Our History And Mission

Company

1852

The original House of Melotte was founded in Belgium, followed by the ground-breaking invention of the cream separator in 1888.

1927

George Gascoigne founds Gascoigne in Reading England and rapidly builds a reputation for high quality milking equipment.

1935

Gascoigne establishes a company in Ireland.

1939

Lawrence Bouma made history with his invention of the Hi-Flo Pulsator and the lead to the formation of Bou-Matic Milkers in Ontario, California.

1974

Gascoigne and Melotte merge to form Gascoigne Melotte, a leader in milking machine design and development.

2004

BouMatic purchases the Gascoigne Melotte Group which strengthens their global market position.

2011

BouMatic Robotics is founded in the Netherlands and the BouMatic Single and Double Robot are launched.

Today in Ireland

BouMatic Ireland is one of the leading milking machine brands in Ireland, supplying high quality equipment with excellent service. With the main distribution centre in Barrowhouse, near Athy Co. Kildare, and our expansive network of dealers around the country we are always at hand to ensure Irish farmers can milk their cows in the best conditions possible.

BouMatic Ireland aims to create an environment for farmers that help them produce their milk through using the BouMatic philosophy ‘Quickly, Gently and Completely’.

Featured Products

Feeding Systems

Feeding Systems

Sequential Bailing

Sequential Bailing

Gemini Robotics

Gemini Robotics

StreamWay90 Bailing

StreamWay90 Bailing

Flo-Star Max

Flo-Star Max

Foldaway Low Line Wash

Foldaway Low Line Wash

Air Star

Air Star

Automatic Cluster Removers

Automatic Cluster Removers

What our customers say…

Pat O’Driscoll, Coppeen, Co. Cork

“We installed a 16 unit parlour with the Tombstone Bailing and the cow flow is great. The cows are not able to poach meal from the trough beside them and they are really comfortable. The swing arms leave loads of space in the pit and the machine is quiet so it’s a nice place to be. Everything runs smoothly and if I had it back again, there’s nothing I would change”

Pat O’Driscoll Coppeen, Co. Cork

Denis & Thomas Hegarty, Carrignaver. Co. Cork

“We had to upgrade our milking facilities because it was just taking too long in the old parlour. When we were doing it we decided to put in the milk meters so we could milk record and get more information back on the cows. We’re really happy with how it turned out, the cows really settled in well and the sequential bailing gives you great control and is also comfortable for the cows. The meters give you a lot of feedback on the cows and the drafting gate makes handling cows simple. It’s a big change from what we were milking in but it’s a change that we are happy to adjust to!”

Denis & Thomas Hegarty, Carrignaver. Co. Cork

Joe Hayes, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

“The last parlour gave us 40 years of good service so it was an easy decision to install another BouMatic Gascoigne parlour this time around. The new 16pt parlour is a big step up and it has really showed us how much things have moved on. The Flo-Star Max clusters are so light and easy to handle which means cupping the cows is light work. It’s also hard to believe how quiet the milking pit is as a result of the Air Star pump. We look forward to milking now and are very happy with the machine and the whole project”

Joe Hayes, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick