The Farmers Mart Oct-Nov 2017 - Issue 53 | Page 22

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A contract to be proud of
» » ONE OF THE RECENT
contracts won by Yorkshire
Generators was to supply and
install a standby generator to
Leeds Town Hall, a contract of
which the company is especially
proud not least because it was
not the easiest of jobs and they
were competing against much
larger companies.
MD of Yorkshire Generators,
Richard Ogden said: “We were
really pleased to be awarded
this contract and to be
able to supply such a vital
piece of equipment to the
council.
“Lowering the generator
into position was reasonably
straightforward for our six-
strong team but we had to
ensure it was carried out
with absolute inch-perfect
precision.”
The 130 KVA unit is on
permanent standby for use
should there ever be a mains
power cut at the Town Hall - an
event which clearly would have
a very serious effect on the
council’s ability to carry out its
numerous vital services to the
city.
A delighted Robert Pyke,
emergency planning officer
for Leeds City Council said:
“The groundworks phase
was scheduled for two days -
however, the necessary work
was completed in just one day.
The Yorkshire Generators team
completing this phase were
knowledgeable, courteous
and adhered to all health and
safety legislation and the work
itself was finished to a very high
standard.
“The generator installation
phase (including the lift plan)
was again carried out to high
standards.”
Richard added: “It is
all a matter of surveying
and understanding each
individual application before
quantifying the right amount
of power needed for the job.
Every single job is different
and so the specification
must be exactly tailored to
the customer’s individual
needs.”
For a no-obligation survey
call 01845 527486 or visit
www.yorkshiregenerators.co.uk
FINALISTS OF YOUNG FARMERS’ BALE
ART COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
» » SIX COLOURFUL AND EYE-CATCHING
works of art created using straw bales
have been selected as the finalists in a
national competition being run by Scottish
Association of Young Farmers Clubs
(SAYFC).
More than 50 entries were received in
total with other popular bale art themes
including trains, tractors, iconic Scottish
brands and impressive models of the
new Queensferry Bridge. The short-listed
entrants produced a very high standard of
artwork ranging from a collie dog, a bear
and a selection of farm animals to Bill and
Ben, a clown and a bride and groom!
The finalist clubs are: Thornhill Young
Farmers (Dumfries and Galloway district);
West Renfrewshire Young Farmers (Clyde
and Central district); Crossroads Young
Farmers (Ayrshire district); Vale of Alford JAC
(West Aberdeenshire district), Strathearn
JAC (Perthshire district) and Bankfoot JAC
(Perthshire district).
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This year SAYFC members were
challenged to include the Scotch Lamb PGI
brand in the bale art competition, the timing
of which coincides with a major push by
Quality Meat Scotland to raise awareness of
the brand.
The young farmers are also hoping to
inspire people, who are cheered by the sight
of the bale art, to donate to STV Children’s
Appeal, which supports children and young
people affected by poverty in Scotland. A
Justgiving Page has been set up so that
people who are impressed with the young
farmers’ works of art can make a donation
in support of the Appeal, which has raised
£13.7 million in the past six years, providing
much-needed support to over 62,000
children in every region of Scotland.
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, who is a
trustee and huge supporter of the STV
Children’s Appeal, will now judge the young
farmers’ finalist entries and select the overall
winner.
“This is a brilliant initiative by Scotland’s
young farmers and Quality Meat Scotland
and I’m really looking forward to seeing the
six finalist bale art entries,” said Ms Kelly.
The Scotch Lamb theme of the 2017 bale
art ties in with a marketing campaign which
QMS is currently running to inspire millions
of Scots about how easy it is to cook tasty,
quick Scotch Lamb meals.