Our Background

Established in 1989, Progressive Engineering Southland LTD is a market leader in the supply, service and installation of milking equipment, effluent systems, pumps, refrigeration, irrigation, electrical and plumbing. We have grown through hard work and innovation and have a team in excess of 40 people with 100’s of years of combined experience.

Our commitment to customer service includes a 7 day, 24 hour callout service, with a full range of service pumps and spare parts. We cover the Southland and Central Otago regions daily with our technicians travelling in fully equipped service vehicles to cater for whatever you may need.

Whether it be milking equipment, electrical, rotary platforms, pumps, plumbing, refrigeration, irrigation or effluent solutions we have you covered around the farm.

Progressive are your one stop shop for Rural Trade Services.

Our Team

Gareth Cowan

General Manager

Bryan Thomas

Purchasing Officer

James Norman

Manager Key Projects

Jason Nicol

Electrical Manager

Todd Hamilton

Irrigation Design

Hamish Cooper

Milking Foreman

Dan O'Sullivan

Electrical Foreman

Nigel Fennell

Workshop Foreman

Jo Barlow

Office Milking

Cheryl Nicol

Office Electrical

Julie Barnes

Office Manager

Callum Nicol

Central Otago Manager

Dawn Nicol

Office Central