Amazone Ltd has strengthened its service team, both in the field and within its in-house product support.
The first of the new-starters is Chris Wilson who joins the company as Territory Area Service Manager for Northern England & Scotland.
Oliver Watson meanwhile takes up a new, office-based role in Harworth, Doncaster.
Oliver Watson and Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson, who will cover from Northern England up to the Scottish Isles, started out in farm machinery by doing his apprenticeship in the workshops at one of Scotland’s biggest Amazone dealers. After completing his qualifications, Chris went off to the sharp end to sample some practical farming having five years on a mixed livestock and arable farm. After a short spell back in the dealer trade carrying out demonstrations and installations, Chris then went on to perform a similar role to his new position with the UK arm of another European machinery manufacturer where he stayed for 16 years before taking a year or two out of the trade.
With this background, Chris joins the company with a plethora of experience in the world of agricultural machinery and, with his strong knowledge of electronics and high-tech kit, is able to offer a top level of support to Amazone customers in conjunction with their long-established dealer network.
Oliver Watson, a qualified sprayer operator, studied agriculture to degree-level, and has gained substantial experience of arable farming. His time pre-Amazone included a spell with a local Amazone dealer before resuming his studies.
Steve Clark, after-sales manager at Amazone says of Oliver’s appointment, "As the kit in the field becomes increasingly complex, this new role, based here in the service office at Harworth, is designed to broaden the level of support to both the end user as well as underpinning the level of knowledge of the nationwide dealer network. He will also give backroom support to the Amazone field service team."