The largest fire-tube boiler to be made in New Zealand is lifted by the floating crane at Lyttelton before shipping to the North Island. The boiler, which is fired by natural gas, cost $150,000, and weighs 42 tonnes, is destined for the Manawatu Dairy Company, near Palmerston North. It was manufactured by Andersons Engineering, Ltd, of Christchurch, and took 11 months to complete.
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Press, 27 February 1980, Page 6
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63The largest fire-tube boiler to be made in New Zealand is lifted by the floating crane at Lyttelton before shipping to the North Island. The boiler, which is fired by natural gas, cost $150,000, and weighs 42 tonnes, is destined for the Manawatu Dairy Company, near Palmerston North. It was manufactured by Andersons Engineering, Ltd, of Christchurch, and took 11 months to complete. Press, 27 February 1980, Page 6
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