Thos Storey Fabrications Ltd, which manufactures the Spread-a-Bale, is announcing two further appointments to the dealer network that markets and supports the machine.

C T Hayton Ltd, which has branches at Kendal and Wigton, will cover Cumbria, while Condon Machinery, based at Farran, Ballinascarthy, County Cork, will cover Southern Ireland.


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Haytons is long established and is still owned and managed by the founding family. It is a main dealer for Case IH, Merlo, Lely, HiSpec and Case construction.Salesman James Robinson, says the machine is already solving problems for farmer users.

"Compared with other machines that bed down livestock, it is very easy to use and doesn't create dust or chop the straw when spreading it. We already have a very busy demonstration programme set up for the machine".

John-Joe Condon believes the new galvanised model will appeal to Irish farmers. His company has sold a number of the earlier versions of the machine across the country over the past 20 years:

"Users say they are excellent machines. They are especially valuable for smaller scale farmers who work on their own, who can use the time saved by bedding down mechanically for other work".