Lely Center Yeovil

Introduction

Your Robotic Milking and Feeding Specialists

Lely Center Yeovil specialises in innovative robotic milking and automated feeding systems for dairy farmers across South and South-West England. Covering an area spanning from Somerset to Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Sussex, Herefordshire, and everywhere in between.

Established in 2010, we focus on reducing farm labour, increasing productivity, and improving financial wellbeing. Our team supports customers from barn design to installation and beyond, ensuring smooth transitions, 24/7 backup service and long-term relationships.

Telephone: 01935 577024

Email: info@fds.lelycenter.uk

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Opening hours: Weekdays 8am-5pm (24/7 On-Call service)

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The Services we offer

We provide the necessary tools to help you unlock your dairy farm’s full potential.

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Testimonials

Find out more about how we support our customers

Who better to explain why you should chose Lely for your switch to automation then our own farmers? Hear their story in these articles's below.

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Huntham Farm, Somerset

Ben and Hollie Hembrow

Twelve Lely A5 Astronauts start up within five months on one Dairy XL farm

We have four full time labour equivalents less than before with improved job satisfaction

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Batsons Farm, Dorset

Symms Family

Four Lely Astronaut A5 milking robots retrofitted into existing sheds, aswell as a Lely Juno feed pusher

The robots have paid for themselves all the way through

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Gatcombe Farm, East Devon

Thomas Reed

Installing a Lely Juno seemed a logical part of the progression towards full automation

We wouldn’t be without the Lely Juno feed pusher. We can’t match the consistency and reliability this machines offers. Feed is always available and there is plenty of room at the feed fence

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Manor Farm, Gloucestershire

Perry Beard

Discovery 120 puts an end to 'monotonous' tractor slurry scraping Slurry vacuum saves time & helps foot health

‘It is time saving; it’s a lot more flexible. And I reckon we’re 1.8 to 2 litres a cow a day better off.’

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Hardwick Farm, Abergavenny

Dave Jones

The ability to spread risk and expand gradually by adding robots over a 20 year period has been the big advantage of moving to automated milking

Within reason, the longer you have them in, the better they go.

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Huddlestone Farm, West Sussex

Keith Gue

Milking robots cut labour costs for large South-East dairy

Staff now spend more time doing high value jobs and less time doing low value jobs like cupping cows and scraping up

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Inserts & Articles

Read our latest publications

Have you seen our latest inserts or articles in well known publications including the British Dairying Magazine or The Southwest Farmer Newspaper. Catch our latests publications here.

Flexible Grazing

Maximising grass utilisation with robots. Automating yard work to boost efficiencies.

Taking concept to reality with our Project Coordinators

From overseeing barn design and planning consent to commissioning and start-up, your Project Coordinator ensures everything runs according to plan.

Installation is just the beginning at Lely

Our unique Farm Management Support (FMS) advisors are committed to guiding you through every step. Giving advice prior to installation, whilst collaborating with vets and nutritionists to enable a seamless transition and enhancing both cow welfare and farm productivity.

Perfectly attuned chemicals for optimal milking hygiene and machine longevity

At Lely we provide cleaning products perfectly attuned to our solutions, ensuring the highest standards of hygiene and equipment longevity. By using Lely cleaners in our milking robots, farmers can safeguard milk quality while maintaining efficiency and durability.

Events

We run a variety of events to promote our product range to potential customers. Aswell as running events for existing customers to share ideas between farms and encorage discussion.

1 Oct
08:00 – 16:00
- exhibition
- Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Dairy Show
We will be promoting our full product range from our Astronaut A5 to our Vector

News

Latest News

Press18/03/2025

Lely introduces the Vector MFR Next: less work, more results

Maassluis, 18 March 2025 – Lely has launched the Vector MFR Next, the new mixing and feeding robot that takes robotic precision feeding to a higher level. The Vector MFR Next has a strong drive line and a frame with a loading capacity of up to 800kg. This provides a 35% increase in feed loading capacity compared to the previous generation, increasing the suitability for more farms. Front and rear lights provide extra visibility. The Vector provides dairy farmers with a versatile mixing and feeding solution to optimise their feeding strategy and save substantially on labour. With this new robot, the Vector MFR Next takes Lely another step further towards the Farm of the Future.

Press20/02/2025

Lely reports financials over 2024

Today, Lely presents its annual results for 2024: with a total sales of €857 million (2023: €888 million), in line with the more difficult dairy market. 

Press10/09/2024

Lely Zeta: the start of a new chapter in dairy farming

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 - Today, Lely introduces Zeta: a revolutionary concept based on a strong vision for the future. By using cameras, LED lighting, Artificial Intelligence and smart algorithms, Zeta enables farmers to collect even more data to further improve animal welfare and farmer prosperity. With this visionary concept, Lely opens a new era in monitoring cows and barn operation.

Press10/09/2024

Lely introduces autonomous feed pushing robot for large-scale farms

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 – Lely launches the revolutionary Juno Max: the first truly autonomous feed pusher for large-scale farms that takes feed pushing to the next level. Juno Max is designed to push feed quickly, smartly and efficiently, in multiple barns and feeding alleys. The newly designed free navigation system and obstacle detection ensure it can always accomplish its task: efficient feed pushing for large-scale farms.

Press10/09/2024

Lely introduces manure collecting for barns with sand bedding

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 - Today Lely proudly introduces the sand flush, a unique accessory that makes Discovery Collector manure robots suitable for barns with sand bedding. As sand is a commonly used bedding material in barns worldwide, this is the ultimate addition to the Discovery portfolio. With the introduction of the sand flush, Lely now offers a manure solution for almost every dairy farm.

Press10/09/2024

Lely unlocks new chapter in dairy farming

Maassluis, September 10, 2024 – During today’s Yellow Revolution event, Lely introduced three new products for dairy farms. All products seamlessly connect with the company’s vision on the Farm of the Future as launched last year. The new products – a manure robot that is also applicable for barns with sand bedding, an automatic feed pusher for large-scale farms and a concept for smart monitoring of cows and barn operation – are the newest answers to the challenges that dairy farmers worldwide face. All products focus on further improving animal welfare, lowering the environmental impact of dairy farming and improving farmer prosperity.