Balgownie Ltd inverurie in administration

[McD]

Most of the staff asked to empty there vans this afternoon. A big shame for all the good staff they had.

 

[tweedale terrier]

Sad news. A sign of what's to come perhaps. Suffolk Agri centre closed its doors last week too. The staff will no doubt be snapped up quickly though. Good people are few and far between these days.

 

[Hilly]

What did they do ?

 

[Top Tip.]

What did they do ?

Engineering firm they had the agency for Bobcat and Massey at one time. I think they started as dairy engineers but one of the Aberdeenshire folk will know better than me. @Chae1

 

[Sandy]

What did they do ?

Sell Doosan diggers ifor Williams trailers and recently Mcormick tractors

 

[Hilly]

Sell Doosan diggers ifor Williams trailers and recently Mcormick tractors

Did they sell many mccormack s ?

 

[Chae1]

Can't say I'd many positive dealings with them on Ag side. Seemed to work away with construction kit.

Shame for staff though.

 

[Farmer Fin]

Is this true? It says they are doing there stock take on Facebook. They do very little ag stuff now. Mainly diggers which they shift a lot of. Have the bobcat franchise as well.

 

[Welderloon]

Bit of a strange one, sort of moved away from mainly Ag on to Plant/trailers then ground care
Sign of the times I suppose.
Were they at the Spring show?

 

[Chae1]

Bit of a strange one, sort of moved away from mainly Ag on to Plant/trailers then ground care
Sign of the times I suppose.
Were they at the Spring show?

Moved away from dealing with farmers!

Don't blame them. HRN going down same route.

 

[seanjwalker]

Bit of a strange one, sort of moved away from mainly Ag on to Plant/trailers then ground care
Sign of the times I suppose.
Were they at the Spring show?

yes they were at spring show

 

[thesilentone]

Who can confirm they are 'in administration'

Facebook yesterday.

"Please note both our depots are closed this weekend for our annual stock take."

 

[Cowabunga]

Did they sell many mccormack s ?

Nobody sells 'many' McCormicks these days. Their total UK sales is barely adequate to sustain one keen local dealer. Riverlea used to sell double the current UK annual sales on their own.

 

[Speedstar]

Nobody sells 'many' McCormicks these days. Their total UK sales is barely adequate to sustain one keen local dealer. Riverlea used to sell double the current UK annual sales on their own.

Our loacal dealer has sold 16 this year so far

 

[Spencer]

Some weirdo posted Mzuri were in administration other week when they weren’t

 

[Hilly]

Nobody sells 'many' McCormicks these days. Their total UK sales is barely adequate to sustain one keen local dealer. Riverlea used to sell double the current UK annual sales on their own.

I doubt they will be in the uk in a few years …..

 

[Cowabunga]

Our loacal dealer has sold 16 this year so far

Keep that up and by the end of the year they will have sold half the total in the UK last year.

 

[Chae1]

Some weirdo posted Mzuri were in administration other week when they weren’t

Yeah, I heard that

 

[Hilly]

Keep that up and by the end of the year they will have sold more than were sold in total in the UK last year.

He probably sold all of them as well ……

 

[Willie adie]

Been rumours locally about Balgownie being funked for months now, there was
Talk of them dipping into the pension fund to pay staff wages.
They were always poorly thought of for mechanical,