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DECEMBER 2012
WAIKATO FARMING LIFESTYLES
Ask The Professionals Modern Bottlers
Glass/Plastic Jars & Bottles
Also containers for lotions, sprays, creams, oils, aromatherapy, homeopathy etc in both glass & plastic. NZ’s largest stock lines, no order too small
Arthur Holmes Ltd. Buy from our online catalogue,
or for a free colourful catalogue contact: www.arthurholmes.co.nz or email@arthurholmes.co.nz Freephone 0508 894 103
Farmers markets are springing up across the country, and with them has come a revival in bottling of fruits and vegetables. Arthur Holmes Ltd is a family firm which this year celebrates 102 years in business, wholesalers of New Zealand’s largest range of glass and plastic jars and bottles for food, oil, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, scientific, herbal and homeopathic businesses, and all types of cottage industries. “We specialise in supplying small quantities of quality jars and bottles and their respective closures, says managing director, Rick Holmes. “Additional closures can be ordered
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590L Overhead Tank
Petrol/diesel • 590 to 1950L • Single and dual compartment tank – 3mm mild steel • Sandblasted & epoxy painted • Legs, ladder & stays, hot dip galvanised • Containment bunds to suit (sold separately) • Some assembly required
Tanks priced from $2,290.00 + gst
ON GrOUNd/ OUNd/ d/ BUlK TANKS 5000L WiTh 230 v viSiOn PumP
We manufacture 500L home heating manufacture 500L home heating tanks through to 10,000L bulk tanks with fittings to suit your requirements. • Single Skin Tanks • double Skin Tanks • dual Compartment (590 to 1950L) • POa
individually, and there’s no minimum purchase requirement. “Preserving jars and bottles are our mainstay and these have had a marked increase in sales in recent years. Many of our customers now sell in the frequent weekend farmers’ markets. “Today preserving is so much easier. Gone are the days of seals and bands. The modern cap now has a built-in rubber compound which when hot filled creates a vacuum once it has cooled, the twist finish allows the cap to be opened by braking the vacuum.” Arthur Holmes Ltd supplies over 20,000 customers.
Certified fabriCator of ePa aPProved fuel storage tanks
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Est 1987
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