They’ll see you at the Henty Field Days, nothing like it anywhere.

The team behind local business, Gammons Metal Recycling’s unique metal baler is set to attend the popular agricultural event, with the device, known as the Colossus 5300, up for the Machine of the Year award.

The baler, which can crush 20 full cars per hour and is worth upwards of $1 million, was designed and built on-site at the Gammons depot in Cowcumbla Street, after the team where unable to negotiate the red-tape associated with bringing a foreign baler into Australia.

Not a company known for extravagance, the original concept design for the baler was drawn in chalk on the side of a plastic container.

John Gammon is excited about the opportunity to showcase his machine, which is the only one of its kind in the world.

He said since launching the Colossus in March last year, the team has been busy with on-farm work across the state and as far as South Australia.

Mr Gammon said after booking a site at the Henty Field Days, organisers asked him if he would be interested in entering his baler in the Machine of the Year competition, an opportunity he jumped at.

Without knowing what other machines are part of the category, Mr Gammon said he is unable to comment on his chances of walking away with the prestigious award, however said he is looking forward to the judging process which will see the team demonstrate the immense power of the Colossus by crushing a number of car bodies.

The fact the baler was designed and built in a country town is likely to work in the favour of Gammons.

The baler has attracted interest from across the world with a representative from a United States company recently visiting Cootamundra to see how the machine, which is renowned for its simplicity yet effectiveness, works.

The fact the machine was ‘home grown’ means if something goes wrong the Gammons team is able to source spare parts within 24 hours as all parts are available within Australia.

The baler has allowed Gammons Metal Recycling to maintain a competitive advantage over the past 12 months during a period when metal prices have consistently fallen.