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Oliver and Hannah Arnold, of contractor O Arnold, had both their TerraGator muck spreaders on the firm’s Norfolk Show stand. The latest machine, pictured here with the couple, has been doing the rounds of major shows, but was due to start work the week after the Norfolk event.
O Arnold also used the Norfolk Show to announce a new Mill & Mix service that will launch later this year. The company will be working with feed supplement manufacturer Vitfoss, which – like Kongskilde – is owned by the Danish farmer co-op DLG and operates from Holt. A state-of-the-art feed mixer is also on its way from German manufacturer Buschhoff. Pictured are (l-r): Vitfoss UK sales manager John Fish, Hannah Arnold, and animal nutritionist Knud Christensen from Vitfoss Denmark.
Shaun Britton of Clarkes of Walsham is pictured with the firm’s brand new catalogue, which brings together all the products the company sells for the first time.
Tanks’R’us made its Norfolk Show debut this year, with Badger Chapman and son Jago bringing their steel tank offering to Norwich for the first time. This display features the fuel mover, which was designed by Jago and is built under licence by Lancashire-based Fuel Proof. Both 500- and 900-litre units are available with electric pumps of 40 or 85 lit/min capacity. The company is offering hire service with the Fuel Mover for the 2009 harvest, with the tanks available for a minimum four-week term.
Another first-time exhibitor at the Royal Norfolk Show was Steinbauer, which supplies electronic modules for boosting the power and torque characteristics of diesel engines. Pictured here with the company’s new Dynamometer is Eastern Counties area sales manager Matt Allison.
Straw hats were the order of the day for sales staff on the Hugh Crane stand at the Norfolk Show.
The Ben Burgess stand featured one of five new Grimme self-propelled potato harvesters sold to Norfolk producers this year. Four of the units are two-row Varitron 220 models like the one shown above with (l-r): Aylsham branch manager Martin Fuller, Grimme UK area sales manager Glyn Argent and Ben Burgess group sales manager David Fairman.
Taking the award for best stand at the Royal Norfolk Show was the Ernest Doe Group, which has now taken the title six times in the past 10 years. Pictured are (l-r): Sales director Graham Parker, shows and demonstrations manager Karl Last, and managing director Colin Doe.
Pictured on the Thurlow Nunn Standen stand were (l-r): TNS Littleport branch manager Rob Thurkettle, Tim Smith of Challenger and TNS Challenger specialist Dave Lovell. They are pictured with a Challenger 618 self-propelled sprayer fitted with a Chafer spray set featuring a 5,000-litre tank and 36m boom.
Boston Crop Sprayers was runner-up for the award for best stand at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show. Pictured are (l-r): Robert Geldhard of Hardi; Andrew Howlett, and David and Sally Hildred of Boston Crop Sprayers; and Martin Shackcloth of Berthoud.
Staff and suppliers line up on the Randell NFM stand for the Farmers Guide camera.
The Gurney Reeve stand featured a couple of old favourites with a new twist this year. The company’s telehandler power grab has been updated and upgraded using a new design that makes the most of manufacturing processes. The company has also reintroduced a range of rollers after a 10-year break. Models from 5-14ft are available, with the larger variants featuring hydraulic folding.
Andrew Mountain (left) and Kevin Butcher of CTM are pictured with the company’s Rockstar stone separator. The pair were both involved in designing the machine, which is due to go into production shortly after a successful demonstration programme. Sales director Nigel Mountain told Farmers Guide that the company had experienced buoyant sales for its Norfolk-built sugar beet cleaner/loaders this year. Production was running almost at full capacity, with only a few production slots remaining for machines for the 2009/10 campaign. Five Ropa Euro Maus self-propelled beet loader/cleaners had also been sold for this year.
Johnson Bros has got off to a flying start with its new Deutz-Fahr franchise, with several machines sold including the two sold featured on the company’s Norfolk Show stand. Sales representative Steve Middleton (left), pictured with SDF territory manager Paul Roberts, said the firm had taken on the new brand so it could address the requirements of customers that need tractors larger than its existing McCormick offering.
Manns featured this two-year-old Claas Lexion 570C combine with a 25ft header and just 280 hours on the clock on its Norfolk Show stand to demonstrate the affordability of its used machines. With a retail price of £158,000, the company’s Paul Moss explained that with a £58,000 deposit, trade-in or final balloon payment, the remaining £100,000 could be financed at £21,760/year for a five-year term, or just £13.60/acre for a 1,600-acre unit – easily within the capabilities of this 2,000 acres/year machine.
G&J Peck was a first-time exhibitor at the Norfolk Show, having added part of the county to its JCB territory last year. Pictured on the company’s stand were (l-r): Daniel Clarke, Chris Lunn, Judith Loversidge, Jon Wareing and Ron Fleet.
Pictured on the Nicholsons stand were (l-r): Tony Nicholson, David Nicholson and Richie Hannant. The JCB 7230 tractor behind them had been sold to Ralph Harrison & Partners, of Wighton. The company was also celebrating Vogel & Noot’s return to dealing directly with dealers through the new UK sales team of Paul and Finlay Bassett. Nicholsons has already sold six Vogel & Noot machines since the new marketing arrangements were introduced.
Alan Suffling of SAS Spreaders was a new exhibitor at this year’s show. His stand featured steel- and aluminium-bodied bulk and livestock models from Stewart Trailers, and a Rolland muckspreader.
Brian Cornwell (left) and Paul Pearce of BW Mack (Machinery) Ltd were pictured on the company’s stand at the Norfolk Show with a Merlo Multifarmer 30.6 attached to a Bomford Kestrel S hedge/verge trimmer.
Also pictured on the BW Mack stand was Bob Wright (centre) of KW Farm Services with his Norfolk-built Auger Roller Bucket. With him are John (left) and Jonathan Chapman, of Caston.
