An agricultural engineering firm based at Dundonald, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, has been appointed to represent AgriArgo UK’s McCormick tractor range in the area after a two-year break from supplying new tractors.
Tom Murray and his son John launched the franchise with a working demonstration of tractors and equipment to more than 100 local farmers.
“It was a good way to reintroduce the McCormick range to the area and highlight our return to new tractor sales,” John Murray said. “The initial response has been good – we’ve already taken a number of orders.”
Tom Murray started the business – Thomas Murray Agricultural Engineers – 35 years ago and built a reputation for reliable servicing and repairs of farm machinery on local farms. Agreeing to represent the McCormick tractor range should bring a significant boost to the business.
“The range certainly suits our dairying, beef and sheep farming customers in this area very well, providing all the features they’d expect but none of the complicated stuff that a lot of farmers really don’t want,” Thomas Murray said.
Having successfully built up business with two tractor makes in the past, only to lose out in dealership restructuring decisions, Tom and John Murray were cautious when asked to consider handling McCormick in Northern Ayrshire.
“But the feedback we got from other dealers was very positive and users liked the tractors and found them reliable,” John Murray said. “Also, we were impressed by the people at the McCormick distributor, AgriArgo UK, so decided we should give it a go.”
He expects the mid-range 80-100hp CX, available with deluxe and low profile cabs, and the 100-130hp four-cylinder MC to be most in demand, along with the new six-cylinder MTX.
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