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Don’t fail your milking inspection due to dirty platform waves.

The Waves on the platform do get a lot of wear and tear from the cows. If your old waves are broken, cracked or coming loose the option is there to upgrade to the longer, bolt down type wave. These can be installed onto either concrete or steel deck platforms. Get your quote today  >>>CLICK HERE

Old and new wave

 

 



While it’s been 100 years since the business was launched from a Papanui garage – and more than five decades since its move to Rangiora (1965-1966) – Reads remains a rare commodity in a fast-paced world.

A time-honoured business that has never wavered from its course to serve and to support its clients.

We are proud to be celebrating 100 Years in Business



Trusted by multiple industries.

We complete the entire project from start to finish. Design, in-house machining & finishing.



Internal 40 bail sheep milking system. Pulsations rates, clusters, vacuum levels, and pipeline sizes have been adjusted to suit the lower milk flows that we get. The owner put his trust in Reads to design and build a system that fulfilled his requirements.

Sheep Milking

Internal Sheep Milker

 



Teat spraying technology with high accuracy.

Simple technology that adjusts based on cow flow. Teat spraying that’s suitable for Pre and Post milking.  Compatibility with rotary and herringbone sheds.



“It’s great to be finished this New Shed the 54-bail Read Milking Machine in Fairlie. Setting the pace, it was completed in 2-months from the last cow walking out of the old shed. The build started with driving a bulldozer through the old shed 45 Bail herringbone shed and building the new shed on top of the old footprint. Builders and engineers battled getting concrete and steel onsite due to severe weather causing damage to roads and bridges being down. Thus, the excavation site had to be constantly pumped out during the entire build. Said, Andy Garth “Senior Read Milking Technician”.