New gate announced
Calders and Grandidge, one of the UK’ s leading manufacturers of pressure treated timber products and handcrafted gates has announced it will be expanding its range with the addition of the new Aintree Gate.
T he company, which prides itself on producing unique hand crafted gates treated to the highest specification, is able to offer the gate in AC500 or Creosote treatments.
“ We are thrilled to release the Aintree Gate and expand our product offering to the trade and feel the Aintree gate fully showcases our core qualities and manufacturing expertise”, said National Sales Manager Mike Lisney.“ Our passion and dedication to manufacturing a range of high quality gates is already well known and it has been an honour to be able to design alongside our production team and produce a gate of this high quality and finish.”
Calders and Grandidge have been producing hand-crafted gates for the UK and European market for decades to a consistent quality standard. The gates are designed so they are equally
www. farmingmonthly. co. uk suited for access into drive ways or for equine and agricultural usage in yard and field environments. Calders and Grandidge continue to produce all their high quality products from their large manufacturing facility in Boston, Lincolnshire.
To learn more about the Aintree gate, or any of the other Calders and Grandidge products, please contact the Sales Office on 01205 358866 or send an email to enquiries @ caldersandgrandidge. c om asking for details on this or any enquiry you may have or alternatively visit the website at www. caldersandgrandidge. com
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Tornado Wire – if you know fencing, you know the difference
Like its customers – all over the UK and beyond – Tornado knows the difference between a good fencing job and a bad one. It knows what is required to make a fence that will actually do the job that’ s needed( to the exacting demands of the most knowledgeable farmers), rather than cutting corners.
W ith so many different areas of investment to consider and manage, great value fencing is always important to farmers; being highly aware of this, Tornado works tirelessly to manage and reduce costs in manufacturing and logistics processes, ensuring that it provides the right products at competitive prices.
Tornado strongly believes in understanding the intricacies of the agricultural fencing market; having the capability to produce and supply products to meet all its customers’ needs is key to the Tornado approach. The company believes it has the best products and, with distribution centres in both England and Scotland, it also has the capability to supply rapidly, even at the busiest times of year.
Tornado invests the time to listen to what its customers want through its dialogue with farmers and its professional fencers’ network, using focus groups, social media and other tools.
Stock availability is a key issue; particularly when farmers are working on projects subject to unpredictable weather windows. Tornado is constantly developing its capability to service growing demand, as demonstrated by recent investments at its manufacturing site in Millom, Cumbria. Major upgrades have resulted in greatly increased production and storage capacity, ensuring that Tornado is fully prepared to meet the demand during the upcoming peak season.
Tornado is different from other manufacturers – a direct result of its background in fencing and the understanding and culture that this has created. Tornado’ s Managing Director was himself a fencing contractor 36 years ago, so the needs of the industry and of customers have always been an integral part of the company philosophy.
With new products, digital tools and investment in manufacturing and stockholding capability, as well as taking the time to talk to its customers, Tornado demonstrates that it knows the difference that its customers are looking for. The company understands livestock fencing and it understands the needs of its customers.
“ We are a market leader in our sector,” says Paul Harris, Sales & Marketing Director,“ but we understand that we do not have that position as of right – we have earned it and we have to keep on earning it. We have to invest in product and distribution, we have to keep talking to our customers. We have to demonstrate our capability to meet their demands, because we understand that their trust in us, and the relationship we have with our customer base, is only strong because we can demonstrate that we know the difference, as they do, between a good fencing job and a poor one.”
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