The Farmers Mart Feb-Mar 2020 - Issue 67 | Page 21

FARM NEWS 21
• FEB/MAR 2020
• Generator Sales & Hire
• Event Power
• Lighting Towers
• Bunded Fuel Tanks
• Fuel Management
VITAL SUPPORT FOR
THE NATION’S POTATOES
• Control & Distribution
Equipment
• Installation
• Service & Maintenance
• Alternator Rewinds
Yorkshire Generators latest installation is to one of the UK’s leading
suppliers and packers of potatoes RS Cockerill at Dunnington, York.
‘ Every job is different
and therefore the
specification is tailored
to suit each customer’s
individual requirements
’
COCKERILL’S started supplying pota-
toes on contract to Tudor Crisps, later
becoming Smiths Crisps and then
Walkers. They now also have a range
of washed potato prepacks supplied to
major supermarkets and wholesalers.
Their growth has been substantial in
the past five years and now operate a
modern packhouse with storage and
grading facilities.
With an operation of this size the need
for 100% reliability is paramount so they
have just installed two 200 KVA SDMO
acoustic skid mounted Generators. One
will be the sole Power source for the Cold
Store. The second is for a full back up
facility for their large factory.
A guaranteed power supply is critical
for most farmers where livestock are
totally dependent on machinery to
deliver vital heating, ventilation and
feeding systems. Prime Power is also
often needed for corn drying and
vegetable grading, as well as chilling
equipment in cold stores and milk
parlours.
Yorkshire Generators services include
hire and sales of diesel and PTO generat-
ing equipment, along with full servicing,
maintenance and emergency call out.
They also supply control equipment that
automatically turns generators on when
needed and switches them off when the
mains power has been resumed.
Richard Ogden says “It’s all a matter
of surveying and understanding each
individual application before quantifying
the right amount of power needed for the
job. Every job is different and therefore
the specification is tailored to suit each
customer’s individual requirements.”
In fact, in many sectors insurance
underwriters stipulate that standby
generators are in place as a pre-requisite
of obtaining indemnity cover.