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Rimu wins a Achievement Award at Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Rimu Engineering recently entered the 2008 Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, receiving  an Achievement Award.

FROM AUSTIMBER 2004
Mill Business Booms
After successfully running a dairy farm then a seafood manufacturing business, New Zealand couple Ian and Penny Aubrey have now turn their hands to sawmilling – and they’re loving it.

After spending several months looking around at what was available they finally settled on the Rimu deluxe model mill.

Ian cites the Rimu mill’s main attributes as being very portable, easy to set up, easy to use and very efficient.

"Portable mill’s are the ideal option for these smaller tree blocks, which are not attractive to big companies or bigger mills."

The diesel motor also runs the hydraulic pump with the hydraulics being accurate to within 0.5mm. "All in all, we’ve been extremely pleased," Ian said.

FROM CENTRAL DISTRICTS FIELD DAYS MARCH 2002
Tararua Miller a Very Satisfied Customer
The job just keeps getting easier for Eketahuna’s local milling contractor George Braddick. Three years ago Braddick purchased a brand new Rimu engineering sawmill, which has not only made his job easier but has increased production levels as well.

"It out performs the old swing saw as far as production is concerned."

In three years, George has done 2500 hours on this machine. He says that the new sawmill is very low maintenance.

The Rimu sawmill is also far more accurate than a swing saw as there are no moving parts and Braddick can set the blades to the levels he wants and it will always remain the same.

There is no need to go near the saw, it is mostly operated from a gear stick. George says that with the old swing saw, you would be pushing and pulling all day.

George finds the Rimu Company to be very efficient with parts. He said that a wheel had cut out on him recently so he notified Rimu, and a new one was sent within two days.

"Rimu has done milling proud and cockies would say the same."

FROM FARM REVIEW MAY 1999
Local Forester Predicts Growth in Prices
The mill, a Rimu, which is made in Blenheim, is very accurate and it takes one person only 35 minutes to set up. It has given good service. Milling on-farm means timber is only a quarter of the price of buying it.

The machine will process logs up to 2.2m in diameter and 7.5m long and in fact Graham has put through those dimensions in macrocarpa and Douglas fir.

At the other end of the scale the machine will cut logs down to 100mm in diameter. The maximum board size it will cut is 150mm by 300mm.

FROM COUNTRY-TRADER MAY 2004
Speed and Accuracy Characteristics of Mill
A computerised mill capable of accurately cutting to 10 cubic metres a day has been employed by Beach Road Timber Mill in Wanganui.

Beach Road Timber Limited recently installed a sawmill from Rimu Engineering in Blenheim and mill manager Ross Greenbank says the new mill offers flexibility and the accuracy to produce the maximum possible timber yield from each log.

Greenbank’s new mill has a 32 kilowatt three phase motor with hydraulic movements. The hydraulic movement eliminates the risk to the operator because the sawmill doesn’t have to be physically moved along the log.

The new mill’s flexibility means it is easy to change from one type and size of cut to another at a moments notice, so that cutting odd and non-standard sizes is a breeze.