Spotted!

A look back at Clearwater Mussel’s sophisticated harvester.

Gary and the team welcome back an old friend to the workshop

Noise-reducing and energy-efficient hydraulics for the Vanguard.

The hydraulic installation of Maclab’s new 36m mussel harvester vessel is all going to plan.

The HIAB team at FPS, led by Cylinder Technician Adam Henle, was recently hired by Sanford to revamp the crane on one of their mussel harvesters.

We teamed up with our Greymouth distributor, SM Hydraulics to provide a new upgrade at Coastwood Furniture in Greymouth.

Following an Australasian search, Fluid Power Solutions (FPS) hydraulic engineer Owen Little was selected to solve an issue with a critical scientific ice drill based in Antarctica.

Marine Foreman Doug Hitchcock and Workshop Manager Brent Brown enjoyed a change of scenery as they ventured to Majuro, the Capital of the Marshall Islands for their latest job.

FPS hydraulic and hose technician Craig Griffiths, who is based in Motueka, assists Fraser Logging at one of their forestry skid sites along the Riwaka Valley Road.

FPS Fabrication Specialist Nick Carston is excited his hot rod won third place in the ‘Unfinished Projects’ category at the National Hot Rod Show held at the Trafalgar Centre in November.

Firth Concrete, New Zealand’s largest national manufacturer of ready mixed concrete and concrete products, called in the experts at FPS when they were having problems with their compressor.

FPS Systemcare Manager Craig Wray says the Voyager hydraulic system must be kept very clean as it has minimal filtration and any dirt inside the loop will generate more.

Mike Hughes from the FPS team gets to work servicing Air Nelson’s 12-tonne hydraulic aircraft jack.

Like father, like son is the case for Braden Gray, who is following in his engineer father Chris Gray’s footsteps working as an apprentice at FPS.

The ClimbMAX Steep Slope Harvester makes harvesting steep forestry land safer and more efficient by allowing workers to safely remove trees from slopes up to 45 degrees.

When Talley’s approached FPS to complete the hydraulics for its fish factory upgrade in Greymouth on the West Coast, the response was ‘no problem’ for the Nelson-based engineering firm.

FPS branding is now emblazoned on the sports tops of the Nelson Bays Under 16s Representatives rugby team, thanks to sponsorship support by FPS.

Specially designed by FPS, the test rig gives comprehensive diagnostics of hydraulic equipment, as well as equipment testing after servicing, ensuring everything is functioning correctly before leaving the workshop.

Congratulations to hydraulic and hose technician Craig Griffith, who took out first place in the FPS dragster at the Spring Nationals in Auckland in November, pulling off a personal best.