14 WEDNESDAY 22 January 2014
Feature
Standing the Test of Time
Waimea Drilling are easily recognised by their fleet of classic work vehicles, some have been around as long as the company has, now that’s standing the test of time.
Aniseed Valley Rd, RD1, Richmond
(03) 544 8442
Woody - 027 485 9757 Brendan Higgins - 027 457 6753 Fax (03) 544 4364 woody@waterwell.co.nz
Close to 7,000 wells drilled and still counting What started as a young man digging for wahave built up great relationships with the local community who not only respect Woody ter on his father’s farm 63 years ago is now when it comes to his water expertise, but who Nelson’s leading water well drilling company. also trust his knowledge on local water sourcWaimea Drilling are the top of the south drilling. Woody is a reliing specialists, offering a comprehensive range able industry expert of services from excawhen it comes to his vation, exploration and extensive knowledge the design and conof aquifers in the top struction of top quality of the south and was water supply wells. the first voice insisting there was enough waOwner Woody has been meeting the needs ter in the Moutere area of our local families to be useful, as it is and businesses since today. Today Woody’s starting the company industry knowledge in 1965 and has built is unsurpassable so if you’ve had work carup a well known repuried out by Waimea tation for being the Drilling you know it’s best in the industry, his been done by the best proven experience and and through sound expertise is not only construction practices, valued, but sought afensuring compliance ter. A reliable and safe Woody, the owner of Waimea Drilling. with industry standwater supply is one of ards. Waimea Drilling are easily recognised by the most important needs in our day to day their impressive fleet of classic vehicles, from lives, whether you need a water source for a 1943 earthborer that went to Germany and your home, your business or bach, it pays to call in the experts. Woody’s now well estabback, a collection of 1970s Acco Internationals to 1990s Ford lished business started trucks, some of the all those years ago out work vehicles used by of that same need, digWoody and the team ging wells by hand for have been around as his father soon turned long as they have, and into doing them for are now an important his neighbours and and iconic part of the businesses as the word tried and tested busispread. ness. Today there are over Since starting out in 6500 wells logged un1965 Waimea Drillder Woody’s belt and ing has serviced marcounting. His qualified ket gardens, orchards, team of experts made vineyards, and resiup of Brendan Higgins dential properties and Shane Harwood from Invercargill to are still constructing Blenheim, the West quality water supply Coast and all over wells and providing Golden Bay. Their maintenance services consistent approach to our regions industo the installation trial, domestic, hortiShane Harwood and Brendon Higgins and servicing of water cultural and agriculbring a wealth of reliable experience to the wells, moving with the tural industries. Waimea Drilling team. times and upgrading When you’ve been in technology has seen the company stand the the business as long as Woody has been, you test of time in the community. get to know people. Both him and his team