Silvan Selecta
Silvan was established in 1962 and has since been a pioneer in the development and manufacture of agricultural machinery to meet the needs of primary producers. Silvan¹s key objective is to provide farmers with a comprehensive range of ³all over the farm² products that
meet growers expectations and provide a solution. Always at the forefront in the development of new technology, Silvan combines strong innovative management with a comprehensive understanding of today's agribusiness.
Silvan New Zealand commenced trading in its own right in 2006 to provide highly effective and value for money solutions to its diverse Agricultural market.
In 2005 Silvan acquired Better H2O Management creating Silvan H2O, a company dedicated to manufacturing and marketing rainwater utilisation systems. This includes Aquagarden, which stores and delivers rainwater to your garden, and Aquasource a system that supplies rainwater for domestic toilet flushing, laundry and hot water services.
In June 2006 Silvan also acquired the business of Elmhurst Trading and Sherlock Manufacturing Group. This acquisition was added to the new Selecta Hardware business and brought Silvan customers and exciting new range of products such as trolleys, shovels, building products and the highly regarded Sherlock wheelbarrow.
Today a full range of Silvan products are used throughout the Australian continent and they are exported to countries such as Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand and New Caledonia.