It is thought this image is of the demolition of Berry Engineering (then trading as Mauri Engineering) in Ashley Street, Palmerston North. During the 1980s it became Protech Engineering and was situated in Railway Road.
Berry Engineering was established in 1907 by Mr Edwin Berry, in Main Street, as E. D. Berry General Engineer. As they grew, they moved to Ferguson Street, then to Ashley Street, and sons Frank, Zean and Edwin Jnr joined the business. They manufactured a wide variety of industrial equipment, and were particularly involved with the dairy industry over the years.
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