SmartShelters

21/08/2026

Cows don't usually run 🏃‍♀️🐄

Except, apparently, when there's a comfy SmartShelters composting barn waiting for them.

This Northland farmer has been on the land his whole life - 80 years - and reckons he's never seen anything like it.

Happy cows, dry feet, healthier herd. Send us a message and we'll talk through what a barn would look like on your farm 💬

18/08/2026

The tunnel effect in action 👀

Watch how fast that steam clears. This farmer ripping his Composting Barn shows exactly why a SmartShelter vents moist air so well — the arched shape pulls air straight through, no fans, no gaps, no dead zones.

It's called the tunnel effect, and it's built into the shape — not bolted on. Steel and flat-roof sheds can't replicate it.

16/08/2026

13 seasons and counting. 💪

This Canterbury composting barn went up back in 2013 and has been successfully wintering 300 cows ever since.

With healthy comfortable cows the farmer, Graham, is getting "more production with fewer cows"

13/08/2026

Ripping in action 🚜

We love to see these videos of our composting barns in action.
This is from a well run farm in the West Coast - keep up the great work Hannah

10/08/2026

Wow! That's a lot of barns.

Why are dairy farmers all over NZ switching to SmartShelters Composting Barns? 🐄

Perfect ventilation, 100% feed utilisation. No more sacrifice paddocks. Healthier cows, more milk, and heat stress managed all year round. It all adds up, and with more than 250 barns built nationwide (and even further afield than NZ too!), we've seen it work in every region, every climate, every system.

As pioneers of composting barns in New Zealand, we are the country's most experienced Composting Barn supplier.

07/08/2026

Why does a SmartShelter Composting Barn have such good airflow? 👇

It's all in the design, which is working on hundreds of farms across NZ already.

04/08/2026

"Sorry girls, not just yet!"

The herd was already keen to check out their new digs on the way past to the milking shed, can't blame them, it's looking pretty good in there. Our crew's just putting the finishing touches on this composting barn shelter now.

Great to tick off another completed build here in Waikato
👷‍♂️🐮. Composting barns make such a difference for cow comfort and effluent management, and there's nothing quite like watching a paddock turn into a finished barn that will pay itself off many times over.

Thinking about a composting barn for your own place? Get in touch, we'd love to help.

03/08/2026

The right shelter makes all the difference when it comes to calf health and growth. A well-designed calf shed helps keep calves comfortable, reduces disease risk, and gives them the best start. See this great Dairy News article covering housing, spacing, and hygiene for calf rearing facilities.

Dry bedding, good ventilation, sensible group sizes and a solid cleaning routine all add up to healthier, faster-growing calves. Our latest guide breaks down exactly what your rearing facilities need — from bedding depth to trough space to biosecurity basics.

29/07/2026

🚛 First truck away with load 1 of 4 heading down to Southland!

Two parallel composting barns, each 24m wide and 95m long, made right here in NZ with a 12 year warranty.

Proud to be putting good, honest solid engineering into the ground down south. Because at the end of the day, it's simple: happy cows, easier days for the farmer, and a shelter that just gets on with the job.

21/07/2026

🏗️ Fresh off the install list!

This 14m x 12m SmartShelter is mounted straight onto existing 40ft shipping containers, with a solid concrete rear wall for extra strength. Now keeping bulk aggregate covered and dry, rain or shine ☀️🌧️

Got containers sitting idle? We can turn them into serious storage. Get in touch to see what's possible.