When it comes to manufacturers of animal feed products in Ireland, the name Corby Rock Mill is synonymous with quality. Across the poultry and ruminant range, the Quinn-family owned outfit is a market leader. Corby Rock Mill was set up in 1975 by George Quinn principally to ensure high quality feeds for sister company Corby […]
Established in 1977, EHW Ltd – trading as Mower-Power – has grown to become one of Ireland’s largest stockists of garden, forest and construction equipment. The family-run business is also the only official Husqvarna and STIGA Centre for Limerick. Jointly-founded by Victor Dreaper and Stanley Pasley, the company is now headed up by Victor’s sons, […]
Elected chairman of the IFA Farm Forestry Association two years ago, Michael Fleming is enjoying every minute of the challenging workload the office brings. A member of the IFA for the past 20 years, the Kerry native made his way up through the ranks as county representative, Munster representative and vice-chairman before taking over in […]
Michelin has extended its range of BibLoad Hard Surface tyres, unveiled last year, with the introduction of the 500/70 R24 – a new size popular on telehandlers. Designed for working on dry, wet or greasy hard surfaces, the new tyre features diamond-shaped tread blocks with seven sides and 12 distinct bevelled edges. Coupled with an […]
We all like fine foods that can have a positive effect on us in so many ways and livestock are no different as the better the food they receive, the more productive they become. Gone are the days when a bale of hay or wrap of silage was enough to feed cattle, while scraps done […]
While Jetwash Ltd is involved in many sectors nowadays the pig industry is what it continues to be most closely associated with. Founded in Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim in 1980 by Mervyn Richardson, Jetwash Ltd is recognised as the country’s leading manufacturer and supplier of high pressure cleaning equipment for the quarry, agricultural and industrial sectors. […]
Longford Precast & Prestressed Concrete Products Ltd. has been one of Ireland’s premier suppliers of all types of concrete products since 1972. We caught up with director Damien Mulleady to look at the full range of products and services provided. Longford Precast & Prestressed Concrete Products Ltd. is a family-owned and –operated business which was […]
Started from humble beginnings back in 1958 by Samuel Cole, the name West Wood Trailers is synonymous with high quality trailers in Ireland. Offering the highest standard of sales and after-sales is at the core of the business according to Alan Cole. West Wood Trailers was established in 1958 and over that period the company […]
When it comes to producing top quality mushrooms, Goldcircle Mushrooms Ltd. is in a class of its own. We dropped into the company’s flagship farm at Tiernaneill, close to Emyvale in north Monaghan, to discuss the success to date and future prospects of this progressive business with founder Kieran Walsh. Established in 1999 by owner […]
For more than 15 years Ugandan priest Emmanuel Maria Vura – more generally known as Father Natalino – has been working relentlessly at his mission: to reach out to the youths who served as child soldiers just a few years ago in a civil war that has caused so much bloodshed and devastation in Uganda […]
