Founder of ADF Wearing a white shirt whilst holding a yellow ADF Milking cluster in a field

MEET THE EXPERTS

The team members at ADF Milking have years of experience working in the dairy industry and are very knowledgeable about the Automatic Dipping & Flushing system. They are experts in their fields and know the benefits of what automatic dipping and flushing can do for dairy farming and the entire dairy industry. See a list of our experts below.

Operations Manager

Stephanie MacLean

Stephanie has worked at ADF Milking since February 2012 and thrives on building relationships with our customers and dealers, getting to know them and ensuring that their experience is positive. “It’s always a joy to discover how installing the ADF System has contributed to enabling our customers to achieve their business and personal goals. Whether that means more time out of the shed to spend time with their families, or developing a boutique on-farm milk shop.”

Stephanie is our expert in operations & aftersales and looks after; our Continuous Supply Programme, installations, dealer relationships and customer service.

Operations Coordinator

Fiona Robinson

Fiona is our Operations Coordinator and manages our relationships with our customers and partners in New Zealand.

Having grown up on a sheep and beef farm, Fiona has been immersed in the agricultural sector for much of her life. She currently farms a flock of English Leicester sheep on a lifestyle block.

With her wealth of experience in aftersales support combined with her farming knowledge, Fiona is the ideal person to assist our customers with their requirements. “I’m enjoying working in the agricultural sector for an innovative company with a world class milking system,” she says.

“There are so many benefits with the ADF Milking system. The cows are always so calm during the milking process and this is something that should appeal to every dairy farmer.”

Head Engineer

Andy Moore

Andy started working at ADF in November 2016 as a young Graduate Engineer straight out of university. Andy grew up on his family’s dairy farm and had been working on one of our Gold Cup Customers’ farms before he started, so he was already familiar with the ADF product. Andy’s love for the dairy industry means he is passionate about ADF and how we can improve cow health and dairy farm profits.

Andy is our head technician and is an expert in; milking machinery, technical improvements & developments, liners & teat dip and servicing your ADF System.

Email:andym@adfmilking.com

Phone:+44 (0)1243 814037

Director & Founder

James Duke

James is the Director and Founder of ADF Milking and he has worked in the dairy industry all of his career. In 2003, he had the idea for an automatic dipping and flushing system for milking parlours – and the rest is history! His brilliant ideas and engineer knowledge led him to develop the product that we produce today.

James has a huge passion for the dairy industry and is an expert on; calmer milking, somatic cell count, milk quality, efficiency and proactive udder health.

Director and CFO

Tony Solazzo

Tony joined founder James at the very beginning of ADF Milking back in 2009. He has previously worked in senior financial management roles across a variety of sectors and before joining ADF he worked in private equity managing a portfolio of large-scale international companies. “I enjoy working at ADF because the energy and enthusiasm of the team makes it a great place to work.”

“The ADF system is a great example of taking a clever idea and executing it perfectly with rock-solid reliability. Our customers love it because it saves time by automating a difficult job and helps to improve herd health.”