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Ireland’s leading manufacturer of high-quality farm equipment
ork-based Dairypower Equipment is Ireland’s premier designer and manufacturer of high-quality farm equipment, with three main products in its range: automatic hydraulic yard scraper systems; slurry aeration systems; and milking machine systems. We met up with financial manager John O’Brien to take a closer look at this outstanding operation.
Dairypower Equipment (O’Donovan Dairy Services Ltd.) was founded in 1973 by current MD John O’Donovan. It is very much a family-run business, with John’s wife Gobnait, son Pat and three brothers all involved. As such, a personal service is guaranteed from first enquiry through to post-sales support. Initially established as a milking machine company servicing clients in Cork, Dairypower has evolved into a business which exports its own patented equipment to over 20 countries worldwide. In 1985, they began to design and
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Rope scraper system
manufacture automatic hydraulic yard scraper systems; they are now recognised by farmers and dealers as being the leading manufacturer of hydraulic scrapers in the world. Their patented scraper system has many unique features that make it the safest and most trouble-free system available. It is hydraulically operated, which means fewer moveable parts and considerably less risk of breakdowns. Meanwhile, Dairypower’s hydraulic rope scraper is a unique system which incorporates a hydraulic
motor and winch unit. The Dairypower hydraulic rope scraper does not use a geared motor as traditionally used in rope scraper systems; instead, it uses a hydraulic motor
CONTACT DETAILS
Dairypower Equipment
Unit 4 Block 11000, Blarney Business Park, Blarney, County Cork. Telephone: 021 4383100 Fax: 021 4383783 Email: info@dairypower.ie IRISH TRACTOR & AGRI