Dealers Ireland's Farm Machinery have just opened a new Rutland depot which increases their number of branches to four and expands their trading area.

L-R: Martin Jarvis, branch manager; Marcus Ladds, service; William Fraser, agricultural sales; Simon Tunn, groundcare sales; Fiona & Jonathan Ireland, directors

The new depot opened in the village of Tinwell last week (June 2nd), following the dealership being awarded the Kubota, Kverneland, Simba Great Plains, Vicon and Grange Machinery franchises for Rutland and the surrounding area.

Already having these machinery franchises in Lincolnshire, Ireland say this expansion will allow them to help and support more customers in this area with a full sales, parts, hire and service facility.

Alongside this the dealership has been awarded the Kubota Groundcare and Industrial Lite range of products for the same area and will also be selling the complete Baroness range. For turf maintenance they will also be selling Wiedenmann, Campey Turf Care and the Spearhead range of mowers. They will also be introducing Agricultural and Groundcare Hire companies.

New recruits

Irelands have also announced that they have undertaken a recruitment drive over the past five months. Martin Jarvis has joined the company as branch manager and will head up the Tinwell site. He joins Marcus Ladds, who recently became service manager and who has spent the last two months preparing the new depot alongside builder, Arthur Johnson.

Paul Clayton who already works for the dealership in the Bourne and Stamford area will still be covering that area and will be working from Tinwell as well as the Sutterton depot. William Fraser has joined the company to work alongside Martin in agricultural sales. He will be joined by Simon Tunn who has come to work on the Groundcare side of the business. Finally, Jake Meakins has also joined to run the agricultural and groundcare stores department.

Irelands say their intentions, as the Covid restrictions ease, is to hold an open day and working day.