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More time, though, has been put into a new 40-page
catalogue, something the client base can get their hands
on and start to plan their big buy-ups. Everything is easily
accessed on their website which has an air of professionalism
and class.
industrial rotating equipment, and Turret Filters is a relatively
new venture for the sourcing and supply of WIX filters.
“We are now a WIX distributor in New Zealand, and that is
a very high quality product. We are aiming this toward the
earthmoving area as well. They are industrial filters for fuel,
oil, air and hydraulics.”
Beattys is the corporate brand, and Turret is the product
brand under which driveshafts, filters, balancing and the
Beattys has recently won a contract with a gold mining
new Onboard energy systems are sold. The name was
company and has interests and expertise in equipment for
chosen to reflect strength and stability.
coal mining and other earth moving industries.
“Turret has a connotation of being rigid and The pièce de résistance The pièce de résistance project at the moment
immovable which is what our company prides project at the moment though, is Turret Onboard Energy, with
itself on. It’s about quality, service technical though, is Turret Onboard Operations Manager Andy Stanners “living,
Energy, with Operations talking and breathing” it.
expertise and design.
Manager Andy Stanners
“In a classic client scenario, there’s two sides.
Sure enough, Andy arrives in the room and
“living,
talking
and
There’s the design and manufacturing side
enthusiastically launches into what can only be
breathing” it.
where someone will come to us with a problem
described as the most detailed and clear-cut
and we will solve it, design a solution and the manufacture
narrative about how Beattys is making the industry sector—
the solution. Then there is the repairing and servicing side
that uses an auxiliary engine on-site—more efficient and safe.
of the business where a lot of our work is rebuilding drive
A layperson could easily digest how much common sense
shafts and replacing componentry.”
the whole system makes.
But that’s not all.
It’s pretty simple, yet genius.
Turret Balancing is all about removing vibration from
Typically, a contractor or business such as in the tyre industry
The purpose-built Wiri facility.
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