Kubota has appointed dealers CC Powell to cover north-east Scotland, stocking the company's range of tractors and utility vehicles.


Richard Cheesbrough from Kubota with Chris Powell and Paddy Neville from CC Powell

Chris Powell, who set the company up in 2010, told local paper The Press & Journal, “We are established in the root crop machinery market, so the addition of Kubota's agricultural range will now allow us to diversify and knock on farm doors that we previously couldn't.”

Chris also said the company, which employed nine members of staff, would expand its workforce by two to cater for the new Kubota partnership.

In addition, a new premises will be established in due course so that a dedicated Kubota showroom facility can be created.

"Farmers here know that the Kubota brand stands for quality and reliability, predominantly in a groundcare capacity, so if they can replicate these product features across its agricultural range, then it's something the market is going to get very excited about," added Mr Powell.

Kubota Agriculture's business development manager, Rob Edwards, said, "By joining forces with Chris and his team at CC Powell, it not only gives us the ideal platform to target farmers in north-east Scotland, but it also strengthens and expands our agricultural network across the UK.”