AS Gibbons began supplying its 0.13 – 2.2kW grain-cooling pedestal fans to farmers across the UK and beyond, it became clear that there was so much more that it could offer to help before, during and after harvest.

A determination to assist farmers with all aspects of their electrical and mechanical requirements has led to the gradual addition of several time and energy-saving solutions to the Gibbons portfolio.

In the space of just 18 months, Gibbons has transformed its agricultural offering into one of the most comprehensive in the marketplace. To properly reflect the complete range of solutions it now offers, Gibbons Agricultural Fans has been shortened to simply Gibbons Agricultural, with a new logo revealed as part of the rebranding.

Gibbons Agricultural Manager Josie Pickard says:“ We felt it was important that our name symbolised our entire offering rather than one element of it.

“ We’ d like to reassure our customers that this rebranding won’ t have any impact on the quality of their products and services they receive from us. It’ s business as usual.”

The Gibbons Agricultural range is suitable for new and existing crop stores and includes:

Plug & Dry™

A selection of time and energy-saving accessories including fan starters, thermostats and extension leads which are designed to be fully compatible with the Gibbons Agricultural fans range. Each of these‘ plug-and-play’ solutions can be quickly installed by the user, removing the cost of having an electrician attend site. Gibbons offers full after-sales support, with engineers available to answer technical queries.

Plug & Cool™ Barn System

A packaged solution of grain fans, pedestals, starters and extension cables that allows users to automatically manage crop temperature from a single control panel. Once the desired temperature is set, wireless probes placed in the grain pile communicate continuously with the fully-equipped panel to ensure consistent and accurate temperature control.

Every Plug & Cool™ Barn System is bespoke designed, with the capacity for multiple fans within crop stores of all sizes.

Farm services

A comprehensive range of bespoke electrical services for grain stores and other farm buildings, including wiring, door controls, lighting and control panels. Gibbons also supplies, installs, maintains and repairs all makes and models of electric motors, pumps, gearboxes and variable-speed drives.

Mrs Pickard says:“ We know that having access to this complete

range of grain products and services from a single provider means farmers pay less than they would by sourcing individually, not to mention the time saving.

“ Using a single contractor also means less disruption while equipment is being installed compared with having multiple providers on site.”

Meanwhile, as the busy harvest season continues, Gibbons Agricultural has announced that all its fans are now being supplied with a 5-year manufacturer’ s warranty.

Mrs Pickard says:“ We’ re so confident in the quality of these pedestal

fans that we’ ll allow farmers to return them for a full refund or replacement for up to 60 months should the equipment fail due to a manufacturing defect.”

The new warranty coincides with the extension of Gibbons’ summer sale, which sees its pedestal fans offered from just £ 199. Originally closing at the end of August, the discounted prices can now be claimed until 28 September. High demand means farmers are encouraged to order well in advance of the deadline to guarantee their fans.

josie @ gibbonsgroup. co. uk