Reid & Harrison (1980) Ltd has been in the business of successfully pumping liquid / solid slurries for over 60 years.
Bob Dalley took over directorship of Reid & Harrison after 20 years working for the company. Bob had huge input into the development of the original Yardmaster pump and still maintains an active role in the company. He was joined by his son, Seaton Dalley, as co-director in 1993. The third generation, Clayton Dalley, started with the business in 2023 to continue the family legacy.
Along with 32 staff, many of whom have more than ten years’ experience with Reid & Harrison, they have pushed the Yardmaster product to the leading position in the New Zealand market. As requirements have altered in the industry, Reid & Harrison has continued to develop the Yardmaster range to stay at the top.
In 2013, the business had outgrown its Peria Road, Matamata, site. A large modern industrial complex was sought and acquired at Waihou Street, Matamata. It offers good road access and continues the high local profile previously enjoyed. Reid & Harrison moved sites in February 2014 and now has much improved physical space and materials handling capability to increase the service offering to our customers.
The site is situated on a 1.66 hectares of land. This is covered by around 7,700 square metres of building and includes: full industrial manufacturing capability, including brake press and guillotine; state of the art test pool, with full automation to plot pump flow curves accurately; drive-through stores with an 8-tonne gantry; fabrication and repairs area with three 5-tonne overhead gantries; welding and metal forming equipment; a machine shop with three CNC lathes and one CNC mill; modern offices with conference and meeting rooms.
As part of the strategy to grow our service and capabilities, Reid & Harrison have set up a nationwide Certified Dealer Network. With access to Yardmaster product training, technical support and product information, Certified Dealers have the might of the full Yardmaster organisation supporting them.
Also in 2014, Reid & Harrison acquired a stainless-steel business (formerly ISD) that included intellectual property for separation products. These separators complement the existing product range, enabling full system design and supply. This business has been rebranded Reid & Harrison Industrial, and mainly supplies both food grade, as well as heavy duty, slurry and separation products.
In 2016, Reid & Harrison acquired the local Certified Dealer business of Environmental Technologies Ltd, which included pond and herd home pumping capability, as well as trenching. The business is Dairy NZ certified for Farm Dairy Effluent design and was rebranded Reid & Harrison Services. It focuses on the wider Matamata/Walton area, servicing all the local customer needs from effluent system maintenance to full installations.
Also in 2016, a strategic supply agreement was entered with TAG IT for the combined development and launch of a Supersmart effluent monitoring and control system under the Yardmaster HALO brand. This cloud-based system enables full control of pump speed, and thus flow and pressures, to match the varying requirements in a farm situation.
In March 2019, Reid & Harrison bought the Morrinsville-based pond pumping business from Hitech. With two complete pond pumping systems, and a further four staff to operate these, they combined with our existing Matamata pond pumping system and tanking units.
Yardmaster products are exported with main markets being Australia, Uruguay, Ireland, and Chile.
Download Yardmaster Company Profile
Yardmaster pumps have for over 60 years proven their reliability.
Yardmaster manufacture/assemble their products in New Zealand in their Matamata factory.
Yardmaster products are designed in New Zealand for New Zealand conditions.
Yardmaster has a controlled Test facility to ensure our products work.
Yardmaster has a comprehensive range of products that we can combine to meet FDE system design accreditation.
Yardmaster provides local support via our nationwide Certified Dealer Network which in-turn is supported from the product experts at our Matamata factory.
DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED BY:
Reid & Harrison (1980) Ltd.
1 Waihou Street, Matamata 3440, New Zealand
| 
