LGPM is a company with a long history of designing and installing grain storage and handling systems across Australia. They have recently introduced their own line of silos called Mighty Bulk that feature strong galvanized coating and design elements to prevent water damage and maintain internal temperatures. The silos have been well received at field days for their robust construction and flexible flat-pack assembly option. LGPM also offers conveying equipment and full design, installation, and commissioning services.

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LGPM's proud history continues
Mighty Bulk top of the range
LGPM has a long history
delivering quality bulk ma-
terials storage and handling
solutions across Australia.
Along with designing,
building and installing com-
plete grain handling and
processing systems, they
have recently introduced
their own range of hop-
per-style and flat-bottomed
silos branded Mighty Bulk.
The new silos feature a
huge 600g/m2 galvanised
coating, the highest available
of any bins on the market,
which gives, on average, an
extra 15 years life.
“World class quality, un-
beatable value, and built to
last,” LGPM’s National Sales
Manager, Mark Hawes said.
They also include features
like sealed eaves, side walls
that extend past the cone to
create a drip edge, thereby
preventing rain water from
running down the cone, and
ladders with safety cage sup-
plied as standard on all silos.
The corrugated wall sheet
profile dramatically increas-
esthestrengthofthesilo,and
aids in resisting deformation
associated with wind loads
and product load shifts.
This form of side-wall also
helps to maintain constant
internal temperatures.
The farm silo range can al-
so be manufactured with 67
degree hoppers for products
that can be difficult to flow.
“We attended both the
Henty and Elmore Field Days
where the robust construc-
tion, design features and
cost were well received by
those interested in purchas-
ing silos in the near future,”
Design Draftsmen at LGPM,
Graham Everett said.
“The flexibility of being
able to assemble them
from flat pack also had
huge appeal.”
LGPM also offers a full
range of conveying equip-
ment, and can provide in-
house design, installation
and commissioning capabil-
ities.
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LGPM can trace it’s her-
itage back to 1968 and the
inauguration of the Syd-
ney-based company Grain
Processing Machinery.
GPM, as it became known,
built its reputation as a spe-
cialist in Grain Processing
andBulkMaterialsHandling.
During the 1990’s the
company expanded to in-
clude an office in Melbourne
with a particular focus on
feed milling.
GPM further expanded its
products and services offer-
ing into many industries rep-
resenting a range of agencies
from Europe, the US and in
more recent times, China.
In 2004, a generational
change in GPM’s manage-
ment, saw the amalgamation
of the Melbourne division
with Lynchborough Corpo-
ration to form Lynchbor-
ough-GPM Corporation
Pty Ltd.
Lynchborough Corpo-
ration was incorporated in
1992 and, like GPM, was a
family-owned company.
It’s focus and key com-
petencies are design, engi-
neering and project manage-
ment.
These attributes along
with GPM’s experience see
them across a very broad se-
lection of industries.
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LGPM STAFFF: Rickard Nilsson, project manager, Mark Hawes, national sales manager and Graham Everett, design
draftsman display one of the latest Mighty Bulk silos.
Grain storage grows in importance
GRAIN storage has moved
beyond a ‘feed and seed’ role
on many farms as growers
take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to store, segregate or
blend their grain to capitalise
on market opportunities.
Whatever the reason for
storing grain on-farm – stor-
ing for own use, managing
harvest logistics or capturing
premiums – and regardless
of whether it is for stock feed,
seed or human consump-
tion,theimplicationsofgrain
storage management can
affect the whole industry.
In response to the increase
in on-farm storage following
the deregulation of grain
marketing, the GRDC invests
in research to equip growers
with practical information to
maintain grain quality and
market access.
Hygiene is the first and
most effective line of defence
against insect infestations in
stored grain and now is the
time to get silos cleaned out
and hardstands (paved are-
as) tidied up, prior to harvest.
Effective grain hygiene re-
quires complete removal of
all waste grain from storages
and equipment.
This is the message from
Western Australian-based
Grains Research and De-
velopment Corporation
(GRDC) grain storage ex-
tension team member Ben
White, who stresses that pre-
vention is better than cure
when it comes to controlling
pests in stored grain.
“Grain residues in storages
or older grain stocks held
over from last season provide
ideal breeding sites,” he said.
“Meticulous grain hygiene
combined with structural
treatments, such as diato-
maceous earth (amorphous
silica), can play a key role
in reducing the number of
stored grain pests.”
Mr White said growers
should choose a dry day to
wash silos and, once dried,
they should use DE, com-
monly known as Dryacide®,
as a structural treatment
before closing the top and
bottom lids.
■ Visit: grdc.com.au