The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2016 - Issue 45 | Page 80

Hallmark Tractors Limited Tractor Loaders General Attachments Manubal Bale Handlers Feeding Buckets Front Linkages Multi-mass Ballast Weights www.m-x.co.uk Generic Kuhn Ad_88.2 08/04/2016 14:35 Page 1 forage harvesting I livestock husbandry I arable I landscape maintenance be strong, be KUHN kuhn.co.uk 80 Apr/May 2016 www.farmers-mart.co.uk buying power and range for parts. Currently, Russell’s and Hallmark have more than 300 used machines tractors and combines available. Further strengthening the all-important parts division of Russell’s is the welcome return of Chris Morley who will now be responsible for group parts. Some 20 years ago Chris worked for Paul’s father and even though he left to work with his wife in their online lingerie business he always kept an eye on the business and in touch with the Russell’s. Suffice to say that after having lunch with Paul in the summer of 2015 - and now that his wife now having a very strong team around her - Chris agreed to return to the Russell’s fold. There will be a dedicated online service for customers coupled with a 24/7 direct to the door service launching very soon with more than 30,000 stock lines to supply from. In their commitment to their customers there will be two combines on hand during harvest time along with round and square balers all available for demos at the depots or on farm, especially during the busy July-August period. Two new services now on offer are in-house combine training and PLM advice and expertise that the Russell’s group already enjoys. PLM is proving ever more popular and effective in the quest for yield and cost reduction. To launch officially the new regime, Paul and Jim selected the prestigious Donington Park Race track for the Open Day on the 2nd March. Albeit a tad