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meet the makers<br />
ktwo trailers<br />
Ktwo business started from more humble beginnings producing<br />
drum mowers and swath conditioners in a barn half full of grain.<br />
preferred by the industry, and they sold<br />
well. A larger factory was needed to<br />
meet demand, and the current site at<br />
Haddenham in Buckinghamshire was<br />
purchased in 1993. Spreaders were<br />
manufactured there from 1994, at<br />
which time the last Ktwo mowers were<br />
produced after which the final units<br />
were sold in 1996.<br />
Customer request inspires<br />
diversification<br />
Although now widely regarded as one<br />
of the UK’s leading trailer and spreader<br />
manufacturers with state-of-the-art<br />
production facilities in Buckinghamshire<br />
and Hampshire, the Ktwo business<br />
started from more humble beginnings<br />
producing drum mowers and swath<br />
conditioners in a barn half full of grain.<br />
That was in 1988, but in 1990 the BJ<br />
Spreaders business was acquired, and<br />
Ktwo quickly developed new models<br />
with vertical beaters which were<br />
By 1998, the business was growing,<br />
and Ktwo was producing 25–30<br />
spreaders per year. However, when<br />
a contractor asked the company to<br />
produce trailers for him these were<br />
added to the range. “We have always<br />
been proud of producing machines of<br />
excellent quality and like to think they<br />
are as good as anything else available,”<br />
explained Group Managing Director<br />
Terry Kelloway. “Being familiar with<br />
our spreader quality meant that he<br />
regarded us as an ideal supplier for his<br />
trailers too.”<br />
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IMPRESSION
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