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Totally Focused Parts Marketing Pictured above (l-r) Stuart Smith, Grimme UK Technical Manager; Russ Bulman, Root Systems Ltd Service Manager; Lyle Thomson, Apprentice, Phil Spencer, BMC Lecturer Machinery; Oliver Wilson, Apprentice; Mike Scully, BMC Training Officer; Russell Lister, Grimme UK After Sales Manager; Chris Ball, BMC Principal; Jack Samways, Apprentice. Specialisation A s a specialised industry we have to prepare for the continuity of support from people who are already in the industry or from those who wish to make a career in it. To succeed it seems that within the potato and vegetable growing sector we as Grimme UK must take a lead to maintain continuity so the support is there now and in the future. In doing so we have to ask how is this to be achieved? The first answer is that - Grimme UK launched an Apprenticeship Programme with Brooksby Melton College (BMC). BMC, the foremost provider of land based and agricultural training in the Midlands launched this special apprenticeship programme with Grimme in September last year. BMC are looking at developing the programme further to incorporate apprenticeships as well as full cost training for professionals through the BMC Management Centre; continuing to meet the training needs of the potato industry. Grimme UK have given BMC a specific two row harvester for training purposes and part of the programme will mean students are given specific training at Grimme UK as well as their time at Melton. For more information, Contact BMC on 01664 855 444 or email courseenquiries@brooksbymelton.ac.uk The second answer is that – Grimme UK has critically looked at the dealer network throughout the UK and has made important changes. To specialise in the growing product range from Grimme the formation of Grimme Yorkshire, based at Dunnington near York shows a commitment to the growers in the Yorkshire area of a very specialised support in terms of service, parts and sales. Drawing on staff with exceptional Grimme knowledge, Grimme Yorkshire has many years of these areas of experience within the team based at Dunnington. Further north in Scotland, C C Powell Ltd has taken on the Grimme franchise for the Aberdeenshire, Morayshire and Ross-shire areas of Scotland. This new company based near Banff has been formed by Chris Powell, formerly working for Root Systems, is specialising also in the Grimme product range. Support works both ways and the support given by the customer to the dealer and vice versa allows both parties to develop and succeed. By specialisation Grimme UK’s aim is to give the customer a complete package through their specialised and dedicated dealer network. Quality dealer back-up and support are the key A ndrew Nottage is manager for Russell Smith Farms, which farms 707ha within a five mile radius of Duxford, - including 234ha of potatoes, 80ha of onions and 16ha of organic parsnips and carrots. Three specialised root crops keep the pressure on for most of the year, especially at harvest. Lifting to order means there is no time for downtime. Good dealership ---service and parts back up is a key component of running the business smoothly. ‘We often work 24/7 and this can mean calling for back-up on a Sunday. We receive excellent support from Ben Burgess in Newmarket and, in particular, its engineer Robert Aves who is very much one of the team,’ explains Mr Nottage. ‘The level of service provided by Robert is often beyond the call of duty. We are increasingly reliant on his experience across the other root crop operations in the business. He shows initiative, and often suggests solutions to potential problems that get us going again quickly, but that do not necessarily cost us a lot of money to implement.’ ‘We need maximum output with minimal damage and minimum downtime,’ says Mr Nottage. ‘We lift to order and we pride ourselves on service.’ Grimme introduce the NEW Ultra Star and Ricon Star T he new Ultra Star from Grimme is the ultimate in design and performance – offering the extended working life you’d expect from a genuine Grimme part. Now, there’s an alternative that’s ideal for smaller acreages and saves money too. Both Stars feature • Extended wear tips • Excellent flexibility, particularly in cold weather • Precision manufacture, means they fit first time • Made from food grade material Now the Grimme Star is even more flexible. Webs - Get a great deal more from genuine Grimme replacements Model Part No. Web Type Price CW1500 300.61490 1st Main Web 40mm CW1700 300.61492 1st Main Web 40mm CS150 300.78726 1st Main Web 35mm Grimme gets a new website £759.57 £842.01 £665.36 Coming soon the new Grimme UK web site. The format follows the www.grimme.de site and allows for similar navigation and technical information but specific to the UK market. The site will be regularly updated with news, events and articles. Contact details and the dealer network information will be linked accordingly. Find all the back editions of Inform on the new website at www.grimme.co.uk 11 TOTALLY FOCUSSED SPECIALISATION QUALITY DEALER BACKUP PARTS MARKETING
Grimme Worldwide Grimme trailed sugar beet harvester the toast of champagne R ecent changes to the European sugar beet regime have resulted in French growers enduring a 20% decrease in income. To reduce production costs a number of growers have opted to lift their own sugar beet with a trailed machine rather than rely on a contractor. Grower Bernard Lemoine from Vassimont et Chepelaine in the Champagne area, has always preferred to lift his own beet. In 2007 he changed his Saïga six row trailed machine with a front mounted flail topper, and a trailed lifter loader TE4 for a new Grimme Rootster trailed harvester with bunker and hydraulic drawbar providing automatic guidance along the rows. A circular filling elevator transfers the sugar beet into a unique 4t bunker, before unloading into a trailer via a 1m wide elevator that is up to 4m long. ‘The bunker provides essential holding capacity for this type of trailed machine,’ explains Mr Lemoine. ‘This allows me to harvest field openings easily and to cover about 200m before needing to empty into a trailer. The flail topper is very effective because it spreads the leaves between the rows, preventing them from being picked up during lifting.’ ‘The hydraulic driven Oppel wheels and two roller arrangements provide a very efficient cleaning system. Output depends on harvesting conditions though, and in the dry our forward speed is about 7km/hr, compared to a respectable 6km/hr in the wet. This compares very well with other similar machines.’ The hydraulic Oppel wheels minimise damage to the crop even in bad conditions. The cleaning arrangement is based on a set of four rollers with a further two half rollers (adjustable speed from PTO). A short separating web connects to six longitudinal rollers with external smooth rollers turning in reverse direction. Three turbines can replace the second set of rollers as an option. ‘Adjustments are easy to make from the control panel in the cab and auto guidance makes the driving easier, without having to make any directional corrections,’ he says. In spite of some of the worst lifting conditions experienced in the last five years the Rootster performed very well in its first season, he says. However, the Champagne area is one of the best sugar beet growing areas so it will have to prove itself in harder conditions. International Trade Shows Agraria 5 – 9 May 2010 Agraria, Rumania www.agraria.info.ro AgroFarm 26 – 28 May 2010 AgroFarm, Russia www.agrofarm.org Tarla 27 – 30 May 2010 Gunleri DLG-OCP Tarla Gunleri, Turkey www.tarlagunleri.com Opolagra 11 – 13 June 2010 Opolagra, Poland www.opolagra.pl Agro-tech 3 – 4 July 2010 Minikowo, Poland www.agro-tech-minikowo.pl Agrotech 8 – 10 October 2010 AgroTech Russia, Russia www.agrotechrussia.com Ag Connect 7 – 10 January 2011 AG Connect Expo, USA www.agconnect.com/dlg Potato 8 – 9 September 2010 Europe Bockerode Estate in Springe-Mitterode, near Hanover Grimme UK Ltd, Station Road, Swineshead, Boston, Lincolnshire PE20 3PS Tel: 01205 822300 Fax: 01205 821196 E-mail: info@grimme.co.uk Website: www.grimme.com
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