Polaris have announced a new development for Shetland with the appointment of Bixter Garage as their dealer for the area.

Bixter Garage started servicing the local community in 1983, specialising in 4x4 authorised repairs, and today also supplies ATVs and off-road trailers for sheep handling.


Martin Nicolson

Bixter's Martin Nicolson is supplying many of the 22,500 population engaged in farming the island's 300,000 sheep and 5.500 cattle. Many people are also involved in Scotland's oil and fishing industries.

Bixter has three full-time and two part-time staff and Martin, who was brought up in agriculture, sees the Polaris products sitting well with his experience. "I'm impressed with the R&D at Polaris, always moving forward, and the range is exceptional. ATVs of 300cc to 400cc suit the island and the customer base. The new Sportsman ETX for example is ideally suited to our farms, which don't have huge acreages. It sits well with what's going on here at the moment."

He adds, "Richard Coleby, the Polaris District Manager, looks after us very well and we see the challenges ahead being fully met with our appointment. We're proud to get the chance to promote Polaris in Shetland."