The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2015 - Issue 37 | Page 48

BENTHAM AUCTION MART

On the map at Bentham
Chris Berry talks with senior auctioneer and mart manager, Stephen Dennis.
While a large number of
livestock markets in the
UK have disappeared in
the past two decades, with
several not resurfacing
after foot and mouth
disease ravaged the
countryside in 2001, there
have also been many
success stories.

Bentham Mart is one of
them. In one of Yorkshire’s
outpost market towns, it has
carved out its own niche in
an area that is well served
by auction marts. Stephen
Dennis, senior auctioneer
and mart manager, came
here in 1982 after leaving
college and has presided over

We offer the full range of
Accountancy and Taxation
services, including:
Tax Planning • Book-Keeping • Payroll
VAT • Management Accounts • Audit
Company Secretarial
We specialise in providing a first
class service to the Agricultural Industry
We are proud to be associated
with BFAM

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