a new set of competitors’ to last year’s NZFC fencing competition at SIAFD. It also furthered NZFC goals to run annual national level fencing competitions in the South Island. With the Southland location many of last year’s competitors decided to wait for next year’s competition at Kirwee, allowing for a new contingent of fencers to take up a line. There was an interesting combination of partners starting with Father/Son team of Brian and Andrew Abercrombie from Abercrombie Fencing. Foster Price entered without a partner (possibly a new trend), but ended up teaming with Lyndon Wallace. Lyndon was cornered the day before having just competed in the Young Farmers competition, He was keen and without question jumped at the chance. Foster has started fencing a year ago and views the competitions as a chance to learn new skills and techniques. Nick Stanger and Troy Love teamed up for the first time, having a conversation over the phone to introduce themselves having never met in person. Nick Terry lost his partner and managed to get one of Greg Olivers employees, Greg Leng to make up a team. Ben Haugh was saving his hide for the rodeo and entered two teams of his employees– with Kyle Winiata and Jesse Sullivan gaming stepping up having limited fencing experience between them. The competition line was a departure to the competition norm with half the fence line being Goldpine Roundwood product including a box stay and half the fence line being Waratah brand hot dipped galvanised Jio Star Y posts with a Waratah Ezi pipe end assembly system. The Wiremark 5 wires had 3 electric with Strainrite insulators strained to 100 kgs and 2 non electric wires strained to 150 kgs. A Hurricane mesh gate and latching post completed the competition line. The Strainrite irrigator crossing was set up adjacent to this competition line.
David Byrnes from Waratah runs through the Judges demo fence with the competitiors The site was mining tailings so it was decided to pre drive the strainers both wooden and Waratah end strainer BUT competitors had to hand dig four Superposts with spades and crow bars so were not offered a easy way out. I’ve been associated with the fencing industry for a while now and I’ve come to respect the sponsors whose companies are committed to the New Zealand fencing industry. These Sponsors not only sell products into a crowded marketplace but these sponsors also make a huge commitment to support our businesses and livelihoods. So thank you to Chad Van Zyl from Wiremark for
coming down and helping out. Warren, Michael and Barry from Stockade for having their Post and staple guns on demo, providing the barbeque and cooking. David Byrnes from Waratah who spent the day at the competition and looked after the competitors during the Judges briefing. Laurence and Brad from Steel and Tube/ Hurricane for finding product at the last minute. For the competitors getting to know these people and the ability of having a direct link to their product knowledge is invaluable to your business. The value in competing is the awareness of why the concept of industry standards is important to fence line construction, learning new techniques, verifying your old techniques, talking with others, the barbeque at the end when you catch-up with everyone including sponsors. Nick Terry competed at last years Kirwee competition, also at the Rural Games speed fencing, commenting that he’s “keen to do more, build up my own speed borer and I’d like to compete in the North Island. I see real benefits from taking part in these competitions, new ways of doing things, meeting new people from within the industry”. Chris Anderson of Anderson Fencing commented, “I thoroughly enjoyed it, would do it again and would like to see more competitions created down South”. Next year’s planning for the NZFC Fencing competition will soon be underway and we welcome the input of South Island fencers to help grow competitions on the Mainland.
Chris Anderson and Dan Wilson nearing the end.
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Results from our recent competitions‌. NZFC would like to thank our King Country Sponsors
King Country 2016 Place
Team
Score
1st
Shane Bouskill & Tony Bouskill
61.56
2nd
Jeff Joines & Mark Lambert
64.07
3rd
Paul Van Beers & Jason Van Beers
75.24
4th
Wayne Newdick & John Steadman
88.45
5th
Stephen Hooper & Maurice Kissick
96.99
6th
Tim Stafford & Jamie Graham
100.99
7th
Brody Channings & Nathan Bradley
142.04
8th
Daniel Kirk & Dan Hunt
142.31
9th
Hayden Walton & Des Atkins
171.20
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Full photos from all of our competitions are up on our website www.nzfencingcompetitions.co.nz Also, check out our Facebook page NZ Fencing Competitions
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FCANZ Accredited Fencers The Accredited Fencing contractor qualification is about more than just the quality of your fencing – it is an opportunity to ensure that you put some focus onto your business and the systems that you have in place. The criteria to becoming an Accredited Contractor is fairly simple: • You need a minimum of L3 NZQA National Certificate in fencing • Evidence of three years in business • Three client testimonials • You need to hold employment contracts for your staff • A minimum of $1 million public liability insurance • A current First Aid Certificate • A signed working Health & Safety policy specific to you business • A signed declaration to say you have a high regard for H&S and Employment If you are interested you can contact the FCANZ office – operations@fencingcontractors.co.nz Or have chat with Mike Billinghurst 0272 695 662 or glentuifencing@xtra.co.nz
Barakat Contractors Ltd (Te Kauwhata)
Dale & Raewyn Barakat 07 826 4461 027 473 5513 dale@barakatcontractors.co.nz www.barakatcontractors.co.nz
CPC Fencing Ltd (Northland)
Phil Cornelius 09 4332644 027 274 4188 cpc.fencing@yahoo.co.nz
Ben Haugh Contracting Ltd (Geraldine) Ben Haugh 03 693 8088 021 523 291 benhaughfencing@farmside.co.nz
Craig Sergeant Fencing (Waipukurau) Craig Sargeant 06 858 9759 027 243 7334 sargey@xtra.co.nz
Central Fencing (Canterbury) Nigel Broadbridge 021 433 623 nigel@centralfencing.co.nz www.centralfencing.co.nz
Ewing Fencing Contractors (Oamaru) Mark Ewing 03 431 3864 027 498 4049 mark@ewingfencing.co.nz
Contract Fencing Ltd.
Custom Fencing Ltd.
Manawatu Andrew Cave 06 376 5992 0272 296 3504 andrew@cfe.kiwi.nz www.cfe.kiwi.co.nz
Waikouaiti Nick Terry 03 465 7212 021 614 100 nickterryfencing@xtra.co.nz
WIREMARK Golden Pliers Book Progressing well.
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FCANZ Accredited Fencers Fencetec 2015 Ltd
Glentui Fencing (Feilding)
Grant Macdonald Fencing Service
Steve Daley 027 2497852 stevendaley@xtra.co.nz
Mike Billinghurst 06 323 6466 0272 695 662 glentuifencing@xtra.co.nz www.glentuifencing.co.nz
(Tauranga) Grant Macdonald 07 543 3486 027 494 2251 grantmacdonald@mclarenfalls.co.nz
Grant Scott Fencing Ltd (Te Awamutu) Grant Scott 07 870 6541 g.scottfencing@gmail.com
Ground Up Services Ltd (Katikati) Darryn Astill 07 552 0238 027 586 9227 darryn@groundupservices.co.nz www.groundupservices.co.nz
Greg Burton Fencing (Cambridge) Greg Burton 07 827 8765 027 427 8765 mazgreg@xtra.co.nz
Higgins Fencing Contractors (Wakefield) Philip Higgins 03 541 9292 021 222 5033 info@higginsfencing.co.nz www.higginsfencing.co.nz
Gregg Holmes Contracting (Papakura) Gregg Holmes 027 440 4247 gregghomes1@gmail.com
High Country Fencing Ltd (Darfield) Geoff Rogers 03 317 8028 021 640 748 info@highcountryfencing.co.nz www.highcountryfencing.co.nz
Horton Contracting Ltd(New Plymouth) Clayton & Sue Horton 06 758 2217 021 710 712 info@groundupsolutions.co.nz www.groundupsolutions.co.nz
Jeff Joines Fencing Contractor Ltd
John Baldock Fencing Ltd (Katikati)
(Kapiti) Jeff Joines 06 364 2501 027 484 4481 jeffjoinesfencing@gmail.com
John Baldock 07 552 0763 021 176 4719 john@johnbaldockfencing.co.nz www.johnbaldockfencing.co.nz
Lake Contracting (Omakau)
Meersbrooke Fencing
Ken Lake 03 447 4031 027 224 0302 kenthomaslake@icloud.com Meersbrooke Fencing
(Palmerston North) Alan Rennie 027 450 6420 meersbrooke@hotmail.com
Neil & Raymond Roberston (Fensin)(Taupo) Neil & Raymond Robertson 07 825 5747 027 474 6335 robertson.nd@xtra.co.nz
Phillips Contracting BOP Ltd, Edgecumbe Josh Phillips 07 304 8443 027 587 3551
Quality Fencing (Gisborne)
Renner Contracting Ltd (Seddon)
Graeme Bayly 06 862 5771 027 447 8303 bayly12@clear.net.nz
phillipscontracting@xtra.co.nz
Samuel Fencing Ltd (Alexandra)
Steve Locke Fencing Ltd (Blenheim)
Mike Samuel 03 448 6949 0275 2454090 mikesamuel@xtra.co.nz
Steve Locke 03 578 1927 021 37 1971 steve@stevelockefencing.co.nz www.stevelockefencing.co.nz
West Otago Fencing Ltd (Tapanui)
White Fencing Ltd (Papakura)
Grant & Wendy Harris 03 204 8285 0272 866 576 harris29@xtra.co.nz
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Tony White 09 292 8064 027 495 7868 admin@whitefencing.co.nz www.whitefencing.co.nz
Mike & Brad Renner 03 577 6615 021 416 798 rennerfencing@hotmail.com www.rennerfencing.co.nz
Steve Williamson Fencing (Timaru) Steve Williamson 03 686 4779 027 455 3385 shwilliamson@actrix.co.nz
Wilson Fencing (Havelock North) Brendon Wilson 06 877 9844 027 657 4588 b.m.wilson@xtra.co.nz
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FCANZ board members Simon Fuller President 021 376 805
fullerfencing@ihug.co.nz
Mike Billinghurst 06 323 6466 0272 695 662 glentuifencing@xtra.co.nz
John Noakes 03 528 6388 027 446 4413
noakesjc@gmail.com
Paul Fitzsimmons
Brad Joines
Jane Butterick
03 374 3510 027 432 9381
027 4955 693 04 905 1013
Business Development Manager 027 432 2033
paul@kcfencesystems.co.nz
qe2farms@xtra.co.nz
Darryn Astill
Lindsay Hayman
07 552 0238 027 586 9227
021 201 3391 03 308 7394
darryn@groundupservices.co.nz
lindsayjane@clear.net.nz
operations@fencingcontractors.co.nz
Chad Van Zyl Wiremark, Auckland 021 687 696
chad.vanzyl@pacificsteel.co.nz
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