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Visit us at Virtual Nampo 9-12 SEPTEMBER 2020 With our many years of experience, prodigious technology and equipment we are the most experienced Agricultural Drainage company. VIEW OUR VIRTUAL HUB SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE The permanent solution to the problem is to install subsurface drainage, which pays for itself. It is a complete solution that has yield […]

In vandag se boerdery omstandighede is dit belangriker as ooit om effektiewe water bestuur toe te pas op gewas verbouing. Met kostes wat weghardloop en fluktuerende gewas pryse moet risiko op alle fasette van die boerdery beperk word. Met effektiewe waterbestuur en meer spesifiek dreinering kan risiko verlaag word en opbrengs verhoog word. Alhoewel dreinering […]

APRIL 2017 IN THIS EDITION WE SHARE CASE STUDIES Of SEVERE WATER DAMAGE TO LAND.  CASE STUDY 1: IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM Water management on fields is essential. The image to the right is a good example of a field In need of Subsurface drainage. As you can see, the water is dammed up beside the […]

LEADING THE WAY WITH RTK-GPS TECHNOLOGY The Question often arises: Just how accurate is Drainage installation done with the modern “Tile­plow” (Trenchless Plough)? After such a discus­sion at a recent contractor’s meeting in the USA Dr Jim Fouss (Ph.D P.E, (well respected, retired re­search engineer at Ohio State University and USDA) did a study to […]

Die Geldenhuys Broers Ons is twee broers wat die besigheid in 2011 begin het. As 5de generasie boere het ons in Noord KZN geboer waar daar ‘n groot probleem is met dreinering as gevolg van die hoë reënval. Ons het dreinering geïnstalleer op gedeeltes van ons lande en daar die voordeel van die dreinering besef. […]

However, we do not live in a perfect world and faults on products used and installed do occasionally occur. This is why it is of great importance to us to offer a product with a full lifecycle & are therefore willing to carry out additional work post installation.  For most of us we reflect back […]

DOES THE ORIGIN OF YOUR WATER MANAGEMENT PROBLEM LIE BELOW THE SURFACE? This seamless process where drainage pipes are inserted at specific gradients or slopes according to the detailed, customised plan helps you manage water table levels and salinity as well as optimise the use of rainfall. Furthermore, this process cuts costs by up to 80% […]

SURFACE DRAINAGE INVOLVES MANAGING OF WATER FLOW & WATER DIRECTION ON YOUR FIELD TO ELIMINATE PONDING & DRY SPOTS.  ADVANTAGES OF LAND FORMING 1.COST EFFECTIVE Land forming is more cost effective than traditional methods.  4.COMPACTING SOIL Land forming is more cost effective than traditional methods.  2.EVEN DESIGN  more even design results in only the necessary […]

Specialised planning is followed by a detailed design process to determine the best drainage solution for the client’s specific needs. SURFACE DRAINAGE During the design of surface drainage we make use of the latest software to simulate rainfall and using the determined results we start the design to prevent ponding and erosion in the field. […]

AGRI DRAINAGE CAN PROVIDE EFFECTIVE WATER MANAGEMENT Due to the accuracy of the LiDar survey done on the land, as discussed in our previous newsletter, we can now determine whether the problem is surface or subsurface and perform a detailed analysis of the farm as a whole as well as provide in-depth details on specific […]