National Ploughing Championships 2015

The National Ploughing Championships, Europe's largest Outdoor Exhibition and Agricultural Trade Show, saw the most successful Championships ever this year (2015) with 281,000 attendees and over 1,500 delighted exhibitors. The 85th National Ploughing Championships will take place in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly from Sept 20th – 22nd 2016.

The Durapak stand was buzzing as usual with people enquiring about the our animal comfort products and crop packaging, with slatted rubber and cubicle mats taking the award for most popular products.

Durapak are advising farmers to be on the lookout for three things when purchasing continuous rubber:

1. Width: Please ensure when pricing jobs that you have the correct information in relation to the roll width. The Durapak cubicle mat product is 1.8m wide. There are a number of competitor products in widths varying from 1.7 metres down to 1.65 metres & 1.6 metres. The wider Durapak product will allow you to use a brisket board either at the initial installation or at a later stage. The wider product increases comfort and reduces stress for the animals.
    
2. Nylon Inlay: Durapak continuous rubber has an inlay incorporated in the product unlike many of the competitors. The advantage of a nylon inlay is that it enhances the strength of the product and prevents spreading and tearing of the rubber.
    
3. Massive/ Solid End: The Durapak cubicle continuous rubber has a ‘massive’ or ‘solid’ piece at the end of the rubber to increase the strength of the rubber at the back of the cubicle.

 
In summary, when doing your research, do look out for variations in roll width, whether the product has a nylon inlay and that the part at the channel end has a solid piece of rubber.