The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2014 - Issue 31 | Page 74

BAINBRIDGE ENGINEERING

BAINBRIDGE ENGINEERING:
VERSATILITY, QUALITY AND
SOLID EXPERIENCE
A suitably crisp autumn day saw me visiting the
White Cross Farm in Cold Kirby, Thirsk in North
Yorkshire, home to Bainbridge Engineering.
This thriving agricultural
engineering business is
run by husband and wife
team, Cyril and Wendy
Bainbridge.
The team of four has carved
out an enviable reputation

built on a combination of
solid experience, quality
work at the right price,
and a versatile approach
to customer’ needs - after
paying careful attention to
what they require.

Firewood Processing Equipment
Splitters, Saws
Processors & Cranes

Cyril has over 30 years’
of experience to draw on,
starting out as a humble
apprentice for Brian
Otterburn at Harome as an
Agricultural engineer in the
early 80s before setting up
business on his own. Then
in 1988, following a timely
conversation with Keenan’s
then managing director
at the Smithfield Show,
Cyril became a specialist
in feeders, looking after
customers in other areas,
including Great Yarmouth,
Sheffield, Manchester and
Scarborough as well as still
working for local farmers.
This lasted until the onslaught

‘Everything that
goes out of here
has to be right’
of Foot and Mouth and it was
in the black year of 2001 that
Cyril entered his toughest
time - following what he
regards as one of the best
decisions he ever made - to
go independent. No longer
having all his eggs in one
basket, he could now use all
his acquired knowledge and
skill to tackle all makes of
feeders.
Initially, to keep his
business’s head above water,
Cyril took on work for local

Fertiliser & Lime Spreaders
GPS & Weigh Cell
models

01944 768232
www.ryetec.co.uk

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