A new dedicated Used Machinery Centre has been opened at the CLAAS UK headquarters at Saxham, Suffolk.

The new £1 million development was officially opened by Councillor Robert Everitt, the Mayor of St Edmundsbury. The importance of this development was evident in the fact that also attending the ceremony were Thierry Panadero (CLAAS Regional President Western Europe) and Jan-Hendrick Mohr (CLAAS Global Vice President, Sales and Service).


The Lord Mayor of St Edmundsbury, Councillor Robert Everitt officially opened the new USED Machinery Centre at CLAAS UK, Saxham, with Jan-Hendrick Mohr (left), Trevor Tyrrell, CEO CLAAS UK and Thierry Panadero (far right).

When the CLAAS Used Approved scheme was launched last year, the company boast it set a new standard within the agricultural industry for the approval and preparation of used tractors.

The development by of the new Used Machinery Centre at Saxham, is the first stage in the further development of the CLAAS Used Approved scheme, which has now been expanded to cover all CLAAS self-propelled machines.

The new Used Machinery Centre will provide dedicated facilities in which used machinery can go through the initial stringent approval procedure, prior to being prepared and stored under cover for sale.

Recent years have seen the value for used tractors and other self-propelled machines such as combine harvesters increase considerably on the back of currency exchange rates, inflation and more advanced technology. However, unlike most other vehicle markets, for the farmer looking to invest in a used tractor or combine harvester there is currently no clear benchmark as to the quality level of the machinery being offered.


The new CLAAS Used Machinery Centre was officially opened at the annual CLAAS UK and Ireland dealer sales launch, which was held in the new building.

Where the farmer buying a car, most franchised dealers will be offering used vehicles that are prepared to a set manufacturer's standard. However, in agriculture this is rarely the case. Aside from being more expensive than most cars, the cost implications of a tractor and certainly a combine harvester not being up to standard could potentially be very expensive in terms of lost productivity and repairs.

With the introduction of the new CLAAS Approved scheme, the company says the buyer can have confidence that the tractor or combine harvester has been fully checked to a high set standard. Only machines that pass the stringent approval procedure will be offered for sale under the CLAAS Approved Used scheme, and to back this up they will be covered by a warranty and a 0% subsidised finance scheme through CLAAS FINANCE.