Your Milking and Feeding Robotic Specialists in Devon & Cornwall.
At Lely Center Holsworthy, Farming Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our focus is delivering the most cost effective, efficient milking and barn solutions for our customer's to increase their productivity and profitability.
With our Head Office in Holsworthy and hubs in Honiton (East Devon) and Roche (Cornwall), our dedicated service team can ensure the faultless operation of your farm robotic systems 24/7 throughout Devon & Cornwall.
For any enquiries please contact us on: 01409 413122 or alternatively email us on: info@hol.lelycenter.com where a member of our team will be happy to assist you.
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Holsworthy Office: Units 6 - 7 Killatree, Pyworthy,
Your Milking and Feeding Robotic Specialists in Devon & Cornwall.
At Lely Center Holsworthy, Farming Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our focus is delivering the most cost effective, efficient milking and barn solutions for our customer's to increase their productivity and profitability.
With our Head Office in Holsworthy and hubs in Honiton (East Devon) and Roche (Cornwall), our dedicated service team can ensure the faultless operation of your farm robotic systems 24/7 throughout Devon & Cornwall.
For any enquiries please contact us on: 01409 413122 or alternatively email us on: info@hol.lelycenter.com where a member of our team will be happy to assist you.
Meet our general manager
"Lely have a fantastic range of automation, not just the milking robots, but robotic feeders, feed pushers and scrapers, …
"Lely have a fantastic range of automation, not just the milking robots, but robotic feeders, feed pushers and scrapers, everything they do is about consistency, saving labour and energy.
Hi, I’m Dan Gifford, I’ve worked at Lely Center Holsworthy since 2009, having gained an interest in robotics whilst working on the maintenance of six A3 milking robots on my wife’s family farm.
After joining Lely, I progressed from an SL1 to an SL2 service technician before becoming Service Manager in 2012 looking after the team of Engineers throughout Devon & Cornwall.
I became General Manager of the Lely Center in July 2021 and I have a firm 5-year plan; I want to increase the number of robots throughout the two counties to in excess of 400 robots and, as importantly, I want to ensure I have a dedicated and happy workforce alongside me who will be key to helping me achieve this progression.
Lely Center Holsworthy has been established since 2008, and we are one of the pioneers in Lely robotic milking, feeding and barn products in the UK. The Center has evolved over time to provide a complete design, sales, service and back up operation second to none, helping our customers achieve higher productivity and effectiveness on their farm.
We have a team of certified service technicians located throughout the Devon & Cornwall region which ensures a quick response time 365 days a year; they all have the same goal – to maintain each robot to the highest standard and keep failures to a minimum and to keep customer satisfaction high.
The service technicians are supported by a dedicated team which consist of Sales Specialists, a Compressor Engineer, Service Manager, Project Coordinator, Farm Management Support specialists, an Admin team, a Marketing Specialist and a Store & Stock control team along with a vast stock of spares. It’s a team effort, whether that be designing a barn layout or assisting the feed nutritionist or vet, we are all here to help every Lely customer achieve their goals.
We are building long term relationships with our customers! If you are not a customer yet, call us or click on the below to find out how we can help you."
Our team is staffed with customer experience and industry specialists who understand your aims, goals and the region. We are committed to providing you with reliable and professional support. Find out how our team can support you today!
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This team is here to support you with any questions or queries you may have on any of our Lely products or services.
Regardless of whether you are just about to make the transition to automatic milking and/or feeding, or you have been using our products and management systems on your farm for a while, our Farm Management Support (FMS) team will guide you before, during and after you start to optimise and get the most out of your product.
DISCOUNTS on bulk chemical and consumables orders:-
‘• Orders over £1000 are eligible for 6% discount and orders over £2500 are eligible for 10% discount
• Chemicals and consumables which are collected from the store are now eligible for a 6% discount
• We also offer the option to pay for bulk orders by Direct Debit
• Buy a 12-month supply and pay for it over a 6-month period.
OR
• Buy a 6-month supply and repay over a 3-month period
Chemicals & consumables can be picked up from our Holsworthy depot during working hours Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm or ordered direct on 01409 413122 (option 2) for farm delivery. Please contact us to discuss special collection or delivery deals.’
• 3 x Lely A5 robots
• 2 x Discovery Collectors
• 1 x Juno
David and Sarah Eva, who farm near Helston in Cornwall, have 4 young children aged 9, 7, 5 and 3 so the decision to automate was an easy one as it provided them with the promise of more flexibility and family time! 12 months on and the difference installing robots has made to the family is tangible, with David confirming that robots “were definitely the right decision for us as a family. I could never relax before; I was always clock watching and half my mind was on the fact that I needed to get back to the farm for evening milking. Life is more relaxed now”.
Andrew & Di Heard farm a 174-cow dairy herd near Barnstaple in North Devon and made the successful transition from a 20-year-old milking parlour to a modern 3-robot Lely Astronaut milking system in 2022.
Lely Juno helps beef farmers save money and finish cattle earlier. Daily intake has increased by 6.5kg a day and the Olde’s predict that this will not only result in them being able to sell cattle up to 30 days quicker and saving around £40 per head, but this will also see an annual increase in stock throughput.
Supportive, knowledgeable, and patient Lely Center staff made the transition from parlour to robotic milking a smooth one for farmers Ed and Merry George. near Buckland Brewer in North Devon.
‘Wendy Ward, DVM MRCVS, and Merryn Cowls who are part of our Farm Management Support at Lely Center Devon & Cornwall will be host a webinar on the topic "Udder Health on Lely Robots". Click below to watch the webinar!’
Working as a vet on Lely Robot Dairies9th December 2021
‘Mike Steele BSc (Hons), BVSc, MRCVS, Farm Management Support Lead at Lely Atlantic & Wendy Ward DVM MRCVS, Farm Management Support at Lely Center Devon & Cornwall discuss ‘Working as a vet on Lely Robot Dairies’. Learn and understand how to get value from advice: working on health plans and disease reduction projects can give some great rewards for both you and your clients.’
Webinar: Ketosis management on Lely Robot Dairies18th November 2021
‘Mike Steele, FMS Lead at Lely Atlantic and Wendy Ward FMS at Lely Center Devon & Cornwall discuss Ketosis Management on Lely Robot Dairies. Learn how you can help optimise profits from transition cows on your farm. Managing their energy, feed access and group changes around this crucial time can bring more profitable milk over the next lactation. Reducing losses from ketosis and monitoring the risks using Lely farm software that can help you to manage a smooth and trouble-free lactation.’
Webinar: Success Factors for Robotic Milking12th May 2021
‘In this webinar, with guest speaker Jack Rodenburg from DairyLogix, Canada, we look at 'Success Factors for Robotic Milking'.
During the 90-minute session, Jack also explores:
• General robot management strategies
• Feeding
• Barn design and barn management’
Webinar: Feeding for profit - the Lely DLM module21st January 2021
‘Watch our webinar to find out how the DLM feeding module, which is currently available on T4C and will also be available on Horizon, finds the most profitable cake allocation for each cow. In the past months we have trialled this module on a number of farms, closely monitoring effects on yields, forage performance and cow health. Throughout the trial we have been putting financial figures together and the amounts of cash saved are impressive.’
We are always looking for energetic individuals who can bring a new vision and expertise to our Lely Center. If you feel this is you, please email a copy of your CV to: info@hol.lelycenter.com
