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More often than not it’s the smaller items on a farm’s annual purchasing bill that actually make the business tick along on a day-today basis – everything from feed troughs to fencing staples and from gates to grass seed. It’s those essential yet often overlooked supplies which are at the heart of the operation at south-west farm store business Agricentre. But with 2,500 lines in stock, and a further 4,000 available to order, the scope of what Agricentre does is far wider than just the aforementioned items.TRANSCRIPT
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More often than not it’s the smaller items ona farm’s annual purchasing bill that actuallymake the business tick along on a day-to-day basis – everything from feed troughs tofencing staples and from gates to grassseed. It’s those essential yet oftenoverlooked supplies which are at the heartof the operation at south-west farm storebusiness Agricentre. But with 2,500 lines instock, and a further 4,000 available to order,the scope of what Agricentre does is farwider than just the aforementioned items.
“It’s not just about what we stock,but about the service we provide with what we supply,”says Agricentre sales director, Tim Brewer.
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…“But feed supplements and dairy hygieneproducts are also key areas of our business, andwhen added to what we do in other areas, rangingfrom gates and general fencing products toherbicides and work clothing, then we can providemost things a farm needs on a day-to-day basis,particularly for livestock producers.”
“We’ve long been known asanimal health specialists, withall of our staff having trainedas Animal Health Advisors(AHAs), meaning they’requalified to prescribed a rangeof animal medicines.
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“Many of our staff have been with us for many yearsand are very well-known and trusted in the business,”says Tim. “But as retirements take place, we’reinvesting training and developing new talent, and weprovide our staff with clear career paths that takethem through the company from store to field sales tomanagement if they so wish.
Agricentre is well-known for sourcing the bestproducts for its customers, supplying a wide rangeof animal health and dairy hygiene products,including wormers, parasite management andcontrol, feeds, environmental hygiene products,grassland mixtures, rodenticides, herbicides,agricultural plastics, gates and fencing, clothingand equestrian supplies. In addition to mainstreambrands, the company also retails a range of own-brand Topstock lines, which are exclusive toAgricentre. The company’s direct sales team offersexpert advice in addition to competitively-pricedgoods, and free delivery of any item, whatever its
value, is backed by a devoted customer serviceteam, to ensure customers receive the very bestservice.
Gap in the marketplaceAgricentre was founded in 1961 from a chemist’sin Calne, Wilts, by Thomas Jeary. When he noticedthat many farmers were purchasing drugs for theiranimals from the local chemist, Thomas saw asignificant gap in the marketplace, and in 1967 setup Jeary’s Agricentre, the UK’s first ‘agriculturalsupermarket’. >>>
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>>> During its early years Agricentre operatedfrom a single store in Calne, expanding overcentral, south and southwest England to provide apersonal service to the rural and livestock farmingcommunity. With the help of his sons, Thomaswent on to develop and expand the business, in1985 earning a Royal Warrant to supply animalhealth and hygiene products to the Queen. Acombination of family members and externalemployees manage the concern today.
The company now employs 80 staff across eightbranches: Calne and Salisbury in Wiltshire,
Newport on the Isle of Wight, Redhill near Bristol,Langport and Shepton Mallet in Somerset,Sturminster Newton in Dorset, and the mostrecently-opened depot (in autumn 2011), Honitonin Devon. Sixteen dedicated field staff are basedfrom the branches, serving customers all oversouthern, south-western and central England.
“In recent months we’ve added two newrepresentatives to work from Honiton and expandour coverage to farms further west. Our businessgrowth is based on this type of ‘organic’expansion. >>>
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“We’ve also recently moved our Sturminster Newton depot to new,improved premises on Butt’s Pond Industrial Estate. That will enable usto serve farmers in this area much more efficiently, and anyone whohas not yet been to find us here is very welcome to come and seewhat the new facilities can offer them.
“Giving our customers one-to-one service is a source of pride for us.Our area representatives are trained to offer expert advice, alongsidea wide range of quality goods. We stock only the best brands,supplemented with our own range of Topstock products.
“Unlike many competitors, we also provide full monthly accountfacilities, offering members up to 60 days’ credit, and free delivery onall orders within our trading area, using our fleet of 16 vehicles, whichrange from 3.5t vans to articulated lorries.”
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>>> As autumn sets in, the fleet is busy deliveringfencing, feed and housing products, as well asveterinary products such as wormers and flukedrenches, while with maize silaging imminent,farmers are also able to easily and competitivelysource their additive and polythene clamp sheetingrequirements through their nearest Agricentre.
Crystalyx feed blocks, which provide a balancedsupplement to slowing autumn grass growth, are aparticular current focus, while a calf rearing dealoffers a competitive price on 30 bags of calf starterpellets and 10 bags of milk replacer powder. >>>
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>>> Customers are kept updated on offers,promotions, product availability and newson Agricentre happenings through the firm’sown emailed or posted newsletter, while thecompany is also present at many of theregion’s shows, open days and ploughingmatches, where existing and prospectivecustomers are always welcome to partakeof some hospitality.
“We run our own show unit, and attenda dozen county and regional shows annually acrossthe south-west, plus events such as the Isle ofWight Ploughing Match and RABDF open days.
The South West Dairy Event at the Bathand West Show ground in October –this year on Wednesday the 2nd – is theculmination of our show season, andwe’d be delighted to see new andcurrent customers there.”
One of the firm’s most significantrecent initiatives has been the creation ofthe Agricentre Sheep Group. While thebusiness has long been known for its
services to the dairy industry, its staff and its storesalso have a lot to offer the region’s sheep farmers,believes Tim. >>>
“We choose carefully who we partner with and work onlywith strong suppliers we know we can trust, and can providegood back-up to us and to our customers,” Tim says.
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>>> Agricentre’s future planscentre around growingand developing to meet changingfarming requirementsand focusing on the ruralcommunity’s needs by continuingto supply the wide selection ofquality products and expert adviceit requires. >>>
“The group is free to join, andaside from a quarterlynewsletter, we organiseautumn field meetings andwinter talks on relevantsubjects, as well as servicessuch as faecal egg counts forworm monitoring. We alreadyhave members with flocksfrom 50-6,000 ewes, and areaiming for 300 members bythe spring.”
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The latest Agricentre catalogue can be viewedonline at www.agricentre.net, while mailed copies canbe received by contacting the nearest Agricentrestore. The www.agricentre.net online store allowsaccount holders to browse and order the full range ofAgricentre products online, with orders placed onlineby clicking 'order now' against items on the website,supplemented by a short email including contact andorder details.
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