Our story text part 2

Harry turned to electric fencing

The biggest issue that Harry had to tackle with this new set-up revolved around fencing, specifically in finding cheap ways of containing the flocks without the use of permanent livestock fencing. He knew that this method of farming could be profitable and sustainable but the constant setting up and taking down of electric fences was very time-consuming.

Harry sought a solution to improve the efficiency of setting up electric fencing. In 1978, he found the answer.

He designed and manufactured a machine that would go on to revolutionise British sheep farming, a machine that both set out and wrapped up electric fencing. It would save many hours of labour in the process, and it wasn’t long before his neighbours and friends began to ask where they could buy one for themselves.

The Ridley Rappa was patented, and our business was born.