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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

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Mike Billinghurst

Kiely ButtellFairbrothers

Farm Equipment News

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John NoakesCherie Tomlinson

Rural News WeeklyDebbie White

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Hi all,

Welcome to the last issue of WIRED for 2013.

Most of us have experienced a very changeable spring, with big winds throughout the country, especially the Canterbury region, heavy downpours of rain, and some hot days along the way. Hopefully the weather is settling down and doesn’t become too hot, too quickly.

I have been lucky enough to visit a couple of different parts of the country and catch up with people from different walks of life. To me, things seem a little more positive out there. Talking with merchants, other fencing contractors, rural contractors, and builders, many more seem to be experiencing a good steady workload.

The Golden Pliers and Doubles Fencing Competitions were held in October, at the 150th Hawke’s Bay A & P Show. Congratulations to NZFC for organising this event. Special congratulations must go to Shane Bouskill for winning the Golden Pliers Trophy, along with winning the Doubles competition with Gordon Hansen. Jason Van Beers won the Bill Schuler competition; good to see the next generation coming along. Being there was a great opportunity to catch up with members and our Strategic Partners, and have some informal but informative conversations.

As usual, this issue is packed full of articles and information that I’m sure all will enjoy. There’s more on the competitions,

and Accredited Fencers. By the way, if you are uncertain of where you stand with regard to training or being accredited, please contact Mike Billinghurst. We have the wheels in motion and are working towards setting standards for industrial fencing.

Don’t forget the benefits of being a member of FCANZ; use them to your advantage. Remember the fencing calculator, as this is a great tool. Also, we are working on getting some quick start-up guidelines out to you to make things easier.

Support the industry, and enjoy a few days off with Christmas fast approaching. From the Board, have a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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People often ask what FCANZ is going to do for them when they become Accredited. I think there needs to be a change of mindset, to, ‘How can I use accreditation to improve my business outcomes?’

Becoming an Accredited contractor will alter the way people and businesses view your business. You are the one who can drive those changes. Be positive about the industry you work in. Take some time out from your daily grind, and attend things like the Association Days and the annual Conference which can help you make huge gains in your productivity. Alter work plans, make simple changes to certain tools, network with fellow contractors and come away with simple solutions that work for them—these are all easy ways to help your business.

It may be time to let go of some of the small gripes we might have, and look at the bigger picture.

I recently spent a few days at the Golden Pliers with FCANZ, and just seeing all the different tools and methods the various fencers used was eye-opening. Talking to some of these guys and asking about their methods on the fence line is one way to make your job more efficient. Everybody has their own ways of doing things; sharing these is a great way to get to know others and pick up ideas.

Every one of you will know of at least one or two contractors who are not members of FCANZ. Go out and ask them why, and tell them some of the benefits of joining. Personally, I think that for the minimal cost of membership they are mugs if they don’t want to be on board with this Association.Not everyone wants to know who their competition is in their district, but actually it is better to know who you are quoting against, and how they work. Sometimes you can even work in with others to get the job done.

If you can, tell your client why they should employ you as their contractor instead of the next guy, and that you have a few extras to offer them, such as:- Being Accredited,- Having an up-to-date Health and Safety Policy (this could actually save them a lot of hassle

if there was an accident),- Having public liability insurance,- Having a proven work record, &- Having staff who are trained for the specific job they do.These are all extras that help get you the contract.

Becoming Accredited has pushed me to become a smarter business person. I know that there are not a lot of Accredited fencers out there, so I utilize the tools to help make my business hum. Keeping tools and machinery up to date and safe saves time and dollars in repairs and downtime.

The criteria to becoming an Accredited contractor are fairly simple.- You need to have a minimum of

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of good, safe and tidy fencing work practices.

- You need to have proof of at least three years in business; a letter from your accountant or bank manager will suffice.

- You need three trade references from clients stating that you have done an excellent job on their fence site.

- You need to hold employment contracts for your staff (available from Federated Farmers as an associate member with your annual FCANZ subscription).

- If you employ sub-contractors, you need to have a signed form stating that they have been inducted into your safe work practices and have been shown all hazards.

- You need to have a minimum of $1 million public liability insurance.

- You need to hold a current first aid certificate with a minimum of one year left to run at the time send in your documents.

- You need to have a signed ‘working’ Health and Safety Policy, specific to your business. A working policy means that you regularly check it and keep it up to date, ie. when new staff come on board, or when any new machinery is acquired the Policy is checked and any new hazards itemised.

- You need to sign a declaration to state that you have a high regard for Health and Safety and employment issues in the industry. Cont...

Most of these requirements are ‘must haves’ for any contractor who takes his business seriously; every FCANZ member should have a Health and Safety Policy, public liability insurance, first aid training, and staff contracts.

In the few months since I have been on the Board, I have found that we have a great structure, and great partners and sponsors. The community is really taking note of us. We are being acknowledged by businesses and associations, both here and overseas.

We are still in the growth stage, but it’s snowballing. GET ON BOARD! As an industry, we are in talks constantly with large corporate firms and regional bodies to give public profile to accredited members. To do this we need to have more of you willing to take it on, and keep at it!

Our partner, Cyclone, has also given us the go-ahead to use the Master Fencer title, so that’s in the pipeline. We will be sure to make the title achievable, but it will take a lot of hard work, dedication, knowledge of fence systems and structures, soils, and quality control for starters. Watch this space!

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Situated off the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka is home to an estimated 4,000–5,000 elephants, one of the densest elephant populations in Asia. Revered as a national treasure and a symbol of pride, Sri Lankan elephants are a protected species under the nation’s Wildlife Conservation Act.

But in the 1980s the development of new agricultural land surrounding Sri Lanka’s Mahaweli River (335 km) brought humans and

elephants into conflict. Traditional elephant migratory paths were blocked by this development, and elephants started encroaching on farmland.

To solve the problems faced by both farmers and elephants, the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (the institution responsible for the development of the river basin) needed to ensure that man and elephant could co-exist peacefully. When the Authority was looking for a solution in the late 1980s, Sri Lankan technology company Sunpower Systems (Pvt) Ltd introduced the concept of non-lethal high-voltage electric fencing.

The company initially designed, supplied and installed two 30 km sections of fence which were powered by Gallagher Energizers, for the Mahaweli Authority. Once implemented, the responsibility for maintenance and set-up of these fences was handed over to the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC), which is entrusted with the task of minimising human/elephant conflict. The concept proved a huge success and today there is an estimated 3,000 km of elephant fencing throughout the region.

Building a fence to control an animal that typically weighs around 2,500 kg is no easy task,

especially considering the difficult jungle terrain and hot, humid conditions. Ravi Weerasekera, Managing Director of Sunpower Systems, says the fences are mostly installed in linear sections, each up to 20 km in length. Standing up to 1.82 metres high, fences typically consist of three wires, two of which are live. When an elephant touches the fence they get a short, sharp shock and this deters them from pushing against the fence again. Ravi says elephants are highly intelligent animals that learn from observation. They approach the fences with caution.

At some wildlife parks, for example, people will try to feed the elephants from behind the fencing and “a whole herd of elephants” will be lined up along the fence at a measured distance, waiting for food to come through. “It’s quite a dangerous situation and feeding

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He says the fences are powered by Gallagher energizers which are sited in control rooms in the middle of each 20 km section. Local villagers are trained to maintain the fences and this includes keeping the fences clear of vegetation. They also learn how to use the solar powered equipment and perform voltage checks. In the early stages of fence development the fences were powered by B1200 Gallagher energizers, “which performed very well in tough conditions”, but in recent years these have been replaced by MBX 2500 and MBX 1500 energizers.

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the other is sheep and beef with a bit of trucking thrown in for good luck. So I kind of understand the rural background of a range of people.

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Ben Haugh Contracting (Geraldine)

Ben Haugh 03 693 8088 021 523 291 [email protected]

Central Fencing (Canterbury)

Nigel Broadbridge 03 325 7779 021 433 623 [email protected]

Contract Fencing and Earthworks Ltd (Manawatu)

Andrew Cave 06 376 5992 027 296 3504 [email protected] www.cfe.kiwi.nz

CPC Contracting (Kerikeri)

Phil Cornelius 09 407 1160 027 274 4188 [email protected]

Craig Sergeant Fencing (Waipukurau)

Craig Sargeant 06 858 9759 027-243 7334 [email protected]

Fencetec 2012 Ltd (Te Anau)

Chris and Steve Daley

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Glentui Farm Services (Feilding)

Mike Billinghurst 06 328 8118 027 695 662 [email protected]

Grant Macdonald Fencing Service (Tauranga)

Grant Macdonald 07 5433486 027 494 2251 [email protected]

Greg Burton Fencing (Cambridge)

Greg Burton 07 827 8765 027 427 8765 [email protected]

Gregg Holmes Contracting (Papakura)

Greg Holmes 09 296 9984 027 440 4247 [email protected]

Ground Up Services (Katikati)

Darryn Astill 07 552 0238 027 586 9227 [email protected]

Ground Up Solutions (New Plymouth )

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High Country Fencing (Darfield)

Geoff Rogers 03 317 8028 021 640 748 [email protected] highcountryfencing.co.nz

Higgins Fencing Contractors (Wakefield)

Philip Higgins 03 541 9292 021 222 5033 [email protected] www.farmfencing.co.nz

Jeff Joines Fencing Contractor Ltd (Raumati South)

Jeff Joines 04 905 1013 027 484 4481 [email protected]

John Baldock Fencing Ltd (Katikati)

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Ben Haugh Contracting (Geraldine)

Ben Haugh 03 693 8088 021 523 291 [email protected]

Central Fencing (Canterbury)

Nigel Broadbridge 03 325 7779 021 433 623 [email protected]

Contract Fencing and Earthworks Ltd (Manawatu)

Andrew Cave 06 376 5992 027 296 3504 [email protected] www.cfe.kiwi.nz

CPC Contracting (Kerikeri)

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Craig Sergeant Fencing (Waipukurau)

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Fencetec 2012 Ltd (Te Anau)

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Glentui Farm Services (Feilding)

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Grant Macdonald Fencing Service (Tauranga)

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Greg Burton Fencing (Cambridge)

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Gregg Holmes Contracting (Papakura)

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Ground Up Solutions (New Plymouth )

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High Country Fencing (Darfield)

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Higgins Fencing Contractors (Wakefield)

Philip Higgins 03 541 9292 021 222 5033 [email protected] www.farmfencing.co.nz

Jeff Joines Fencing Contractor Ltd (Raumati South)

Jeff Joines 04 905 1013 027 484 4481 [email protected]

John Baldock Fencing Ltd (Katikati)

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AGM & Fencing Competitionfrom the Top of the Southby John Noakes

Hi, all Fellow FCANZ Members.

I must say, it’s great getting back to full noise again after shoulder injuries. ACC’s support for the rehabilitation process has been great, but a word to the wise: make sure you have the right processes in place in case you need them e.g. ACC Cover Plus. Some form of Income Protection is also very helpful. Big thanks to the other fencing contractors who helped me out.

I was lucky enough to be involved with the NZ Fencing Competi-tions (NZFC) at the 150th Hawke’s Bay A & P Show. It was a very well organised event, and it was a

RESULTS:

BILL SCHULER TROPHY Runner-up - Chey O’DeyWinner - Jason Van Beers

GOLDEN PLIERSRunner-up - Paul Van BeersWinner - Shane Bouskill

NZ DOUBLESRunners-up - Tony Bouskill and Jared NicolsonWinners - Shane Bouskill and Gordon Hansen

It was great to see two FCANZ Board Members competing, and Mark Latham, aka ‘Tractor’, get-ting through to finals!

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credit to all the NZFC members who made it happen in such a short timeframe.

All the preliminary fencing com-petitions held on Tuesday in-cluded some young new entrants, along with the very experienced competitors. It’s great to see these young guys getting stuck in and setting standards for others to look up too. It was an action-packed four days, with the Bill Schuler round on Wednesday, Golden Pliers on Thursday, and Doubles on Friday.

Without sponsors the competition couldn’t have been held, so our thanks go to:

STRATEGIC SPONSORSWiremark and FCANZ

GOLD SPONSORS STIHL, Hurricane, Steel and Tube, STOCKade, GoldPine, Strainrite, Cyclone, and KingHitter

BRONZE SPONSORSPorter Group, Euro Corporation, East Kaweka Helicopters

A big thanks, also, to Richard Broughton and all the judges. And for helping with the big clean-up afterwards, pulling fences down, filling in all the holes, etc, thanks to Shane Bouskill, the Smedley Station Boys and oth-ers. I don’t think people realise the amount of work that goes into these events.

And a big thank you to Kathy Newdick and her team—they kept the hungry fencers well fed with venison steaks, sausages, onions, eggs, spuds and salads (I’m start-ing to feel hungry again!). That venison was really something; it had the X Factor!

I recommend FCANZ members attend these fencing competitions. The knowledge you pick up is invaluable—or, better still, have a go!

Plans for the FCANZ Conference and AGM for 2014 are all start-ing to come together. It’s being held in Masterton in the lower North Island on 25–27 July 2014 at Copthorne Hotel and Resort Solway Park. Masterton is a great place, with plenty of things to see and do, sitting to the east of the Tararua Forest Park. To the north is the Mount Bruce Native Bird Reserve, with a number of breed-

ing programmes. Martinborough is not far away, with vineyards and crafts, and Wellington is to the south. It wouldn’t take much to fill in an extra few days. Keep an eye out for a questionnaire on the La-dies Programme. We will keep you posted on the rest. If you have any particular requests, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Cheers Noksee

more photos over page....

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NORTHLANDERS FIRST PAST POSTBy Roger Bourne

Blast from the pastfrom Farm Equipment News July 2000

A farmer, a fisherman and a fence sounds like an unlikely combination, but in 12 months farmer John LeGarth and fishing skipper Marc Pawley have taken a pencil drawing on a piece of wood in a cow shed and turned it into a product which could take a lot of the hassle out of fencing.

The Northland business partners have come up with an idea that they think will solve the problem of foot posts lifting out of the ground over time.

John LeGarth has been farming the rolling hill country of Tangiteroria for years.

He’s lost count of the number of fences he has put up and prefers not to think of the number he has had to go out and repair because of foot posts lifting out.

John LeGarth demonstrates how to fit the post feet with the nails provided. He came up with the idea after deciding conventional footing methods were too time consuming and did not last.

It’s the bane of the fencer’s life, putting in posts that, over time, have to withstand carious forces such as vertical, rotational and unbalanced pull plus load bearing.

If the post is not firmly held in the ground, then season changes in the soil structure can combine with one or several of these forces. The result – fence failure.

John and business partner Marc have worked hard to solve this problem and it seems they have succeeded.

The result of their efforts is the LeGarth Post Foot, a clever wedge made of super-tough injection molded plastic which, when attached to the base of a post, considerable increases the post’s ability to remain right

where needed, upright and firmly in the ground.

The story of the LeGarth Post Foot development goes back many years.

The steep country John farms meant that he often had posts that needed footing, but the methods he tried weren’t strong enough.

“Every farmer foots posts” says John, “But most methods just won’t last.”

Common methods of footing posts include concreting them in position or placing another post deep in the ground and wiring the two together. Waratahs are often used for this purpose.

Johan and Marc say that there are three problems associated with these methods; time, money and durability.

Put simply, two posts meant twice the cost and twice the time. “Farmers are beginning to realize that their time is worth money,” says Marc.

“This is especially so when you employ a contractor to fence for you. Time is a big factor in cost.” Besides time John found durability a real problem with the two-post method. The posts must be wired together, but inevitably the wire corrodes and the posts start to move.

“The very nature of fencing’s conventional footing means wire and staples are used under or close to the ground where they inevitably rust fast, says Marc.

“Some farmers will say that solution is to use stainless wire, but we did the sums and it is still expensive.” says John.

John tried all kinds of methods over the years, finally hitting on the idea of using two wooden wedges to hold the fence in the ground like the barb on a hook. John figured other farmers

A selection of post feet after testing. Even in very hard ground the feet remained intact.

might want to share his idea and thought about marketing his product.

He knew that Marc Pawley, a professional fishing trawler skipper, who lived locally, had marketed a possum trap a few years earlier. John decided to seek Marc’s opinion.

“I was doing some welding for John” says Marc.

“We were having a coffee and John asked me, if someone had an idea, how could they go about developing it, and getting it to the marketplace, while not risking having the idea stolen by someone else.”

The result, Marc took the idea to a patent attorney and the LeGarth Foot Company was born.

“There’s a eucalyptus mill just up the road, and we initially thought we could have the post feet made up from the off-cuts.” says Marc.

Further research showed that wood was not going to be strong enough, the post feet were meant to be used with a driven post, and there was too much risk of them breaking when hitting a stone.

John and Marc approached Fairbrothers, makers of the King Hitter post driver.

Fairbrothers like the idea, but wanted to see the product, not a drawing, so the two set about exhaustive research into a plastic product.

John and Marc wanted to keep any production in Northland so they approached Whangarei plastics company Hansens.

Hansens wanted to support the idea, so they suggested Marc and John contact Auckland plastics company, True Design. True Design Plastics not only offered to produce the post feet, but also to help improve the design. “The help we received from True Design was phenomenal.” says Marc Pawley.

Another company, Wire Plus, came to their aid by making a special 90mm spiral twist nail especially for them.

After several hectic months of design work the pair were ready to produce samples for testing. John LeGarth says: ” When the tension is on, each wire is lifting the post by about 35kg”

So a 10-wire fence is pulling at a post with about 350kg, more if it’s a severe footing. Even in good conditions a standard post will start to life at around 400kg.”

John and Marc used a winch and tractor loader, combined

John LeGrath and Marc Pawley use a loader bucket and chain to remove a post fitted with LeGrath feet. Earth lifted with the post shows the strength and grip of the feet.

with some electronic scales, to test the force needed to remove a post fitted with LeGarth feet.

The result? In most cases up to 1500kg of upward pull was required to lift the post. The feed worked so well that often a large area of soil was lifted with the post.Techlink funding was applied for through Technology New Zealand. A grant was issued to cover the costs of an engineer verifying the pair’s results.

The findings of that report are to be released shortly.

Meanwhile, testing was started on the strength of the plastic feet. Even in stony ground the feet were in good conditions once removed.

“It’s a consumable. We believe the farmer will drive it in and never see it again, but, if it gets washed out you can just pick it up and use it again,” says Marc.

As for corrosion, he says “John had a post washed out in a flood a couple of years back. It had had four-inch nails in it for 12 years and they were fines.” he says.

Marc says that he and John wanted to be certain of the product’s strength in all situations. “We drove them to destruction during testing, but they will cover 99% of fencing situations.

They are not suitable for large boulder or rotten rock country, but in most cases they will walk the post off a rock.”

While the feet were designed for use with drive posts Marc and John say that there is no reason why they can’t be sued for a frilled post or a hand-dug hole.

“It’s simple, it’s fast and you don’t have to worry about it.” says Marc.

“We are giving the farmer the complete package.”

The feet, which will come in packs of 10, including nails,

should be available in late May from farm retailers or direct from John and Marc.

They will be officially launched on the Fairbrothers site at the National Fieldays in June.

Fairbrothers has also offered its marketing experience in overseas markets to John and March who hope their product will soon be available in Australia and North America.

Newsflash fromRural News Group Weekly

MP applauds fencing efforts WAITAKI MP JACQUI Dean is pleased with the efforts of farmers around Otago in fencing water-ways, as Fonterra announces that 20,000kms of waterways across the country now exclude stock. “I’m really encouraged by these figures. Farmers acknowledge the importance of sustainable envi-ronmental practises and fencing waterways is a step in the right direction.

“As caretakers of the land, farmers know that they need to take good care of it.

“Whether it’s more efficient irriga-tion systems, or improved effluent disposal, farmers are aware that water resources need to be better managed.”

The Government is also investing heavily in research to tackle the environmental impacts of agricul-ture, focussing on cutting nutrient loss on-farm, improving effluent management and developing more efficient irrigation.

She says this includes over $100 million jointly invested in Primary

Growth Partnership projects, along with research to lessen the environmental impacts of farm-ing.

“It’s an on-going battle, but one that we must put our best efforts into as we move to protect our environment, while promoting economic growth.”

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