Wholesale Nursery Prepares for Extreme Weather with Custom Ag Package

With heavy rainfall forecast earlier this year, Botanic Plant Supply, a wholesale nursery supplying trees to landscapers, developers, and councils, needed to prepare for increased run-off across their site.

Their existing pump system was becoming unreliable, spare parts were difficult to source, and with a major weather event approaching, the risk of failure was too high to ignore.

The Challenge

The nursery required a reliable diesel-powered pump solution to collect run-off water from recycle dams where no mains power was available.

The system needed to be:

• Mobile between multiple dam locations
• Capable of remote operation
• Ready to deploy quickly ahead of forecast rainfall

The Solution

Following a recommendation from a Victorian irrigation provider, the business contacted Allflo Pumps & Equipment.

After assessing the site requirements, Allflo specified a Remko RS-150 pump coupled to a Perkins 404D-22 diesel engine Ag Package. The skid-mounted design allowed the unit to be easily placed on an existing trailer, providing the mobility the nursery required.

To enhance control and flexibility, the package was fitted with:

• K27 telemetry, enabling remote start/stop from up to five mobile phones
• Float-controlled auto start/stop, allowing unattended operation during rising water levels

With a suitable unit already in stock, only telemetry, pipework and final connections were required — allowing the nursery to be operational well ahead of the weather event.

The Outcome

Upon collection, an Allflo technician provided a full handover and operational walkthrough, ensuring the customer was confident using the system immediately.

The nursery is now equipped with a robust, mobile and remotely operated pumping solution, ready to respond quickly to heavy rainfall and unexpected site conditions.

With Australian-based support and Remko spare parts stocked locally in Shepparton, the customer also gained long-term confidence that help and parts are readily available when needed.

This project was a strong result — driven by listening to the customer, acting quickly, and delivering a solution that worked.

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