Hansen has a reputation for distributing high quality, simple and easy to use products.  Bert Hansen, begun developing fittings in the 1950’s when he was unable to source a reliable toilet valve during his home build. He went on to develop brass foot and check valves and quickly had these patented and founded the Hansen Products company. Hansen Products soon became the bench mark for industry standards and the original design is used in numbers of valves in worlds today. In the 1970’s trends saw Hansen redevelop the existing range and had the range manufactured in plastic.  Hansen continued to add new products to its range and Hansen Products are now demanded all over the world including a strong following in Australia and New Zealand.  Hansen has continually developed its products and all are constructed of high performance materials.

Pipe Fittings

Hansen’s Easy Fit Pipe Fittings range is well known for its reliability, simplicity and ease of use. All pipe fittings are made of high quality materials, have a smart design and made with customer’s needs in mind. Hansen’s pipe fittings are strong, compact and lightweight and are available in a selection of thread combinations and connections. Pipe fittings are suitable for both above and below ground use and can operate in varying pressures and temperatures.

Threaded Pipe Fittings

With over 250 products, Hansen has the largest range of commercial quality threaded pipe fittings in the southern hemisphere. These fittings are made from high quality glass fibre reinforced with nylon making them very durable, and resistant to bacteria, fungi, termites and weather. These fittings are most commonly used in horticultural, irrigation, plumbing and agricultural applications.

Tank Fittings

Hansen’s has an extensive catalogue of tank fittings including female and male fittings and tank plugs. Suitable for use in tank, troughs and marine applications. Tank fittings are made from materials approved for use with potable water and are available in sizes 15mm to 1000mm.

Trough & Tank Valves

Hansen have developed a compact and lightweight valve capable of delivering high volumes of water quickly. The valve increases efficiency by reducing the amount of sticking and its ability to operate in clean or dirty water applications. Hansen valves requires less operating pressure, therefore reducing pumping costs without compromising flow. Hansen valves are made from non-corrosive, UV stabilised materials and are available in female and male BSPT, ACME and NPT thread configurations.

Irrigation

Hansen Post Risers can be used in orchard, vegetable, pasture and domestic irrigation systems.  These products are made from glass fibre reinforced nylon quality materials, are strong and UV resistant. Hansen post rises are fully adjustable to fit any post shape and are quick and easy to install.  Hansen’s catalogue also includes sprinklers suitable for garden, glass house, flower, landscaping, display pot and commercial building applications.

Hansen Products also include a wide range of reservoir & tank valves, tapping saddles, unions, and couplings. All Hansen products have been designed with their “Keep it Simple” philosophy and made for high performance.

Netafim has a remarkable backstory which has ultimately changed the way irrigation is used worldwide.  An Israeli water engineer, Simcha Blass, first discovered that a slow and balanced water drip resulted in significant plant growth.  With this new discovery, he designed and created a drip-based tube device that released water slowly when and where it was most effective. Blass recognised the potential of his new device and turned to Kibbutz Hatzerim, a small agricultural community nestled in the Negev desert, Israel.  Bass was able to build on the strengths of the community’s manufacturing capabilities and agricultural knowledge and establish Netafim’s first production facility in 1965.

Netafim’s primary goal is to develop irrigation systems to help people grow better and higher yielding crops but doing so using less energy and chemicals and above all less water. Continued innovation of Netafim’s drip irrigation solutions saw the products rapidly spread worldwide. Netafim now has 16 manufacturing plants, 28 subsidiaries and over 4,000 employees worldwide. 110 countries and 2 million customers have benefited from Bass’s discovery over the last four decades.

The company has a strong focus on sustainability and strive to find irrigation solutions that work with nature. Netafim continues to be the leading pioneers in the landscape drip irrigation industry.Drip irrigation is well known to use water resources efficiently. Netafim has developed, manufactures and distributes all necessary irrigation products including:

• Drippers
• Dripperlines
• Sprinklers
• Micro-emitters

Netafim Drip Irrigation Systems have also developed innovative crop management technologies to enable easy monitoring, control and dosing as well as a crop management software. Netafim’s systems provide suitable irrigation solutions for agriculture, greenhouse and mining applications. Quality products are backed by an experienced service team which is essential.

Agricultural, Greenhouse & Mining Applications

Agricultural products include driplines, sprinklers, on-line drippers, valves, filters, polyethylene tubing, air vents, pressure regulators, water meters and crop management technologies.  For the greenhouse and nursery Netafim Drip Irrigation Systems provides bench pots, bedding plants, hanging baskets and nursery containers, eliminating the requirement for hand watering and reducing labour costs while still maintaining if not improving plant production and quality. Heap leaching used by the mining industry benefits from the broad selection of irrigation products provided by Netafim, including driplines, air valves, supply pipping, values and flow meters, all in which are produced in a variety of sizes and spacings to help ensure maximum ore extraction.

Landscaping Applications

Netafim’s expertise extends further to the landscaping sector, including both residential and commercial projects.  Netafim Drip Irrigation Systems is the highest rated solution for efficient irrigation for sports fields, golf courses, residential and commercial landscape designs and even roof top gardens. Netafim’s products are a low maintenance and cost effective irrigation solution making is assessable to projects of all sizes. Netafim’s subsidiary company Bioline® uses a subsurface dripline to dispose of waste water, treating it to produce a productive irrigation source.