Farra Engineering

Farra Engineering Farra Engineering is full service engineering company operating out of Dunedin.

Farra provides reliable, innovative, and practical engineering products and services, locally and internationally. We are a proven, genuine engineering company, with over 150 years experience in the manufacturing, energy, mining, transportation, food and beverage, and construction sectors. Our focus is on creating superior products, exceeding expectations, and building long term client partnerships.

Great to see the continued investment in the future of our industry ๐Ÿ‘Our CEO, Sally Henderson, was up in Auckland recent...
20/05/2026

Great to see the continued investment in the future of our industry ๐Ÿ‘

Our CEO, Sally Henderson, was up in Auckland recently for the HERA board meeting โ€” and had the chance to be part of the opening of HERAโ€™s impressive new facility, the HERA Innovation Lab. Congratulations to the HERA team on what is a fantastic milestone for New Zealandโ€™s metals and engineering sector ๐Ÿš€

For those who arenโ€™t familiar, HERA plays a critical role in advancing innovation, standards, and capability across our industry. Weโ€™re proud to have Sally representing the South via the HERA Board, helping bring a regional voice into national conversations that shape the future of engineering in New Zealand.

If you're curious about how HERA can support your business, capability, or projects, feel free to reach out to Sally โ€” always happy to connect.

Want to know more about the HERA Innovation Lab? Check this out https://lnkd.in/g2TqQP2q

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Check out the Linked in post here https://lnkd.in/ewBFquCi

Weโ€™re pretty excited to be getting back into the big workshop soon, now that itโ€™s nearing completion ๐Ÿ—๏ธโœจ One piece of ki...
15/05/2026

Weโ€™re pretty excited to be getting back into the big workshop soon, now that itโ€™s nearing completion ๐Ÿ—๏ธโœจ One piece of kit the team have definitely missed? The mighty 500T roller ๐Ÿ’ช

So hereโ€™s a little to one of the larger projects rolled out by the beastโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‡

We sub-contracted to RCR a few years back to create this massive chimney for Mataura Valley Milk ๐Ÿฅ›๐Ÿญ

๐Ÿ”น 34-metre-long chimney stack
๐Ÿ”น 4.2 metres in diameter
๐Ÿ”น Fabricated from medium tensile carbon steel (8mmโ€“20mm thick)
๐Ÿ”น Base rings built from 40mm plate for extra strength

All of it was rolled on our PS 500 Roundo Roller, welded, and assembled right here in our fabrication workshop ๐Ÿ”ง

The final result?
๐Ÿ‘‰ 36 metres long
๐Ÿ‘‰ 58 tonnes of solid engineering ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Once completed, the chimney made its journey from Dunedin through Central Otago to Mataura Valley Milkโ€™s milk powder plant near Gore ๐Ÿš› โ€ฆand was successfully installed by our team on site โœ…

Great to look back on projects like this โ€” and even better knowing weโ€™ll be back rolling jobs like these again soon ๐Ÿ‘Œ

๐Ÿ”ฅ Things are heating up in the workshop! ๐Ÿ”ฅOur large heat treatment processing oven is currently running around the clock...
07/05/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ Things are heating up in the workshop! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Our large heat treatment processing oven is currently running around the clock, handling some very large and complex fabricated components. This post-weld heat treatment before machining plays a critical role in stress-relieving the metal, helping to prevent cracking and ensuring long-term performance.

This impressive oven โ€” measuring 5.5m square by 1.4m high โ€” can reach temperatures of up to 700ยฐC. ๐ŸŒก๏ธ

For this process, we carefully control the cycle:
โ€ข Heating at a maximum rate of 50ยฐC per hour โฑ๏ธ
โ€ข Holding at temperature for 4 hours ๐Ÿ”ง
โ€ข Controlled cooling at approximately 70ยฐC per hour

Precision, control, and consistency are key to achieving the best possible results. โœ…

โœจ Projects like this are why we love what we do.Working alongside talented designers, trusted partners, and our wider co...
30/04/2026

โœจ Projects like this are why we love what we do.

Working alongside talented designers, trusted partners, and our wider community to deliver something that genuinely enhances a public space is always a highlight for our team.

๐Ÿ’›Huge congratulations to everyone involved and thanks for sharing this post with us Dream South D ๐Ÿ‘

The fabricated and powderโ€‘coated pieces were also a real standout at the Business-South & SOREC event at our workshops last week โ€” well admired โค๏ธ

โญ What a pleasure to be the venue and hosts for the recent Business-South & SOREC Southland + Otago Regional Engineering...
29/04/2026

โญ What a pleasure to be the venue and hosts for the recent Business-South & SOREC Southland + Otago Regional Engineering Collective - Manufacturing and Engineering Tour (MET) Series!

Guests enjoyed an exclusive behindโ€‘theโ€‘scenes look at Farra, with the team showcasing our Kia and Mori CNC horizontal machining and boring capabilities, along with laser cutting and brake pressing in action ๐Ÿ› ๏ธโœจ

We took over the Mechanical Engineering Design office, and our CEO, Sally Henderson shared the Farra story. She also joined a panel discussion alongside Surge Koleman (Procurement Manager, Dunedin City Council) and Isabelle Prosser (Founder, Prosser Communication), with a great conversation facilitated around procurement ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿค

It was a wellโ€‘attended and highly engaging event โ€” a huge thanks to James Bracewell from SOREC for making this happen and pulling together such a successful MET Series ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ

Lest We Forget. In Farraโ€™s long history, war has touched our company and the lives of our people deeply โ€” with many of o...
27/04/2026

Lest We Forget. In Farraโ€™s long history, war has touched our company and the lives of our people deeply โ€” with many of our people answering the call to serve, some returning home, and others who did not. This Anzac Day, we pause to remember all who served. โค๏ธ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—– & ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ (๐— ๐—˜๐—ง) ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น, ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ at...
16/04/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—– & ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ (๐— ๐—˜๐—ง) ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น, ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ at ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ค.

Learn about Farra's history and story. Following the workshop tour, join a panel discussion featuring local and central government experts, where youโ€™ll learn more about public procurement and join other local people and businesses for some nibbles and networking.

Register here: https://business-south.org.nz/how-we-help/special-events/ -modal-412666

SOREC Southland + Otago Regional Engineering Collective
Business-South

14/04/2026

โšก ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ โšกArnel in action on the press brake, producing electrical cabinets. We run a stocking system for this regular, highโ€‘volume client which guarantees them consistent quality, faster turnaround, and reliable supply ๐Ÿ“ฆ

โœ… ISO 9001 Certified
โœ… DFM โ€“ Design for Manufacture
โœ… Cut โ€ข Fold โ€ข Powdercoat
โœ… Tailored QA through to Logistics

Built for performance. Delivered with confidence.

Recently, Farra Engineering completed precision machining on a large tannery Valero drive system, manufacturing new pini...
08/04/2026

Recently, Farra Engineering completed precision machining on a large tannery Valero drive system, manufacturing new pinion gears on our Hartford machine ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ and a new girth gear on our Kia machine โš™๏ธ for a hideโ€‘tanning application. The job required careful measurement and highโ€‘accuracy machining to ensure correct alignment and reliable performance under heavy loads while processing sheep and cow hides ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ„. With the scale and complexity of the gear train, this project showcases our specialised largeโ€‘scale machining capability and attention to detail โ€” keeping critical industrial equipment running smoothly and efficiently โœ…

๐ŸŒท๐Ÿฐ Hope the Easter Bunny was good to you! Enjoy the break โ€” see you Tuesday. Happy Easter from all of us at Farra ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ’›
05/04/2026

๐ŸŒท๐Ÿฐ Hope the Easter Bunny was good to you! Enjoy the break โ€” see you Tuesday. Happy Easter from all of us at Farra ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ’›

Address

43 Cresswell Street, PO Box 672
Dunedin
9016

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+6434775892

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