Business Development | Victor Hydraulic Cylinders
Setting the benchmark New Zealand’s principal manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders, Victor Hydraulics, has recently achieved the prestigious John Deere industry standard — a first for hydraulic cylinder manufacturers in New Zealand. The achievement is the result of five years of extensive product and process improvement for Victor Hydraulics, enabling the company to thrive in a challenging economic environment.
Victor Hydraulics manufactures custom-built cylinders for specific applications. Victor products can be found across a wide range of machinery, supporting a diverse range of industries including agriculture, construction, container handling, marine, mining and transportation.
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“A few years ago, like every other company, we found ourselves in the midst of a global recession,” says general manager Willy Colenso. “While this presented a number of challenges, it also provided an opportune time for us to focus on the core values that have driven Victor Hydraulics for over 60 years — innovation, quality and delivery. “The John Deere JDS-G223 quality standard champions customer service, design, quality, cost and on-time in-full delivery, setting a high benchmark and providing us a further point of difference in the global market.”
Europe, who share the same value base as us. We are always looking at new ways to be able to add value to the raw material we import, to continue our success in exporting quality cylinders on the global market.
Victor Hydraulics supports a diverse range of industries, including agriculture, construction, container handling, marine, mining and transportation, and is the only hydraulic cylinder business in Australasia to be ISO9001 accredited for the design, manufacture and supply of hydraulic cylinders.
“This approach is something we practice in our own business, enabling more than one member of our team to be across each job. It’s about taking a wider, more holistic approach to developing business partnerships that underpins everything we do.”
Focus on relationships
Working closely with the agricultural sector, Victor Hydraulics has recently released its new phasing cylinder, designed specifically for agricultural applications, after successful field trials.
Colenso says one of the key factors in the company’s 60-year success is the significant emphasis placed on fostering strong partnerships with suppliers and customers. “Application-specific, custom-built cylinders represent over 90 percent of what we do,” says Colenso. “So we are continually working with customers throughout New Zealand, Australia and further afield to understand key areas of performance that could be significantly improved through the development of new technology. “By developing partnerships across the business, working with procurement as well the engineering and R&D team, we are able to add value throughout the process. This ensures design and manufacturing excellence that is continually relevant to the changing market. “We also have a number of long-term relationships with suppliers in the US and in
New agricultural cylinder
“The new design has the ability to synchronise multiple cylinders, which is critical for the optimal performance of a range of agricultural machinery and applications, from rotary cutters to seed drills,” says Colenso. “The quality-phased system has been field tested both here and across the Tasman to ensure optimal performance in a range of climates and soil types. The unanimous results of these trials have shown excellent performance in all criteria, across a range of pasture types, making it ideal for Australian and Kiwi farming environments. “It is just one of a range of new material trials and programmes planned by Victor Hydraulics over the next twelve months, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry.”
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Denis Cunningham Ltd is one of the largest stockists of welding machines, welding equipment and consumables in the South Island. The team services what it sells, undertakes repairs to machinery, accepts trade-ins, sells second-hand products and offers a hire service. Proud to support Victor Hydraulics Ltd 198 Springs Road | PO Box 37 226 | Hornby | Christchurch 8245 Ph: (03) 349 9353 | www.dcwelding.co.nz