Rickerby Limited has been appointed to sell and service the full range of Opti-Till crop establishment products manufactured by Claydon Drills.

Colin Potts of Rickerby Ltd with the company's new 4m Claydon Hybrid T4 demonstrator

Established in 1880, Rickerby has eight agricultural machinery depots covering Lancashire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham, the Scottish Borders and part of Dumfries. All will provide sales and aftersales support for the full Claydon Opti-Till range.

Colin Potts, East Coast sales director, at Rickerby said of the Claydon products “We believe that the range offers significant potential, not only in areas where Claydon already has a strong presence but also in the west of our business area. Lancashire, for example, has a lot of very good soils and the Claydon range will fit well at the new branch which we are currently building in Ormskirk.

“Taking on the new franchise represents a big investment for our company, both financially and in terms of staff training, but we are prepared to make that commitment because we believe that the Claydon brand will be a key part of our future. Already, we have invested in a 4m Claydon Hybrid T4 drill, together with a 7.5m Straw Harrow, for our demonstration fleet. Members of our sales team are experienced demonstrators, have been fully trained by Claydon Drills and will be able to show these products to their full potential, across the wide range of conditions and soil types which characterise our trading area.”

Rob Dunk, Claydon Drills’ sales manager for the UK and Ireland, added, “This is an exciting development and we are delighted to be working with such a prominent, long-established and well-respected dealer group. The appointment further supports our strategy to develop our dealer coverage throughout the UK, which will benefit both existing and prospective customers by providing more local points of contact, with the full support of the Claydon manufacturing facility and offices in Suffolk.”