Machinery
Trade focus: From Killmallock to Russia; 60% now goes overseas
“Modern tractors tend to isolate the driver from the implement behind them,” noted Mark O’Donnell (pictured above) of Keltec Engineering,...
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Trade focus: This machinery man 'sees the wood from the trees' in Co. Cork
With the evenings drawing in and autumn on its way, thoughts turn to heating for the winter. For many working...
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Trade focus: Foraging for an affordable answer in Tullamore
“There is always a rush to make things bigger and faster in farming; but have we forgotten about quality?” Alan...
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Trade focus: Breaking into the machinery business in Co. Waterford
There are many who feel that Ireland already has enough machinery dealers and that there’s hardly room for any more....
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Trade focus: Taking time out with Timmins Tractors...in Co. Carlow
“The Ford 5000 and 7000 were iconic tractors and were as important to Irish agriculture as the grey Ferguson.” It’s...
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Trade focus: 'Infectious passion' for the tractor business in Co. Cork
There is a growing appreciation within the tractor trade that the handful of ‘big name’ manufacturers are now facing a...
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Trade focus: Growing a machinery manufacturing business in Co. Carlow
“We have the product; we have the demand; what we don’t have is the production capacity.” As dilemmas go, it’s...
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Trade focus: Getting a foothold in the machinery business in Co. Laois
“There is no longer any such thing as a one-size-fits-all slurry tanker,” claims Darren Bailey of Bailey Machinery Sales (BMS). “Every...
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Trade focus: 'Formal sharing won't work; it will lead to arguments between neighbours'
Gary Ryan has been the chief executive at the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) for 10 years now...
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Trade focus: Manufacturing in Meath...no machine too big or too small
Ireland is currently enjoying a small industrial renaissance; certainly in the agricultural sector where there are many small and medium-sized...
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Trade focus: Family-owned German giant marries big machines and 'big data'
We may never hear it said publicly, but there is a growing awareness within the trade that the agricultural machinery...
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Trade focus: 'Self-propelled foragers are great for maize, but not always best for grass'
It has been six years now since Pottinger brought the distribution of its products in Ireland back in-house. The move...
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Trade focus: The tractor 'trapped' in Kerry that trades parts to the world
“It’s only a mannequin really,” noted Colm Clifford – describing the Massey Ferguson 240 tractor (pictured above) that sits proudly...
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Trade focus: Building a machinery manufacturing business in Co. Limerick
Stepping out of the comfort and routine of secure employment to concentrate on creating a new business is something that...
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Trade focus: Charting an 'independent' path with a tightly-run ship
Few people have ever accused the machinery trade across the entirety of the 32 counties as being a bland, homogenous...
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Trade focus: How a Westmeath man can get an 'edge' on your machinery
It was an invoice amounting to nearly €4,000 which set James Geoghegan on the path to building his own knife...
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Trade focus: What doesn't a Wexford 'breaker' know about these tractors?
The image of vehicle breakers has not always been the most glamorous or environmentally friendly. Visions of grease-covered and indifferent...
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Trade focus: New stock arrives; but who or what is Pronar?
It was Poland that led the fall of European communism in the 1980s and, in doing so, opened up the...