THINKING OF BUILDING A DAIRY? TURNKEY INSTALLATION WHY?

There are many farmers who believe dairies to be merely sheds with a little concrete and steelwork thrown in and by handling the project themselves they will achieve big savings "after all it's just a shed". Not so! A dairy is classified under the Building Code of Australia as a factory. In other words a reasonably complex building. Computerisation, automation and cow ID systems are now being built into dairies. Times have changed.

Most businessmen who specialise, concentrate their efforts on their field of expertise. Very few of these people if they wanted a new factory would make room in their busy schedule to adopt the role of designer and builder. The successful entrepreneur would employ the services of qualified experienced people, seek quotes and fix a budget to achieve the ultimate goal.

Design of a dairy to suit the individual farmer's needs is important. Every farmer has his own set of requirements to suit his operation. How many dairy farmers work their operation exactly the same as the next? Why are all farm houses different?

A turn key installation plans and co-ordinates all aspects of the project, ensuring the overlap of all trade areas such as effluent drainage, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration and plant, key in and compliment each other

Planning and regulation controls must be met in both design and construction. Environmental controls are being more rigidly enforced on effluent management. Long delays in approval of a project can be experienced if little effort is made towards the use of a workable effluent system.

John Austin Constructions Pty Ltd is one such professional dairy builder whose turn key installations are now in demand by the professional dairy farmer. These clients are all people who run intensive dairy operations and are extremely successful. They know the importance of a lump sum contract which avoids "blow outs" in budgets.

Dairy design and building is a specialist field. An understanding of the interaction of stock, the dairy operators and plant that make up a dairy unit is critical in achieving the best results. Some inexperienced builders offer a standard design but even the small print will not tell you of the hidden costs to make alterations as the job progresses. Concrete can be altered but the expense is enormous.
Be wary of cheap quotes. Some builders will quote low but not include items essential to complete the job as a whole. There is a saying "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" Choose experienced builders so you are not left with costly mistakes to rectify. John Austin Constructions Pty Ltd have the know-how to keep cost, particularly in labour to minimum and have the buying power to purchase materials through volume at dicounted rates.