- Location
- Berkshire
I'd agree with this !!On the ground these companies definitely require a lot from managers to make things work and they work very hard to meet demands with tight resources.
In the case of the pure management companies like Velcourt they only exist because people pay for them and create a demand, so if people want to complain, go to the landowners that employ them!
It can often be the case that while a business looks financially safe and diverse from the outside, it may be not making the kind of returns it should and is saddled with high fixed costs, the land owner then employs a Farm management company to carry out the changes while the owner hides behind them.
And then the forum experts whine about how said management company "ruined" that traditional estate without knowing anything about it...
However, It would make more sense to me if the land owner employed a Manager directly to ultimately keep more cash in the business, but I guess a FMC is an easier option ??