Ant Consult
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Commercial irrigation design

The right system for your crop, your land and the people who will run it.

Solutions / Commercial irrigation design
Where it sits
01 Feasibility study 02 Masterplan
03 Detailed design

Infield irrigation carries the longest financial consequences of any decision on the farm. The system you install will run for the next 20 to 30 years, either holding your energy and maintenance costs down or quietly compounding them season after season.

We design commercial irrigation systems that are practical, reliable and engineered for the lowest lifetime operating cost we can achieve on your site. We sell no equipment, so every component we recommend is chosen on technical merit and fit for your conditions, never off a supplier's catalogue.

What the design involves

We assess your crop type, land topography, soil conditions, water availability, management capability and long-term production objectives before a system type is selected.

01 System types

Four ways to put water on a crop

The right technology depends on the crop, field layout, available water, operating requirements and long-term production objectives. Our role is to find the system that fits those conditions best, not the one that is easiest to specify.

02
Pump stations, filtration and fertigation

Infield irrigation does not operate in isolation. Pump stations, filtration systems and fertigation infrastructure are engineered as integrated parts of the complete irrigation system rather than standalone components. The hydraulic performance of the full system, from source to emitter, is modelled and verified before the design is finalised.

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Designed for your operation

We match system complexity to your management capability. A sophisticated system your team cannot maintain is not a good design, whatever it looks like on paper. So we design for your operation as it runs, which means the system performs reliably in the hands of the people using it every day.

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Construction-ready deliverables

You receive construction-ready drawings, detailed bills of quantities and specifications a contractor can build from without guessing. Clear documentation is what keeps your costs predictable on site: no expensive surprises mid-construction, and no gaps filled in by decisions that should have been made at the design stage.

What you get
Lower pumping costs, every season

Hydraulics modelled from source to emitter, so you are not paying for pressure the system never needed.

A build with no surprises

Drawings and bills of quantities detailed enough to price accurately and build from, which keeps variation claims off your desk.

A system your team can run

Complexity matched to the people maintaining it, so uptime does not depend on one specialist being available.

Independent advice on every component

We sell no equipment. You can compare quotes knowing the specification was written for your site, not for a brand.

The irrigation system you choose today will influence your operation for decades.

Before you commit to a system type, know what it will cost to run for the next twenty years and whether your team can maintain it.

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