Services
FSS offer a complete range of weed spraying services – from knapsack, to remote handlines, boom spraying and roadside spraying.
- FSS have a range of vehicles and application methods to meet the needs of the job: ATVs, 4×4 vehicles, and utility vehicles. This allows us to cover a variety of situations from small spot spraying jobs to large broad acre paddocks – providing a high standard of weed or pest control.
- FSS provide services for a range of customers from private landholders to government groups such as SA Water, and the Adelaide Mt. Lofty Natural Resource Management Board.
- FSS cover the whole of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Southern Adelaide Hills.
Further details on our service:
Our vehicles are mainly equipped with Hardi Spray components, as well as using QuickSpray hand reels. Spray controllers are either Farmscan or Raven; and are linked to Trimble GPS guidance. For smaller or less unifom jobs we also have foam marking systems to ensure correct coverage and no wastage of chemical
For more intricate weed control jobs we can use our knapsacks, cut and swab equipment (including Stihl chainsaws and brush-cutters) and of course our ATV (All-Terrain-Vehicle) with boom, boom-less jet and handline.
All equipment is fully calibrated and our utes are able to provide the amount of area sprayed (hectares) and amount of spray used (litres)
At the end of the job the client is provided with a record sheet which includes information on weather conditions, chemicals used and areas covered. On request we can also provide a Job Safety & Environmental Analysis sheet.
Accreditation:
- FSS are fully licensed as a Pest Controller in accordance with the Controlled Substances (Pesticides) Regulations 2003. (Licence Number 2010-73069) our operators hold Full Pest Management Technician licences, or if under training supervision a limited Pest Management Technician licence. We provide mandatory on the job training to all technicians in conjunction with the listed accreditation process.
- FSS have very strict Work Health Safety and environmental management policies. We take particular heed of guidelines outlined by the rural chemicals department of PIRSA, the APVMA and Environmental Protection Authority.
- FSS encourage an integrated approach to pest and weed management, which might not rely solely on pesticide use but a combination of control methods
- FSS have $20,000,000.00 public liability insurance as well as spray drift insurance.