| Issues of sustainability, energy efficiency, climate | | | | drier summers reducing the availability of water while |
| change, along with the effect that carbon footprints | | | | at the same time increasing demand for the resource. |
| have upon the environment have been increasing in | | | | In reaction to further pressures of budget reductions, |
| momentum over the past few years, with severe | | | | increased productivity measures and recessionary |
| implications for business practices. All operations are | | | | economic conditions, a cheaper and easier solution to |
| now under mounting scrutiny and pressure to | | | | localised water supply is being demanded by many in |
| streamline their business activities to become more in | | | | the industry. The times where automated pumps and |
| line with national and international conservation | | | | high energy bills could be sustained by the businesses |
| protocols and policies. This has been no more | | | | is nearing the end, where cost cutting initiatives in |
| apparent than in the agricultural and farming industries. | | | | one area of the business can result in improved |
| The New Zealand farming and agricultural sectors | | | | production in another. |
| represent a broad spectrum of agribusinesses, | | | | Adaption is being required due to economic and |
| involving growers and producers in the production of | | | | climatic pressures. An innovative solution on the |
| a wide variety of commodities, providing the | | | | market to address these issues is manual water well |
| backbone to the economy, providing key GDP | | | | pumps. Industry leading development has resulted in |
| revenue and employment opportunities. | | | | specific manufacturers being able to develop a cost |
| The majority of businesses in these industries are | | | | effective and long life solution that will pump |
| highly dependent upon irrigation to provide the high | | | | between five and eight gallons of water per minute, |
| quality continuous supply of premium quality produce | | | | utilising a double pump system whereby water is |
| and products that the country has built a world | | | | delivered on both the up and down strokes. |
| leading reputation upon. The demand of water for | | | | Manual water well pumps prove their worth with their |
| the production of such goods is surmountable, | | | | ability to provide water in multiple applications. As well |
| especially during times of drought. However, | | | | as farming and agricultural functions, the hand pump is |
| agricultural enterprises are often at the end of water | | | | a perfect solution for villages or remote locations, |
| allocation when compared with other users created | | | | such as holiday baches and high country farming, |
| through domestic and industrial demands. This policy, | | | | where there is no electricity for automated pumps. |
| together with changes in water regulations has | | | | Additionally, as an emergency backup it provides |
| meant that many growers are reluctant to invest in | | | | peace of mind for yourself, your family and your |
| long term irrigation infrastructure. With climate change | | | | business. |
| the current situation will get worse, with hotter and | | | | |