Brookside Farm in Cheshire is probably one of the most ambitious farm development projects undertaken in recent years. Richard Fair embarked on the project of building a Greenfield site that would not only provide excellent cow housing and facilities for a large dairy herd but would also provide a place of education for farmers, discussion groups and perhaps most importantly school children.

With many a hurdle met on the way - not least the planners, then the builders, the project reached completion with the first cows milked in 2005 and discussion groups now using the excellent conference facilities.

With all the changes, decisions and difficulties that are faced on such a big project Richard Fair' choice was a difficult one with so many options available however Richard comments "After visiting various milking machine manufacturers factories and viewing many installations I felt the only choice to meet my requirements was a 60 point Dairymaster Swiftflo Revolver. Now I am convinced that my decision was correct and that this is the only way to milk large herds. Throughout the planning and installation stages the Dairymaster team were fantastic and the support we have for the Dairymaster parlour has been top class, it has cemented the fact that we made the correct choice and is catering for all of our needs. Its milking efficiency is fantastic with currently 500 cows being milked thoroughly within 2 hours."

With 2 draft units, auto ID, 2 feed types and full Dairymaster revolver automation the unit is capable of milking many hundred's of cows with minimum stress on both the operator and animals.