9 October 2019
The Heiniger Shearer Training Centre located on the Jamestown Showgrounds in Victoria Park, South Australia is complete, and is ready to welcome the next generation of shearers and wool handlers.
Today, Heiniger’s Managing Director, Gary Lyons opened the completed facilities which include the complete range of industry-leading Heiniger and TPW shearing and wool handling equipment. “This is the culmination of the vision, dedication and passion of all involved – from the committee, the supporters and the wider Jamestown community.”
This is the first purpose-built and Heiniger-equipped training facility in Australia, operational year-round, delivering practical skills, training and certification within the local community, as well as being a centre for excellence for shearing in South Australia.
Shearing shed safety is at the forefront of the training centre’s design, with Heiniger’s multiple WorkSafe award-winning shearing plant and wool presses forming the backbone of the operations, ensuring that the next generation of shearers are well-prepared, agile, adaptable and most importantly, safe.
Comments attributed to Heiniger Managing Director, Gary Lyons
“The Heiniger Shearer Training Centre delivers shed-based skills for a new generation of shearers, wool handlers and farmers, backed by the world’s number one brand of shearing and animal fibre harvesting equipment, our Swiss-quality products and more than 70 years of know-how.
This facility will be a lasting contribution, not just on show days, but throughout the year, ensuring that shearers and wool handlers receive high quality, practical training, with a focus on safety, a cause that is dear to my heart, and engineered into the heart of every Heiniger product.”