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<blockquote data-quote="llamedos" data-source="post: 2815550" data-attributes="member: 162"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Claydon Drills appoint long-established agricultural machinery dealer group to handle sales and service in the South West</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Claydon Drills, the European market leader in strip seeding technology, has appointed Hamblys, one of the largest agricultural machinery suppliers in the South West, to handle sales and service of Claydon Hybrid mounted and trailed drills, TerraStar cultivators, Straw Harrows and Cambridge Rolls in Cornwall, Devon and part of Somerset.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]381754[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Established in 1892, Hamblys remains a family-owned business. The main Claas dealer in the South West, it has an excellent reputation for supplying quality products, supported by excellent service from its five purpose-built branches, which are located at Launceston, Redruth and Whitstone in Cornwall, Honiton in Devon, together with Bishops Lydeard in Somerset. The company employs over 50 staff, 25 of them technicians.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Claydon’s patented direct strip seeding technique was developed by Jeff Claydon to increase the profitability and performance of his family’s 1000-acre arable farm in Suffolk. During the last 14 years the company has progressively developed its range and today thousands of Claydon products are operating in all climatic conditions, soil types and crops on farms in 29 countries. The company continues to expand and has recently made a series of major distributor announcements throughout the UK and Europe.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">The cornerstone of the Claydon System, the Claydon Hybrid drill range, encompasses four Mounted ‘M’ models with working widths from 3m to 6m, together with a 3m mounted unit combining seed and fertiliser. In addition,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">the Claydon line-up includes Hybrid T trailed drills in widths of 4m, 6m and 8m, four Straw Harrows from 3m to 15m wide, the 6m TerraStar shallow rotary cultivator and Cambridge Rolls from 6.3m to 12.3m wide.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]381756[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Announcing the appointment Spencer Claydon, Commercial Director of Claydon Drills, stated:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">“We are delighted to be working with Hamblys and to be represented throughout the South West by a single, strong dealer group. This is part of the changing way that we are doing business, moving from selling direct to farmers from our factory in Suffolk to working closely with a fast-expanding national and international distributor network.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">“The economic and agronomic advantages which the Claydon System provides for farmers gives our partners in </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">the agricultural machinery distribution sector an excellent opportunity to offer a highly-respected range of products which will attract new customers, generating additional sales and servicing revenues for their businesses. The Claydon brand is now even more compelling because importers of machinery manufactured outside the UK are set to raise prices significantly over the next few months to compensate for the fall in the value of Sterling.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]381758[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Mike Green, Territory Manager for Claydon Drills in the South and West, adds: “With farming businesses increasingly looking to reduce costs the well-proven Claydon System offers a very attractive alternative to expensive traditional methods of establishing combinable crops.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">“Farmers and agricultural contractors in Hamblys’ trading area who operate Claydon equipment have already experienced the benefits for themselves in terms of increased returns, improved yields and better timeliness. Many have also used the system to reduce soil erosion on light land which is subject to wind blow when conditions are dry, and to reduce run-off later in the season by not having to use conventional tillage techniques following late-harvested crops such as maize.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Steve Perryman, Sales Director for Hamblys, adds: “The Claydon range is a valuable addition to the portfolio of premium brands which we offer through our five depots. One of the major attractions of working with Claydons is that, like Hamblys, it is a family-run business and gives us the confidence to invest in the brand. We share the same proactive approach, have the same goals and will put the same energy into the partnership.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">“To underline our commitment to the Claydon brand we have already added a 4m Hybrid T trailed drill, 3m Hybrid M mounted seed and fertiliser drill, two 6m TerraStar cultivators and a 7.5m Straw Harrow to our demonstration fleet.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]381760[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">“Given the current challenges which face the agricultural sector our customers are looking to achieve more cost-effective production and Claydon products are designed to deliver significant cost savings, which is why we are already seeing significant interest. In the mixed farming area in which we operate the fact that Claydon drills can be used to establish any type of crop, from grass and cereals to beans and maize, is very attractive because it reduces customers’ capital and operating costs considerably compared with running multiple machines. Given the often-short window for establishing crops in the autumn we also see considerable potential for the new Claydon TerraStar, a fast, low cost shallow cultivator which ideally complements the other Claydon products.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="llamedos, post: 2815550, member: 162"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=5]Claydon Drills appoint long-established agricultural machinery dealer group to handle sales and service in the South West[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=5][/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [SIZE=4]Claydon Drills, the European market leader in strip seeding technology, has appointed Hamblys, one of the largest agricultural machinery suppliers in the South West, to handle sales and service of Claydon Hybrid mounted and trailed drills, TerraStar cultivators, Straw Harrows and Cambridge Rolls in Cornwall, Devon and part of Somerset. [ATTACH=full]381754[/ATTACH] Established in 1892, Hamblys remains a family-owned business. The main Claas dealer in the South West, it has an excellent reputation for supplying quality products, supported by excellent service from its five purpose-built branches, which are located at Launceston, Redruth and Whitstone in Cornwall, Honiton in Devon, together with Bishops Lydeard in Somerset. The company employs over 50 staff, 25 of them technicians.[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=6] [/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]Claydon’s patented direct strip seeding technique was developed by Jeff Claydon to increase the profitability and performance of his family’s 1000-acre arable farm in Suffolk. During the last 14 years the company has progressively developed its range and today thousands of Claydon products are operating in all climatic conditions, soil types and crops on farms in 29 countries. The company continues to expand and has recently made a series of major distributor announcements throughout the UK and Europe.[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=6] [/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]The cornerstone of the Claydon System, the Claydon Hybrid drill range, encompasses four Mounted ‘M’ models with working widths from 3m to 6m, together with a 3m mounted unit combining seed and fertiliser. In addition, the Claydon line-up includes Hybrid T trailed drills in widths of 4m, 6m and 8m, four Straw Harrows from 3m to 15m wide, the 6m TerraStar shallow rotary cultivator and Cambridge Rolls from 6.3m to 12.3m wide. [ATTACH=full]381756[/ATTACH] Announcing the appointment Spencer Claydon, Commercial Director of Claydon Drills, stated: “We are delighted to be working with Hamblys and to be represented throughout the South West by a single, strong dealer group. This is part of the changing way that we are doing business, moving from selling direct to farmers from our factory in Suffolk to working closely with a fast-expanding national and international distributor network. “The economic and agronomic advantages which the Claydon System provides for farmers gives our partners in the agricultural machinery distribution sector an excellent opportunity to offer a highly-respected range of products which will attract new customers, generating additional sales and servicing revenues for their businesses. The Claydon brand is now even more compelling because importers of machinery manufactured outside the UK are set to raise prices significantly over the next few months to compensate for the fall in the value of Sterling. [ATTACH=full]381758[/ATTACH] Mike Green, Territory Manager for Claydon Drills in the South and West, adds: “With farming businesses increasingly looking to reduce costs the well-proven Claydon System offers a very attractive alternative to expensive traditional methods of establishing combinable crops. “Farmers and agricultural contractors in Hamblys’ trading area who operate Claydon equipment have already experienced the benefits for themselves in terms of increased returns, improved yields and better timeliness. Many have also used the system to reduce soil erosion on light land which is subject to wind blow when conditions are dry, and to reduce run-off later in the season by not having to use conventional tillage techniques following late-harvested crops such as maize.” Steve Perryman, Sales Director for Hamblys, adds: “The Claydon range is a valuable addition to the portfolio of premium brands which we offer through our five depots. One of the major attractions of working with Claydons is that, like Hamblys, it is a family-run business and gives us the confidence to invest in the brand. We share the same proactive approach, have the same goals and will put the same energy into the partnership. “To underline our commitment to the Claydon brand we have already added a 4m Hybrid T trailed drill, 3m Hybrid M mounted seed and fertiliser drill, two 6m TerraStar cultivators and a 7.5m Straw Harrow to our demonstration fleet. [ATTACH=full]381760[/ATTACH] “Given the current challenges which face the agricultural sector our customers are looking to achieve more cost-effective production and Claydon products are designed to deliver significant cost savings, which is why we are already seeing significant interest. In the mixed farming area in which we operate the fact that Claydon drills can be used to establish any type of crop, from grass and cereals to beans and maize, is very attractive because it reduces customers’ capital and operating costs considerably compared with running multiple machines. Given the often-short window for establishing crops in the autumn we also see considerable potential for the new Claydon TerraStar, a fast, low cost shallow cultivator which ideally complements the other Claydon products.”[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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