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Landpower chief executive Richard Wilson says Canterbury’s Claas Harvest Centres will continue to be based on the local relationships.
Agricultural machinery distributor, Landpower Group, has acquired the Canterbury- based Claas Harvest Centres in Ashburton, Templeton, Timaru, Waipara, and Westland from the Carrfields Group.
Founded by Greg Carr more than 45 years ago, Carrfields Group operates numerous agribusiness companies, involved in the livestock, grain and seed, contracting, machinery, irrigation and natural fibres arenas.
Under a franchise agreement with Landpower, Carrfields has provided the Claas Harvest Centre range of machinery brands to the Canterbury, West Coast and Tasman farming communities since 1993. It has established a strong reputation for Claas, Amazone and JCB by focusing on a high level of service and support for its customers.
“While it’s the end of an era for our family with the CLAAS Harvest Centre franchise, we know our people at each location will have the opportunity to further develop their careers within the wider Landpower network.”
Landpower chief executive Richard Wilson says Canterbury’s Claas Harvest Centres will continue to be based on the local relationships at the heart of the successful regional dealerships.
“Landpower is also a family-owned business, where each branch has autonomy and a ‘run it like you own it’ mentality, so that it will be business as usual for the five Canterbury CLAAS Harvest Centres under our ownership.”
The unconditional sale, which takes effect on Monday, 3 July 2023, will see the five Canterbury Claas Harvest Centres being joined by the new Landpower Claas Harvest Centre at Yaldhurst, scheduled for completion in March 2024.
The deal includes all stock, motor vehicles, and plant and equipment, while Carrfields will retain ownership of the properties and lease them to Landpower organisation. All team members dedicated to the Claas, Amazone and JCB products sold and serviced through the Canterbury Claas Harvest Centres will be offered ongoing employment with Landpower.
Carrfields will continue operating its machinery division under the Carrfields Machinery brand, offering premium products that are not part of the CLAAS Harvest Centre franchise provided by Landpower.
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The Advanced Vehicle Suspension system, available on Optum 360, 390, and 440 models, responds to changing conditions, automatically adjusting how the suspension reacts to absorbs shocks and controlling vehicle movement.
In operation, sensors monitor the vibrations transmitted from the tractor chassis to the operator cabin, allowing the system to adjust suspension damping in real time. The control system incorporates key priorities, such as comfort at lower speeds and stability as speed increases, while also reacting to factors such as lower tyre pressures, where the tyres absorb more of the initial shock.
Case IH said as suspension requirements change throughout the working day, as tractors move between the paddock and road transport, the system manages suspension response in the background as tasks, speeds and conditions change, leaving the operator without the need to make manual adjustments.
Richard Hollins, Optum series tractors global product manager, said: “Pioneering technology must earn its place in the working day. Farmers and contractors will judge an investment by what it delivers, including manageable ownership costs, dependable up-time and the versatility to tackle different jobs. With AVS, we are putting intelligent control to work for comfort and stability, without giving the operator another setting to manage.”
Organised by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, the contest has been part of EIMA since 1986, with the Technical Evolution distinction awarded to products that introduce original improvements to solutions already manufactured or patented.
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