The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2014 - Issue 31 | Page 75

BAINBRIDGE ENGINEERING oak furniture companies, installing and maintaining dust extraction systems. When agriculture finally found its feet after the ravages of F&M, he was able to pick up from where he left off, this time servicing and selling all makes of feeders and even helping to design and market his own tub feeder, the “Bainbridge Feedall”, as well as taking on the dealership in the North for the RS AgriMix Feeder. As well as all this he started looking after local racehorse stables, codesigning the gallop master and maintaining the treadmills and horse walkers. He even does fabrication work on steam engines. Today, Bainbridge Engineering is busier than ever. I asked Cyril his secret to his success and there was no hesitation in his reply. “To listen to what the customers want and be able to adapt to their needs and designs operating a permanent ‘can do’ approach,” he said. “Everything that goes out of here has to be RIGHT. If a machine breaks down or isn’t right, your name is mud and you only get one chance. “We like to keep everything in-house boasting a good stock of up-to-date machinery (lathes, radial arm drilling machines, cutters, plasmas etc) so we do all our own design, rolling, cutting , fabrication and finishing. “We offer a comprehensive service specialising in the refurbishment of feeders, either sending out reline plates to customers or relining the feeder in the workshop, providing the equivalent of a courtesy car, a replacement feeder so the customer is not out of action. We can also supply most parts for feeders, from chains, bearings to blades.” CE APPROVAL EQUALS HIGH STANDARDS With this approach it is no surprise that Bainbridge Engineering is now well known for its fabrication of 2013 saw the launch of the BRS - Bainbridge Rotary Sweeper This powerful bucket mounted sweeper converts a material handling bucket into a versatile sweeper collector unit. BAINBRIDGE ENGINEERING