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S.M. McKee · Est. 1960 · Northern Ireland

Built On Experience. Ready For What's Next.

For over six decades, we have worked alongside dairy farmers across Northern Ireland. Today, that experience combines with modern engineering and technology to deliver practical dairy solutions built around the needs of individual farms.

Our Story
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Our Story

Northern Ireland Dairy Since 1960.

We began in 1960 with a straightforward purpose: supporting dairy farmers with the equipment and expertise they needed to keep their farms moving forward.

Over the decades, dairy farming has changed dramatically. From traditional milking systems to automated parlours, robotics and intelligent herd technology, we've evolved alongside the industry.

While the technology has changed, our approach remains the same — understanding each farm and delivering practical solutions built for the long term.

1960 → Today

Six Decades Of Change.

Dairy farming has changed dramatically since we began. We've evolved alongside it.

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    Earliest available photograph — the founder, original premises or earliest equipment.

    1960

    The beginning

    Samuel Moore McKee established S.M. McKee, supplying Northern Ireland dairy farmers with equipment and expertise.

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    Bucket milking in a traditional byre.

    Bucket milking byres

    The early days of mechanised milking, bringing machine milking into traditional cow housing.

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    Pipeline installation in a byre, ideally showing the pipe run.

    Pipeline byres

    Milk was transported directly through a pipeline, improving efficiency and reducing the need for manual handling.

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    Abreast parlour with glass recorder jars visible.

    Glass jar & pipeline abreast parlours

    Purpose-built milking parlours brought a more organised, efficient approach to milking larger herds.

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    Keeauto automatic cluster removal unit. A photograph of the unit itself would carry this best.

    Keeauto

    Automatic cluster removal, reducing manual intervention and taking an important step towards milking automation. Developed by Angus McKee.

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    Milk meters, feed system or Auto ID equipment in a parlour.

    Individual cow management

    Milk meters, feed-by-yield and Auto ID brought individual cow data and smarter management into the milking parlour.

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    A current robotic installation.

    Robotic milking

    Fully automated milking combines robotics, cow data and intelligent management to give farmers greater flexibility and insight.

Evolution

The Industry Changed. So Did We.

Dairy farming today looks very different from 1960. The technology, expectations and scale have evolved — and so has our role.

  1. Milking Equipment
  2. Parlour Systems
  3. Automation
  4. Robotics
  5. Connected Technology
S.M. McKee Today

Dairy Systems. Engineering. Technology.

Today, we bring together dairy equipment, engineering expertise and intelligent technology to support farms at every stage — from individual system upgrades to complete new installations.

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Detail photography of milking equipment.

Dairy systems

Robots and parlours

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Engineering

Planning and installation

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Automation or herd technology detail photography.

Technology

Automation and data

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Our Home

Based In Northern Ireland. Working Across It.

We work exclusively across Northern Ireland. We understand the farms, the landscape and the realities of local dairy farming — and we're never far away when our customers need us.

Our deepest roots are in County Down and across the Ards Peninsula, but our engineers travel the whole region — from Newry to Ballycastle, and from Portaferry to Coleraine.

Partners

Technology We Trust. Partners We Know.

We work with specialist manufacturers whose technology we trust to perform on modern dairy farms.

  • Fullwood
  • Trioliet
  • JOZ
  • Afimilk
  • Liscarroll
  • Pearson
The Next Chapter

Let's Talk About What's Next For Your Farm.

For more than six decades, we've helped dairy farms adapt to change. The next project starts with a conversation.

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