Recycling hundreds of thousands of broken vineyard posts every year, Repost has created a low-cost fence post market at a commercial scale, and now intermediate battens have been added to Repost’s product list for the everyday farmer.
Repost has a newly-built innovative multi-rip saw that takes in half round posts at one end; the posts are then sawed into multiple 50 x 50mm battens in one pass. These battens are perfectly fit for purpose as drop battens. Feedback from farmers and contractors indicates the battens are dry, straight and hold the staples tight. The bundles hold 144 battens. While the products are not brand new from the sawmill, customers who have installed the battens to date state that the repurposed posts and battens provide value for money and get the job done!
The intermediate battens also get an environmental stamp of approval in the fight for the diversion of useful resources away from landfill, as previously shorter lengths of 1.5m and under were still destined for landfill.
Repost Founder Greg Coppell says, “This rip saw is still in its early days, but there is clear demand as farmers can buy multiple products from us now. The machine can also be adapted to make other useful products such as palings and pegs.”
The H4 treated battens are in lengths of 900mm and 1200mm, 50 x 50mm, starting at $0.99 plus GST. At a time when every dollar counts, this has been a helpful resource to allow for larger volumes of pastoral development.
“This year’s Country Calendar really helped inform those still on the fence about Repost, as they got to see how the business works, the volume of product we repurpose and the quality control we undertake”, says Greg.
Repost is proud to be helping the farmers nationwide fence more of their farms, repair cyclone damaged land, add in green belts or fence off wetland and waterways, with a product which is lighter on the wallet.
Many of you or your customers will shop around and have contracts or accounts with rural merchants nationwide. However, think of Repost next time you have a customer or friend who would benefit from low cost, sustainable products. Battens start at $0.99, and posts start at $3.25 (excl GST).
The Repost website has a nifty calculator tool for a rough price comparison on Repost fence posts vs brand new (based on average RRP).
To order, contact us directly on 022 525 0130, or email us at and check out our website: www.repost.co.nz.
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Published in WIRED issue 75/December 2024 by Fencing Contractors Association NZ
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