The Farmers Mart Feb/Mar 2015 - Issue 38 | Page 56

Selby Auction Mart Reputations in the Ring Chris Berry talks with Richard Haig at Selby’s lively Livestock Auction Mart. »»Respect is something with much of its esteem that is hard-earned, no matter coming from its leadership, a what sphere you work in and strong and focussed committee as I came here was the respect the farming world is certainly and chairmen who have everyone had for Robin. The no exception. Certainly, a good ensured that Selby has grown team at the mart and all of our reputation is paramount in the as a business yet still retained farmers and buyers were all livestock markets, whether its ‘friendly mart’ tag. Robin fans and quite rightly TRIBUTES TO ROBIN “What came across as soon Richard Haig is the current so. He took the mart forward managing director and cattle in leaps and bounds and was auctioneer, with his colleague instrumental in establishing Mart has carved out its own Chris Clubley auctioning Selby as this wonderful auction niche over the past quarter of a the pigs and sheep. Richard centre. Peter Cornforth was century since its move from the came from United Auctions the chairman when I first centre of town to its outskirts. in Stirling nine years ago and arrived and it is now Ralph It is now one of Yorkshire’s has carried on the tremendous Coward. I met with Robin most respected mart centre, work done by Chris, the rest during the interview process of the Selby team and perhaps and spent many a time with most notably, Robin Screeton him afterwards. He lived and who sadly passed away two breathed this place. When years ago this summer. the mart took me on it was you are a buyer, seller or an auctioneer. Selby Livestock Farmers Just a couple of weeks before another big step for them as this issue went to press, a they had not had a full-time framed photograph of Robin auctioneer/manager because took pride of place on the wall Robin and Chris both have in the mart café with Robin’s or have had their own land partner, Val Ellerington, was agency businesses too,” he present along with Chris and explained. we were there to photograph “We have some fantastic the handover from Val to people who commit so much Chris. time and energy to the mart’s During my visit, Richard success - from Chris, who looked back to when he first 56 Feb/Mar 2015 www.farmers-mart.co.uk is still a director and was took over his role from Robin. managing director before me;