Wednesday May 28, 2014

Day 84..

Another day out of the office! Today we visited Househam Sprayers at their two sites; Leadenham - head office and site of first assembly, some fabrication work, shot blasting and paint spraying and Woodhall Spa - where the second stage of fit happens (to full build), where second hand/trade in machines are refurbished and where they facilitate a parts, sales and services store!
Househam Sprayers Ltd are the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of agricultural sprayers, crop sprayers and amenity sprayers - specialising in self propelled machines.
There are three models of the sprayer, the AR range (Air Ride), the Merlin and the Spirit (the most basic model starting at approximately £90,000). As we walked round both sites we were able to see the whole production process from the steel as it arrives to the boom wiring to the tank and cab installations. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the Househam products with hands on experience of working in various department around the company. They have a dedicated engineering team that not only cad designs every model, but who also research and develop and utilise the very latest technology so that it can be incorporated into their sprayer designs.
Housham has developed sprayers to suit any crop or soil type from lightweight models such as the AR2000 litre to the more heavy duty model - the AR6000 litre.  They can also work with specialist machines such as the extra high ground clearance Cotton Boss as well as the Veg Boss, Strawberry Sprayer and other bespoke machines. Househam's most popular machine in the self-propelled range is the AR 3000 litre.
A great look round, a great host and a great lunch!