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Promoting standards within the steel industry

21 Apr , 2020  

Thinking of investing in a new farm building? If so, the advice from the Irish Association of Steel Fabricators (IASF), or Irish Steel as it’s more commonly known, is to make sure your steel comes from a fabricator that is a certified supplier of CE marked structural steel to the requirements of EN-1090. Since 2014, […]

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Walker Recycling Services Ltd caters for your farm plastic collection needs

17 Apr , 2020  

Walker Recycling Services Ltd has established itself as one of Ireland’s leading agricultural recycling contractors over the past 15 years. Managing director Robert Walker explains more about his exceptional Portlaoise-based waste management company which also provides an extensive tyre collection service. As a registered contractor with the IFFPG (Irish Farm Film Producers Group), Walker Recycling […]

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Two decades of agri excellence

14 Apr , 2020  

From their Donohill, County Tipperary base, Green Line Agri & Plant Services have been providing customers across the Premier County with unrivaled contracting services for the past 20 years. We caught up with proprietor Darren Leopold to find out more about this exceptional enterprise, which runs a stunning fleet of tractors and machinery to get […]

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Stelcon: For all your farm building needs

10 Apr , 2020  

Limerick based Stelcon Construction Ltd was established by Diarmuid Collins in 2002. Initially the company focused on building work in the residential sector, but over the years, they have diversified into one of the leading agricultural steelwork companies in the south west. Based in Athea, the company has completed a large portfolio of projects with […]

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Super Move 10 – leader in its field

7 Apr , 2020  

Based in Crettyard, Co. Laois, A Wilson Engineering Ltd has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2015. Specialising in the manufacture of bale transporters, the company is best-known for its market-leading Super Move 10 product which has proven to be a big hit with farmers in Ireland and Germany in particular. Recognising […]

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G&A Hanrahan – providing a top class service for 40 years

30 Mar , 2020  

G&A Hanrahan Ltd are specialist agricultural contractors who pride themselves on delivering a very high level of service at very reasonable rates. Fully insurance and VAT registered, the Co Offaly operation has been meeting the needs of the local agricultural community since 1979. Forty years have elapsed since husband and wife duo Ger and Ann […]

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Here come the men in black…

26 Mar , 2020  

Gorthill Farm Contracting’s stunning black-liveried fleet has become a familiar and eye-catching sight on farms across the North West, where the Boggs brothers have been delivering unrivalled services for a quarter of a century. We returned to Eglinton, Derry and touched base with Johnny Boggs to get an update on this exceptional third-generation family business. […]

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Three decades of specialising in agricultural buildings

23 Mar , 2020  

Marking the milestone of 30 years in business in 2019, Doyle Farm Building are specialists in providing all types of agricultural buildings of any size. Everyone wants the highest quality at the best value for money and Eamon Doyle and his dedicated team can give you both. Based in Coolyhune, Saint Mullins, Co. Carlow (a […]

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John’s true passion for pig farming

18 Mar , 2020  

A director in the industry-leading family operation, Horan Pig Enterprises in Glin, County Limerick, John Horan has worked in the pig sector all his life, developing a keen passion and enthusiasm for the business as well as becoming an authority on pig production. Five years on from our previous meeting, we touched base with John […]

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A famed nursery

13 Mar , 2020  

Annaveigh Plants Ltd, based in New Inn, Co. Tipperary lies just south of the heritage town of Cashel and is run and operated by Ireland’s most experienced nursery team – John Murphy, Grainne Murphy and Trevor Landers. With a combined experience of 80 years in the horticultural business, all have worked in many aspects of […]