Machinery dealership Barlow’s of Henbury is celebrating 60 years of agricultural engineering service to rural businesses by opening a second branch at Leek, Staffordshire.
The new operation, based at Townyard Business Park, will have a sales office to help customers in the southern area of Barlow’s McCormick territory find the right tractor for their needs, and a parts store carrying a comprehensive range of McCormick parts for current and predecessor tractors, as well as sundries and merchandise.
“We’ve been conscious that customers to the south of our McCormick area have an hour’s round trip to collect parts from our Henbury branch near Macclesfield,” dealer principal Alan Barlow said. “The new branch will put essential spares and the sundry supplies that farms need day-to-day within easy reach of our customers in the area.”
Barlow’s of Henbury was awarded the McCormick franchise for east Cheshire and north Staffordshire last summer. It has been a successful venture with several new tractors delivered and the team of technicians being kept busy with a growing workload of on-farm and workshop repairs and servicing.
“Joining the McCormick dealer network was a good move from our point of view and we’ve worked hard to maintain our parts and service standards locally,” Mr Barlow said. “Now, with the opening of the Leek branch, we’re aiming to do an even better job in that area.”
Tractor servicing and repairs will continue to be handled by the workshop team at Henbury, who are not only well-equipped for on-farm work but have two lorries at their disposal for transporting tractors and other machines to the workshops when necessary.
Former Burgess colleagues Wayne Sutton and Alan Barnett are back working together again at the new branch. Parts specialist Wayne has joined Barlow’s to run the parts and sundries counter at the new Leek branch, while Alan Barnett will put his long-standing experience of the McCormick range to good use handling sales.
“I’ve had a very positive reaction to news of the new branch from customers who are pleased to have a parts location in their area once more,” he said. “I like the latest round of upgrades and new introductions to the McCormick tractors; it makes the range more attractive from a performance and driver comfort point of view, while the styling changes make them more appealing to the eye.”For more information visit: www.argotractors.com.
The new operation, based at Townyard Business Park, will have a sales office to help customers in the southern area of Barlow’s McCormick territory find the right tractor for their needs, and a parts store carrying a comprehensive range of McCormick parts for current and predecessor tractors, as well as sundries and merchandise.
“We’ve been conscious that customers to the south of our McCormick area have an hour’s round trip to collect parts from our Henbury branch near Macclesfield,” dealer principal Alan Barlow said. “The new branch will put essential spares and the sundry supplies that farms need day-to-day within easy reach of our customers in the area.”
Barlow’s of Henbury was awarded the McCormick franchise for east Cheshire and north Staffordshire last summer. It has been a successful venture with several new tractors delivered and the team of technicians being kept busy with a growing workload of on-farm and workshop repairs and servicing.
“Joining the McCormick dealer network was a good move from our point of view and we’ve worked hard to maintain our parts and service standards locally,” Mr Barlow said. “Now, with the opening of the Leek branch, we’re aiming to do an even better job in that area.”
Tractor servicing and repairs will continue to be handled by the workshop team at Henbury, who are not only well-equipped for on-farm work but have two lorries at their disposal for transporting tractors and other machines to the workshops when necessary.
Former Burgess colleagues Wayne Sutton and Alan Barnett are back working together again at the new branch. Parts specialist Wayne has joined Barlow’s to run the parts and sundries counter at the new Leek branch, while Alan Barnett will put his long-standing experience of the McCormick range to good use handling sales.
“I’ve had a very positive reaction to news of the new branch from customers who are pleased to have a parts location in their area once more,” he said. “I like the latest round of upgrades and new introductions to the McCormick tractors; it makes the range more attractive from a performance and driver comfort point of view, while the styling changes make them more appealing to the eye.”For more information visit: www.argotractors.com.
