Agrisbusiness | Anderson & Rooney
Delivering dairy farm solutions A positive partnership
Anderson and Rooney Engineering Co Limited is a specialist supplier of farm dairy solutions to dairy farmers. Under its new AgRural brand, Anderson and Rooney is Canterbury’s leading provider of turnkey dairy sheds, providing a full design, planning and commissioning service for new cowsheds. The team at Anderson and Rooney recognise that every farm is different and every farmer has a different way of doing things.
DeLaval dairy products As an agent for DeLaval in Canterbury and North Otago, Anderson and Rooney provide the full range of DeLaval products. DeLaval has more than 125 years of innovation and experience within the dairy industry.
are all available at Anderson and Rooney’s retail stores at 20 King Street, Temuka, and 809 Jones Road, Rolleston.
Anderson and Rooney Engineering enjoys a close working relationship with DeLaval, which runs its New Zealand operation in Hamilton.
The company has sales branches in Temuka and Winchester and has recently opened a new branch at Rolleston. Staff are also located in Ashburton, Waimate and Oamaru, ensuring the company offers a complete sales and backup service throughout Canterbury and North Otago.
“DeLaval has high-quality products,” Anderson and Rooney general manager Grant Mehrtens says. “It’s one of, if not the, market leader in international milking systems. We have great success in getting that equipment to operate down here.”
DeLaval offers a range of high-quality feeding systems, including the DeLaval RF400 for rotary dairies, a molasses feeding system, the CF150 automatic calf rearing system and Alpro Herd Management systems, including blood and conductivity detection and auto drafting, with all cow details on one central computer system. DeLaval has milking systems to suit any size dairy farm, from single cluster milking systems right up to the latest fully automated 80-bail rotary milking equipment. All systems are fully customisable so it is easy to alter your milking machine as your dairy farm needs change. Its range of products includes animal health, rubber-ware, cleaning products, apparel and clothing, consumables, liners, milk filters, milking shed systems and accessories, animal handling, pumps and effluent systems. These
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The company designs and builds dairy buildings for both herringbone and rotary dairies. Each building is purpose-built to suit the farm, stock numbers and milking equipment.
Anderson and Rooney also build yards, backing gates and overhead electric gates at its Winchester manufacturing facility. The company maintains complete quality control over every step in the manufacturing chain.
A DeLaval VMS voluntary milking system robot.
Choosing the right dairy shed for you Anderson and Rooney’s dairy buildings come complete with engineering design, producer statements and overall dairy design.
Rotary dairy sheds • Rotary dairy buildings are large clear-span buildings built to withstand the daily rigors of any dairy milking operation. • They come with a variety of options to suit your farming operation, including lean-to service rooms, extra bays, mezzanine floors and concealed services partitions. • Full or half underpasses are available to gain access to the platform centre. • They are fully constructed with galvanized RHS steel including steel portals and purlins for added strength.
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Herringbone dairy sheds • Anderson and Rooney’s herringbone dairy buildings have been designed with flexibility in mind. The modular design makes it easy to add onto and extend the shed if required. • Extra room has been allowed at entry and exit points for ease of use, shelter and weather protection. • All herringbone dairy buildings are fully customisable with all pipe work, zigzags, entry and exit gates and adjustable breast rails available in your choice of cow spacings. • They are fully constructed with galvanized RHS steel. • They also feature galvanized RHS steel portals and purlins for added strength. • Each bay can accommodate up to four cows. • Pit edge rail and full length kick rails are included.
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