HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-07-23, Page 8EXPAND FACILITIES AT HENSALL ENTIRE PROJECT COST $500,000
NEW FACiLITIES AT HENSALL CO-OPERATIVE READY TO SERVE
FARMERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA
NEW HYDRAULIC LIFT CAPABLE OF HANDLING ANY SIZE VEHICLE
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT PAUL DUCHARME SHOWS GENERAL MANAGER A.RCI-XXE 4cc•trip•Et DETAILS CP.F' NEW SCALES
CO READY FOR HARVEST SEASON. The Hensall District Co-Operative have just completed another expansion project at their Fiensall. location which will enable then) to better serve the farmers in Huron County during the months and years ahead Included in -The $500,000 project was an additional. four new silos, with hydraulic facUities for dumping any size trucks or wagons. Two new cleaning units were installed to better take care
of area farmers, and the new dryer
which was installed will take care of
1600 bushels of grain, corn or beans in
an hour.
According to Archie Couper, general
manager of the Hensall District Co-
Operative, the additional facilities
shoUlei enable the organization to
adequately look after farmer's crops in
the future. Mr. Couper added that with
the enlarged facilities the Co-Op will
be in a position to -accommodate more
farmers than in the past.
'The new facilities have just- been
completed, in time for this season' s
wheat crop. Workmen and contractors
have been working at a feverish pace to
complete the job before harvest season
began.
General contractor on the new facil-
ities was Dorsser' s Welding Company
Ltd., of Blenheim, while the firm of
Thomas-Dorssers Silos Company Ltd.,
were in charge of constructing the new
silos.
Much of the equipment in the proj-
ect was supplied by Sullivan, Strong
Scott, of Toronto, who specialize
bulk materials handling and processing
systems.
A Hensall contractor, Harold Knight,
was in charge of all electrical work on
the project, with Howden Electrical
Supply of London supplying the material
for the prominent Hensall contractor.
Another Hensall contractor, C.E.
Reid and Sons, were responsible - for
the excavation, and supplying of sand
and gravel'materials on the site.
The cement for the new silos all
came from the Redi Mix plant of C.A.
McDowell Ltd., at Exeter, while re- iraorciva steel was supplied by Dakiatter
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