KTwo gone bust?

[Bald Rick]

Hearing KTwo the trailer and muck spreader manufacturer has gone bang.
Is right?

Very good kit and big shame if true

 

[RH15LEW]

Heard last week that they had gone into administration

 

[BrianV]

With this SFI taking so much land out of production many more will follow.

 

[avag]

Yes rumours been circulating for weeks but it’s official now with customers phoning up for spares or new machines being told they have ceased trading. A massive shame and a big loss to the ag machinery world sadly only the start of it. Realistically uk farming cannot sustain the massive price tag of machinery currently

 

[Hill Ground]

Do I remember they fairly recently bought a trailer firm, viking trailers?

Over stretched themselves maybe?

Pity they're gone either way.

 

[Top Tip.]

This is similar to what happened in NZ when the subs were withdrawn. It was the suppliers that disappeared as farmers tightened their belts.

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Do I remember they fairly recently bought a trailer firm, viking trailers?

Over stretched themselves maybe?

Pity they're gone either way.

Desperately Sad for all involved, they bought West trailers about 18 months ago

 

[RH15LEW]

Desperately Sad for all involved, they bought West trailers about 18 months ago

Wasn’t it Warwick?

 

[fieldfarmer]

Have they released a statement yet? The administration was called in the middle of last month butI i was told the company was solvent and would be continuing to trade, but would be slimming down for a bit.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Have they released a statement yet? The administration was called in the middle of last month butI i was told the company was solvent and would be continuing to trade, but would be slimming down for a bit.

Website has no news and has machines for sale

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Wasn’t it Warwick?

Sorry yes Wrong W yes Warwick apologies to Mr West

 

[Alistair Nelson]

Have they released a statement yet? The administration was called in the middle of last month butI i was told the company was solvent and would be continuing to trade, but would be slimming down for a bit.

Lets all hope things can be turned around and that they can come out the other side as a goer and protect as many jobs as possible

 

[Farmer Keith]

Perfect storm for machinery manufacturers I’m afraid, 5 years of eye watering price rises combined with farm subsidy incomes either falling or getting paid to sit in the house and watch flowers grow.

 

[john432]

And apparently there are no parts available for these spreaders now! A friend is looking for rear rotor gearbox parts. German brand.. can't get anything!

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Perfect storm for machinery manufacturers I’m afraid, 5 years of eye watering price rises combined with farm subsidy incomes either falling or getting paid to sit in the house and watch flowers grow.

Let's hope they kept a bit of that money in reserve then, to weather the bad times looming

 

[Alistair Nelson]

And apparently there are no parts available for these spreaders now! A friend is looking for rear rotor gearbox parts. German brand.. can't get anything!

If he is genuinely struggling to get parts go to a dealer with a Kramp account and usually with some digging and serious homework usually Kramp can get you sorted with that type of thing

 

[daveydiesel1]

And apparently there are no parts available for these spreaders now! A friend is looking for rear rotor gearbox parts. German brand.. can't get anything!

Why can he not buy direct from the german company

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Wa

Sorry yes Wrong W yes Warwick apologies to Mr West

Warwick were a shower of shoot anyway so no loss there.
SS

 

[biggles]

If he is genuinely struggling to get parts go to a dealer with a Kramp account and usually with some digging and serious homework usually Kramp can get you sorted with that type of thing

I got sorted this way when I was after bit for a random angle gear box, bit of measuring and checking numbers etc but was surprised that Kramp could supply a complete box for easy money.

 

[avag]

Lets all hope things can be turned around and that they can come out the other side as a goer and protect as many jobs as possible

Yes totally agree they’re a great company to deal with either on sales or parts with one of the best spreaders on the market, hopefully they can rise from the ashes